Sources for the history of Lika in the collection of Vjesnik’s paperwork

Abstract

Vjesnik’s newspaper documentation collection, known as Vjesnik’s Hemeroteque, or »Newspaper’s archives« consists of more than 6,100 folders/boxes with articles from newspapers and magazines published in the Yugoslav and Croatian media in the period 1962-2006. It was formed and shaped by documentarists and Documentary Services of Vjesnik Publishing House and since 2013 is kept in Croatian State Archives. By using example of Lika region, this paper presents the content and possibilities of exploring this information source, which present a unique newspaper collection and testimony of society and the time it documents.