Historiadores em acervo: o fascínio e os desafios do trabalho no Centro de Documentação e Pesquisa em História

Abstract

O presente trabalho aborda o potencial de investigação histórica e historiográfica contido em acervos bibliográficos particulares de intelectuais vinculados ao Paraná. A análise centra-se nas coleções salvaguardadas pelo Centro de Documentação e Pesquisa em História da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (CDPH/UEPG). Defende-se a premissa de que os livros atuam como passaportes culturais, permitindo que os pesquisadores ultrapassem fronteiras regionais e conectem de forma transdisciplinar as esferas local e global. Para fundamentar essa perspectiva, examinam-se detalhadamente os perfis e as trajetórias de três bibliotecas de acumuladores distintos. A primeira pertenceu à historiadora Helenice Rodrigues da Silva, sendo marcada por obras em francês que refletem sua formação internacional e sua dedicação à História Intelectual. O segundo acervo corresponde ao engenheiro químico Alceu Schwab, que abriga impressos representativos de leituras de época. Por fim, analisa-se a imponente coleção do jurista Lourival Santos Lima, destacando-se suas leituras de Jorge Luis Borges e as dedicatórias manuscritas. Ao articular a história local com horizontes de pesquisa mais amplos, o estudo demonstra como o exame desses acervos abre caminhos para compreender traduções e trajetórias editoriais. Desse modo, ressalta-se a relevância de preservar de forma técnica os espaços de salvaguarda documental. Eles transmutam coleções privadas em fontes de dimensão pública, indispensáveis para o mapeamento da história cultural e da circulação de ideias.This work aims at reflecting about historians work in documentation centers, more specifically at the Documentation Center and History Research at State Eniversity of Ponta Grossa. Overall, historians who work in places where historical documents are kept and conserved do: sanitation, organization and listing procedures, and besides They also reflect about those processes. Thus, when a historian is dedicated to those extremetly important activities it is clear that the data gathered is a fruitful field to historical research. The documentary collection from Documentation Center and History Research at the State University of Ponta Grossa was created though the aquisition of key documents to the region history: in 1995 with documentary collection aquisition from Centro Cultural Euclides da Cunha (CCEC), that was at firt named Collection Room Centro Cultural Euclides da Cunha. Later, in 1997 it was enlarged due to a donation of criminal procedures from the first criminal dividion (1884-1976) made by Ponta Grossa court house; and in 1998, it was received a collection from an intellectual enthusiastic and fouder of CCEC, Faris Michaele (1911-1977). Lost of other documents were added to the collection, as Jornal da Manhã, received in 2008, with copies from 1954 to 2007. In 2009, this collection moved from UEPG Central Campus to Uvaranas Campus, due to History Course relocation to a more apropriated place. In this moment, the collection was renamend as History Documentation and study center. Work and handle with documents is a source of daily inspiration because wue understand the potencial within the holçders that carry traces of time, caring for important data throughout generations. According to the challenges collection professionals face, we undestand that it is necessary to recreat, not only with an ongoing dialogue among the knowledge areas, Library Science, Archeologu, but also in the struggle for better conditions and recognition of profession, striving constanfly to preserve and facilitate reserches acess to information. It is importante to remember that the daily work with reserchers, trainees, professors and the public enrich professional and personal experience.