Muzeum Ziemi

POLSKA AKADEMIA NAUK MUZEUM ZIEMI W WARSZAWIE

Archives of the geological sciences history

Our archives present a separate position in the collections of the Museum. The vast documentation contains a valuable assemblage of original scientific materials inherited by many outstanding scientists, numerous biographies of Polish geologists, iconographic materials, manuscripts, collections of old geological and mining maps, as well as geological assortment of historical importance. Thus, the archives of the Museum of the Earth represent a valuable source for the studies concerning the history of geological sciences in Poland and evolution of geological ideas.