Archival Research in Split
In late March 2026, research assistant Matea Marušić continued her work at the Archdiocesan Archive in Split. She conducted a detailed examination of the records of the Makarska Diocese held within the Archive. As the materials are not systematically arranged or catalogued in a manner that allows for immediate identification, the process of reading and […]
Research Visit to Dubrovnik: Preparing the Correspondence of Miho Sorgo
From March 1 to 15, principal investigator Dr. Teodora Shek Brnardić and research assistant Marta Jurković stayed in Dubrovnik, where they collated transcriptions of letters written by the Dubrovnik nobleman and Enlightenment figure Miho Sorgo (1739–1796) in the collections of the State Archives in Dubrovnik. The Croatian Institute of History had previously signed an Agreement […]
New Archival Research on Andrija Dorotić in the Archdiocesan Archive of Zagreb
Matea Marušić conducted research at the Archdiocesan Archive in Zagreb, focusing on the identification of sources relating to Andrija Dorotić. Particular attention was given to correspondence addressed to the Zagreb archbishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac between 1795 and 1814, as well as to archival fonds containing the archbishop’s diary and numerous other documents written in Croatian, Latin, French, and Italian. […]
Beginning an Archival Journey in Napoleonic Dalmatia
At the close of the project’s first year, our newest research assistant, Matea Marušić, visited the State Archives in Zadar and Split, marking the beginning of her archival research journey. These visits form part of her wider investigation into key figures of Catholic (Counter-)Enlightenment thought in Dalmatia under Napoleonic rule. Zadar, as the first and […]
Dr Maja Perić Continues Archival Research in Rijeka
This week, our senior assistant Dr Maja Perić, completed her series of archive visits as part of her research for our project. After Antwerp, Brussels, and Vienna, this may well be the most important final stop in the story of the Privileged Company and the sugar factory: Rijeka. The documentation in the State archive in […]
Dr Stipe Ledić Presents on Bishop Vrhovac’s Will and Conducts Archival Research in Slavonia
On 9 October 2025, Dr Stipe Ledić took part in the scholarly conference Oporuke kao izvor za povijest kontinentalne Hrvatske [Wills as Sources for the History of Continental Croatia], held in Slavonski Brod and organised by the Croatian Institute of History – Unit for the History of Slavonia, Syrmia, and Baranya. He presented a paper […]
Research Visit to Split: Exploring the Legacy of Julije Bajamonti
Assoc. Prof. Dr Katja Radoš-Perković spent several days in Split researching primary materials held across various institutions. Her work focused on examining the legacy of Julije Bajamonti, the major part of which is preserved in the library of the Archaeological Museum in Split. Bajamonti’s collection was first described and classified at the beginning of the […]
Dr Maja Perić’s research at the Austrian State Archives
After visiting the archives in Antwerp and Brussels at the end of June, this time the journey took Senior Assistant Dr. Maja Perić to the Austrian State Archives in Vienna (Österreichisches Staatsarchiv) in early September. Given that the Viennese court invested in the founding of the Privileged Company and the Rijeka sugar refinery, it is logical […]
Dr Maja Perić Investigates Historical Correspondence in Antwerp and Brussels
At the end of June, Senior Assistant Dr Maja Perić conducted her first field research as part of her project work, spending time in Belgium. There, she visited three different archives that hold extensive correspondence from Antwerp entrepreneurs who were involved in the operations of the Rijeka sugar refinery and the associated company. Her first […]
Materials on the Kinsky Family in Czech Archives
As part of her research on the Czech traveller through the Croatian lands, Count Franz Joseph Kinsky (1739–1805), principal investigator Dr Teodora Shek Brnardić spent a week exploring archival materials relating to the Kinsky family in Prague and Zámrsk. At the National Archives in Prague (Národní archiv), she consulted documents from the Czech Chancellery, uncovering […]
