Educational institutions in genealogical studies on the history of science and technology

Analysis of research and publications. Genealogical research is increasingly attracting the attention of both national and foreign scientists. Researchers' achievements are characterised by a wide range of scientific interests. This is a study by Rafaela Siqueira Costa Schreck, Kenia Lara da Silva [1] on the development of special professional medical education in Brazil based on the use of genealogical research methods. The result of the study was the remodeling of the genealogical path of the participants of this training system, the identification of the unique historical pattern of professional nursing education. An additional interesting publication is the one by Angelica Lo Duca and others on the identity of local society based on the use of the archives of the local Jewish community. The archives' collections are represented by a wide range of documents dating back to the sixteenth century. They contain various genealogical information: dates of birth, death, marriage certificates, and family lines. The authors raise the issue of digitalisation of the archive documents to preserve this unique fund of cultural heritage and improve the work of the centre [2]. The theoretical and methodological issues of source processing and the practice of historical source studies are outlined in the works of Y. Kalakura [3], Y. Legun [4], S. Ustych [5]. The peculiarities of using sources in genealogical research are covered in a number of publications. Thus, the researcher N. V. Lobko actualised the issue of using the information potential of genealogical sources, focusing on accounting and statistical documents of the period of XVI-XVIII centuries. The author emphasises the need to introduce new approaches to the systematisation of genealogical sources. The involvement of accounting and statistical information will promote the expansion of the source base of genealogical research [6]. The issue of expanding the source base is raised in the work of N. A. Bachynska, O. M. Artemenkova [7]. The article by R. Rudenko and L. Zhurylo analyses the involvement of reference publications in genealogy research. The authors emphasise the significance and expediency of involving reference and memoir works devoted to different families, but note that they contain many factual inaccuracies, differ in content, style of presentation, which certainly affects their scientific value [8]. The problems of digitalisation of archival and librarianship, expanding the list of electronic information resources are outlined in the study by O. Tverytnykova and H. Salata [9] as well as V. Petrovych [10]. The generalisation and critical analysis of scientific literature on the issue of expanding the source base of genealogical research gives grounds to assert the absence of special scientific works on this issue.

The purpose of the work is to identify the peculiarities of using archival funds of research and educational institutions and to find out the features of their use in genealogical research.

Presentation of the main material

The methods of using the funds of archival institutions of Ukraine in genealogical research are quite effective. Central and regional archives, in particular the Central State Archive of the Higher Bodies of Power and Administration of Ukraine, the State Archive of Kyiv, the Archive of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine, the State Archive of Kharkiv Region, etc. are

Among the components of the source base for genealogical research on the history of science and technology, taking into account the specifics of the study, a special place is occupied by the archival collections of research and educational institutions. These collections, which are large and rich in information, are underutilised by researchers, yet they contain a lot of useful information. Genealogical research is based on special information, such as names, surnames, date of birth, date of death, place of residence, place of employment, relatives, etc.

The practice of using the collections of scientific and technical archives can be seen in the example of researching the electrical industry of Ukraine during the twentieth century [11]. The Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was the leading academic institution of the scientific basis for the development of the electrical industry in Ukraine. In addition to reports on scientific and scientific-organisational work, postgraduate studies, and the Department of valuable for genealogical research on the history of science and technology. The collections of institutions accumulate a significant amount of material, including the history of generations of a certain family in the form of special tables, trees; genealogical and metric books, censuses, documents of state and public institutions, and more [7].

The representative source base of genealogical research on the history of science and technology should include such sources as family and personal archives, materials from museum collections and scientific libraries, genealogical reference publications, interview materials, and statistical collections of various kinds (Fig. 1).

Invention and Patent Studies, the funds of the institution's scientific and technical archive contain personal files and documents of scientists who worked effectively during the period mentioned above. Familiarisation with the personal collection made it possible to identify little-known, forgotten names of scientists whose contribution to the development of electrical engineering science in Ukraine is no less significant. In particular, for the first time, materials on the scientific biography of one of the students of Corresponding Member O. M. Milyakh, founder of the Kyiv Scientific School of Conversion Engineering Y. I. Drabovych; talented researcher-experimenter in the field of magnetic measurements N. E. Fevralova were introduced into scientific circulation; facts from the life of Professor V. L. Tsukernyk were clarified. The processing of the archive materials made it possible to reconstruct the family line of O. M. Miliakh (he was married to K. V. Khrushchova, who was the daughter of academician V. M. Khrushchov).

The materials of the scientific and technical archive of the Pukhov Institute for Modeling Problems in Energy contributed to the research of the family of Academician H. E. Pukhov. The funds contain materials that cover different stages of the scientist's life. The first stand presents family photographs during the scientist's residence in Sarapul (Udmurtia) and schooling, as well as photographs of his parents. Many photographs from his studies at the Tomsk Electromechanical College and the Tomsk Electromechanical Institute of Railway Transport are on the second stand. These are unique photographic documents that highlight the process of H. E. Pukhov's formation as a scientist. The exposition presents the first scientific works of the scientist, the dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences and the manuscript of the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences, copyright certificates, and the manuscript of his autobiography. H. E. Pukhov was a participant of the Second World War, and the exhibition presents his awards.

A significant place in the development of electrical engineering science in Ukraine in the second half of the twentieth century was occupied by research conducted by scientists of higher education institutions. In addition to the regional archives, materials from the archives of the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" (NTU "KhPI") and Lviv Polytechnic National University were additionally used to expand the source base and provide full coverage of the theme. The personal files of representatives of the electrical engineering research community were studied in the collections of polytechnic universities. The value of using these materials is that it helped to draw attention to once world-famous, but now undeservedly forgotten Ukrainian electrical engineers.

The archive of NTU "KhPI" contains documents that have facilitated the reconstruction of the history of the founder of the field of electronic modeling and design of computing devices V. H. Vasyliev. He was a descendant of two well- known families, the Vasilievs and the Karpinskys, whose roots can be traced back to the 18th century. The Karpinsky family, from which V. H. Vasiliev's mother, Veronika Mykhailivna, came, was a rather unassuming family. The scientist's grandfather, Mykhailo Petrovych Karpinsky, was a famous linguist, philologist, and teacher. His grandmother, Tetiana Viktorivna Karpinskaia, raised ten children, whose fates turned out differently. The history of the Vasyliev family dates back to Mykhailo Vasyliev, a participant in the Patriotic War of 1812. The scientist's grandfather in this family line, Mykola Ivanovych Vasyliev, was a teacher and philologist who worked in Poltava.

In particular, based on the materials of the NTU "KhPI" archive, a scientific biography of the founder of the scientific school for the study of unipolar and alternating pulse generators of various types, Professor I. S. Rogachov, was created and the scientist's family ties were established. His daughter, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of NTU "KhPI", Academician of the International Thermoelectric Academy O. I. Rogachova and son, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of NTU "KhPI", specialist in the field of automation and telemechanics, supplemented the information on the formation of their father's personality.

Fig. 2 Certificate on the rehabilitation of Professor T.P. Gubenko (Archive of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic". F. R-120. Op. 1-1. Ref. 97)