Manuscript legacy of Dr. Andrija Štampar – from the frame of the individual to the domain of the collective keeping of public memory

Iako o životu i djelu Andrije Štampara, liječnika, utemeljitelja Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije, reformatora zdravstva i predsjednika JAZU-a, postoji opsežna historiografija, ostaje još dovoljno prostora za analizu mnogih aspekata njegova života koji su do sada ostali nepoznati široj javnosti. Razlog je djelomično i činjenica da je dio njegove rukopisne ostavštine, pohranjen u Hrvatskom državnom arhivu u Zagrebu, a koji se odnosio na obiteljsku korespondenciju kao i gradivo osobnoga karaktera, bio izuzet od javnoga korištenja 50 godina od sklapanja ugovora, odnosno do kolovoza 2015. Upravo se iz tih razloga u prvom dijelu rada analizira problematika vezana uz rokove dostupnosti arhivskoga gradiva, uz kratak osvrt na široku lepezu zakona koji ih reguliraju. U drugom dijelu rada donosi se pregled strukture obiteljskoga fonda Štampar Andrija, s posebnim naglaskom na dostupnu obiteljsku korespondenciju. U trećem dijelu rada objašnjava se utjecaj privatnih darovatelja na ograničenja dostupnosti arhivskoga gradiva, što može biti korisno potencijalnim darovateljima ili pak istraživačima. Također se najavljuje projekt u okviru kojega će se propitati i vrednovati Štamparova rukopisna ostavština te dokazivati njezina historiografska vrijednost.In spite of the extensive historiography about the life and work of Andrija Štampar, doctor, founder of the World Health Organization, public health reformer and president of JAZU, there remains enough space for an analysis of many aspects of his life hitherto unknown to the public. This is partly due to the fact that some of his manuscript legacy, family correspondence and personal material kept in the Croatian State Archives in Zagreb, was excluded from public use for 50 years from the signing of the contract, i.e. until August 2015. Out of these reasons, in the first part of this paper we analyse problems connected to availability dates for archival materials and we briefly review the wide law framework that regulates this. In the second part of the paper, we review the structure of Andrija Štampar\u27s family fund focusing on the available family correspondence. In the third part of the paper, we explain the influence of private donors on the availability limitations of archival material, which can be useful to both potential donors and researchers. In the paper, we announce a project with the goal of questioning and evaluating the manuscript legacy of Andrija Štampar, and proving its historiographic value. It is a big responsibility as well as a special honour to carry his personal mark from the frame of the individual to the domain of the collective keeping of public memory