Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture

Founded in 1879 and finally dissolved in 1991, the French Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications guaranteed the smooth running of material and immaterial communications in France. It was the owner of some 14,000 buildings across the country, which, in spite of their ordinariness, were...

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Main Author: Charlotte Leblanc
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Published: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication 2018-05-01
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description Founded in 1879 and finally dissolved in 1991, the French Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications guaranteed the smooth running of material and immaterial communications in France. It was the owner of some 14,000 buildings across the country, which, in spite of their ordinariness, were immediately recognisable in the urban and rural landscape. Their programmes met the technical, administrative and aesthetic requirements of their time, in keeping with stylistic characteristics appropriate to their period of their construction. From the end of the nineteenth century, aware of the symbolic significance of the post office building, the Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications exercised full control over the design of its properties. The creation of a group of postal architects as well as a service dedicated to the construction of buildings allowed the conception of buildings rich in sensibility, buildings that became true testimonies of an era of information and communication. The archives of the administration of the Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications, housed today at the French National Archives in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (north of Paris), are a precious source for research in postal architecture, telecommunications, or architectural typology in general. This article aims to demonstrate the main characteristics of these archives.
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spelling doaj-art-8cdc8bb0a1834b7e84bbead840cfdd602025-08-20T01:54:33ZfraMinistère de la Culture et de la CommunicationIn Situ1630-73052018-05-013410.4000/insitu.15684Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architectureCharlotte LeblancFounded in 1879 and finally dissolved in 1991, the French Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications guaranteed the smooth running of material and immaterial communications in France. It was the owner of some 14,000 buildings across the country, which, in spite of their ordinariness, were immediately recognisable in the urban and rural landscape. Their programmes met the technical, administrative and aesthetic requirements of their time, in keeping with stylistic characteristics appropriate to their period of their construction. From the end of the nineteenth century, aware of the symbolic significance of the post office building, the Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications exercised full control over the design of its properties. The creation of a group of postal architects as well as a service dedicated to the construction of buildings allowed the conception of buildings rich in sensibility, buildings that became true testimonies of an era of information and communication. The archives of the administration of the Posts, Telegraphs and Telecommunications, housed today at the French National Archives in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (north of Paris), are a precious source for research in postal architecture, telecommunications, or architectural typology in general. This article aims to demonstrate the main characteristics of these archives.https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/15684architecturerural architecturetypologyindustryfactoryindustrial heritage
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Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture
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title Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture
title_full Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture
title_fullStr Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture
title_full_unstemmed Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture
title_short Les archives du ministère des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (1945-1991) aux Archives nationales : une source pour la connaissance de l’architecture
title_sort les archives du ministere des postes telegraphes et telephones 1945 1991 aux archives nationales une source pour la connaissance de l architecture
topic architecture
rural architecture
typology
industry
factory
industrial heritage
url https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/15684
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