Committee of historical and scientific work

The Comité of historical and scientific work is an institution created by the ministerial decree of July 18th 1834 “to direct the searchs and the publications for new documents using voted funds to the budget of the State”. It is entitled thus since March 5th 1881. Since 2006, it is attached to the National school of the charters.

History

Guizot is at the origin of the committee, its first concern being a “general publication of all important materials and still news on the history of our fatherland” (report/ratio of December 31st 1833). That will lead particularly to the many publications new Documents of the French history .

In 1875, the committee is attached to higher education.

In 1883, five sections are drawn up:

* History and philology,
* Archeology,
* Economic scenes and social
* Sciences mathematical, physical, geographical chemistry and meteorology,
* Natural science and sciences.

In 1956, new statutes and new distribution of the sections:

* Archeology
* Geography
* Modern history and contemporary
* Philology and of history (until 1715)
* Sciences
* Economic scenes and social

In 1983, new statutes and creation of the new sections:

* History of sciences and technology
* Commission of protohistoire and prehistory
* Commission of anthropology and ethnology Frenchwomen

In 2000, new statutes and reorganization of the sections.

In 2006, fastening at the School of the charters without change in the organization of the sections.

Missions and organization

Extracts of the statutes according to the decree of the national December 30th, 2005 of the Minister of education, Higher education and Research.

Article 1

It is created at the National school of the charters an institute called “committee of historical and scientific work” (CTHS). This institute falls under the continuity of the committee of historical and scientific work created in 1834.

Article 2

The CTHS is charged:

  1. to contribute to research and the publications relating to the company and social sciences, science of nature and the life and relating to more particularly France and its areas;

  2. to contribute to the diffusion and the valorization of historical and scientific knowledge on the national territory, in Europe and in the French-speaking world;
  3. to ensure, as regards publications, the text-editing, repertories, orientations of research, databases and instruments of work;
  4. to organize the National congress of the historical and scientific companies annually;
  5. to support the development of the activities of the learned societies and their federations and to coordinate their regional and local researches of historical and scientific nature;
  6. to develop the exchanges between public research and associative research, between teachers, researchers and students.

Article 4

The nine sections mentioned in article 3 above are:

  1. the section of prehistory and protohistoire;
  2. the section of history and archeology of ancient civilizations;
  3. the section of history and philology of medieval civilizations;
  4. the section of archeology and history of the art of medieval and modern civilizations;
  5. the section of history of the modern world, the French revolution and the revolutions;
  6. the section of modern history and time present;
  7. the section of social anthropology, ethnology and the regional languages;
  8. the section of sciences, history of sciences and technology and the industrial archeology;
  9. the section of geographical sciences and the environment.

External bonds

  • Official site

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