Šimák´s historical homeland study and regional history collections of writings (the theory and practice)

The contribution describes effort and activities of the first Professor of historical homeland study Josef Vítězslav Šimák (1870-1941), which led to establishing regional history periodicals, both in theory and metodology or in practice (particular periodicals of Šimák´s home region such as Od Ještěda k Troskám, Boleslavan, Sborník okresu železnobrodského, Lomnicko nad Popelkou, Bezděz, Krkonoše). The contribution covers the period since the 1890s until Šimák´s death