An Analytical Review of the Pahlavi Imperial Records and Statistics Center Based on Archival Records

Document Type : Research Paper

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Director of the Document Organization Unit of the Islamic Revolution Document Center; PhD Student of Iranology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

10.30484/ganj.2024.3172

Abstract

Purpose: This study examines one of the key archival institutions of the Pahlavi era (the Pahlavi Imperial Records and Statistics Center) with an emphasis on archival records.
Method and Research Design: Using a historical approach and a descriptive-analytical method, this research, seeks to investigate one of the active institutions in the last years of the Pahlavi regime through archival documents and materials.
Findings and conclusions: Simultaneously with decisions regarding the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Pahlavi dynasty, an institution named the " Imperial Records and Statistics Center " was established under the organizational framework of the celebration headquarters. This center was inaugurated in 1977, coinciding with the anniversary of Coup d’état of 1299/1921.  During its activity, the center collected various types of materials, including legal and royal decrees, photographs, slides, audio recordings, films, bulletins, and reports. Following the celebration, and in light of the absence of a dedicated archival center affiliated with the court, the center continued its activities from 1977 onward with the aim of collecting and preserving documents related to the achievements of the Pahlavi government.  The primary function of this center was research and propaganda, and it had offices across all provinces of Iran as an ideological arm.

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Documents
Sāzmān-e Asnād va Ketābxāne-ye Melli-ye Iran (Sākmā) (National Library and Archives Organization of Iran):
98/363/91; 97/264/363; 97/339/702; 264/24558; 264/27415. [In Persian]
 
Books
Alam, Asadollah. (1387/2008). “Yāddāšt-hā-ye Asadollah-e ‘Alam” (The memoirs of Asadollah Alam) (vol. 6) (1st ed.). Tehrān: Behzād. [In Persian]
Newspapers and press
Ruznāme-ye Ettelā’āt (Ettela’at Newspaper), 1356/12/25 SH / 16 March 1978, P. 33. [In Persian]
 
Ganjine-ye Asnad
Volume 34, Issue 3 - Serial Number 135
September 2024
Pages 32-51

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  • Receive Date: 10 August 2024
  • Revise Date: 17 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 20 September 2024

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