Lemish N. Organization of record keeping in the bodies of state authorities in Chernigiv province in the first half of ХІХ c.

This dissertation concerns the organization of record keeping in governmental authorities in Chernigiv province in the first half of the ХІХ c. On the basis of comprehensive analysis of scientific literature, normative base as for providing the organization of record keeping, and office documentation stored in the depositories of the State Record Office in Chernigiv province, the author of the research characterizes the way the record keeping was organized in governmental establishments in Chernigiv province in the first half of the ХІХ c. The specific groups of administrative documents, their structure, the contents of requisites, and methods of organization, are analyzed. Some office documents, which were used only in the region with the governor-general form of management, have been exemplified. The structure of the Office of Chernigiv civil governor and Chernigiv province administration has been defined, and the order of record keeping is illustrated in them. The specific functions of governmental offices of Chernigiv province, specific only for this region, are determined.