arhivelor

Arhivelor is the genitive plural form of arhivă in Romanian, used to mean “of the archives” or “the archives’.” It denotes objects or entities belonging to or located in archives, and it is typically found in phrases where a genitive plural is required, such as din arhivelor sau al arhivelor. The nominative plural form is arhive.

In everyday and scholarly Romanian, arhivelor appears in contexts referring to archival collections or institutions. For example, documente din arhivelor naționale or acces la materiale din arhivelor județene. The term is closely tied to the concept of archives as repositories of records, manuscripts, and other historical or administrative materials, preserved for accountability, research, and cultural memory.

Archival practice encompasses acquisition, appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, and access. Modern archiving often involves both physical and digital materials, digitization projects, and the creation of finding aids and metadata to facilitate retrieval. International standards and guidelines, such as ISAD(G) for descriptive standards and ISAAR(CPF) for corporate entities, are commonly used to ensure consistency across institutions, including those in Romania.

Romanian archives range from national to local levels, including the National Archives (Arhiva Națională a României), regional or județene arhive, and private or family archives. These institutions balance public access with legal and ethical restrictions, providing researchers with documents that illuminate historical events, governance, and daily life while safeguarding sensitive material.

See also archival science, preservation, digitization, and archival institutions.