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The archival system of the Queen’s Cabinet
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the Queen's Cabinet
The archival system of the Queen’s Cabinet
• the Queen’s Cabinet
• the archival system
• the relevance for historical research
• Henny van Schie – P.O.Box 90520 – 2509LM The Hague – The Netherlands• [email protected]
the Queen's Cabinet
The Queen
• the Queen is the head of state• the head of state is a member of the government and
signs all laws and many government decisions
the Queen's Cabinet
The Queen
• ... signs a letter to the parliament
the Queen's Cabinet
The Queen’s Cabinet
the Queen’s Cabinet, the secretariat of the Queen as head of state
• keeps in close touch with all ministers about almost all subjects
• carries on all the correspondence on behalf of the Queen
• keeps all original laws and government decisions in the form of Royal decrees
the Queen's Cabinet
Royal decrees
• Laws• Government decisions:
• orders in council (a.m.v.b.’s), rules and regulations• to appoint and discharge judges, mayors, government
officials• to elevate to the Dutch nobility• to pardon condemned persons• to award royal honour (decorations)• to grant state subsidies• to allow the change of family name• etc. etc. ....
the Queen's Cabinet
Archival system
• all laws, decrees and correspondence are kept:• in a chronological order
• and then in a numerical order
the Queen's Cabinet
Archival system
• with a total extent of
(era 1798-1988):
- 3,250 linear meter of shelves
• consisting of:
- 28,000 boxes
- average 1,000 pages per box
• 28,000,000 pages
the Queen's Cabinet
Archival system
• how to retrieve the relevant documents?
• with the help of alphabetical indexes• by family names• by geographical names• by headwords
• with the help of indexes by subject
the Queen's Cabinet
Archival system
• alphabetical index• names• geographical
names• subjects
(headwords)
• referring to• page numbers of
the index by subject
the Queen's Cabinet
Archival system
• index by subject
• head (subject) (i.c. Dept van Financiën)• page numbers (i.c. 1359)• separate paragraphs
the Queen's Cabinet
Archival system
• ... each separate paragraph is referring to the documents, kept in the chronological series of Royal decrees ....• i.c. 1903 March 4, No. 13
the Queen's Cabinet
Royal decree of March 4, 1903, No. 13
the Queen's Cabinet
The relevance for historical research
• the archives have come down to us complete• the archives have been structured identically from 1798 until now, and has identical indexes
the Queen's Cabinet
The relevance for historical research
• the Queen’s Cabinet has a pivot function
the archives contain:• correspondence with all ministers, the parliament, the
Auditor General, the Council of State • documents about all subjects of government intervention
the Queen's Cabinet
The relevance for historical research
• the Royal decrees refer to the archives of the ministers, the parliament, Auditor General, Council of State
the Queen's Cabinet
Conclusion
• alphabetical and subject indexes of the Queen’s Cabinet are the central entrance to ALL archives of the Dutch national government
• these indexes are the best possible tools for the the start of historical research in the National Archives
