Os arquivos pessoais como fontes de pesquisas: uma análise do acervo de Frederico Edelweiss

Abstract

This research addresses personal archives, presenting as a general objective the potential of a personal archive as a research source based on the analysis of Frederico Edelweiss' collection. For this purpose, the study is configured as descriptive and documentary, using the case study method and having as a corpus of analysis the Frederico Edelweiss' collection. The techniques adopted for data collection were document analysis and interview application. Data analysis was performed based on a qualitative approach. From the results, it is possible to infer that Frederico Edelweiss' collection is composed of different document genres and typologies that materialize information revealing his life,work and fields of activity, showing that they have a cultural value to the Brazilian society, especially for the documents dealing with the Tupi-Guarani theme.Students and researchers from different areas have consulted the collection to conduct investigations. Therefore, it can be concluded that personal archives can become a significant research source.