From the history of Novosibirsk state regional archive: under governance of NKVD-MVD of the USSR (1939-1960)

The paper introduce for scientific use the original sources connected with the history of the development of regional archives in Siberia when archives administration was under the jurisdiction to the USSR People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Most of the focus is on the organization of departmental storage of archival materials. 16 documents from the fond of the Novosibirsk State Regional Archives, characterizing the activities of the archive department of Novosibirsk regional NKVD–MVD Administration in the sphere of departmental archives management, are presented. The article touches upon the matters, related to the fulfilment of the tasks archives administration. The paper also discusses the dynamics of the archives administration development in the region in 1939–1960.