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From source materials concerning the history of Armenians in the resource of the State Archive in Przemyśl. Entries and outlines of the bishop Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz for his work “Wiadomość o Ormianach w Polszcze” The State Archive in Przemyśl includes materials concerning the history of Polish Armenians. Among these sources, the unit with the signature 516 in the division „Kapituła greckokatolicka w Przemyślu” [„Greek and Catholic Chapter in Przemyśl”] contains important data. It presents source abstracts and a manuscript of the work of Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz – the Przemyśl bishop of the Latin rite – titled Wiadomość o Ormianach w Polszcze [News About Armenians in Poland], Lwów 1842. These data show the research workshop of the historian who as the first Polish Armenian managed to finish his research and present its results in print.

The Collection of Helena Dąbczańska (1863-1956) in the State Archives in Przemyśl The State Archives in Przemyśl is in possession of the Collection of Helena Dąbczańska (1863-1956), well-known connoisseur from Lvov who collected books and artifacts. Dąbczańska gave a part of her collection to the Society of Friends of Sciences (Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk) in Przemyśl. After the dissolution of the Society in 1952 a fragment of this donation went to the state archives. The Collection of Helena Dąbczańska comprises mainly ephemera and excerpts from periodicals as well as manuscripts—all dating from 1750-1899. The paper presents the origins and contents of the collection as well as an outline of its development.