Pupils from Lika at the Royal Land Men’s Crafts School in Zagreb in the period from the school’s foundation to 1929

Abstract

The paper encompasses the research into archival materials of the former Royal Land Men’s Vocational School in the period from 1882 to 1929. It was carried out in the State Archives in Zagreb and it resulted in discovery of names of more than fifty Lika pupils who attended the school. Documentation on the work of the institution as well as pedagogical documentation (Class books, School Diaries, Directories, Certificates) is interpreted in the paper. Official School Reports, not only list the names of the students, but also record details from the time of their education and reduced circumstances in which some of them lived. By using the synthesis method, numerous data were combined and important facts about the education of pupils from Lika in Zagreb were highlighted. The development of vocational or apprenticeship schools in Lika at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century is also presented. The education system at the Crafts School in Zagreb is described, as well as the life of pupils who lived in its boarding school. The paper contributes and encourages research into the history of craftsmen in the Lika area.