The parish priest's house in Chiesa used to house theArchive of the Magnificent Valley of Malenco.
Until 1776 it was stored in a
box with three keys, in which all the writings concerning the Valley in general werre kept: one of the keys held the "quadra" of Lanzada, one the "quadra" of Chiesa, and one the three of Milirolo, Bondoledo and Campo [Torre di S. Maria].
These writings were then catalogued in 1788 by the parish priest of Lanzada, Gervasio Maria Trioli, who at the time was also Chancellor of the Valley, who drew up a precious tool, theInventory of the writings of the Valley of Malenco,which not only listed the documents, but also gave a brief summary.
The Inventory is now kept in the Parish Archive of Lanzada.
Deed of sale of 1412, cpreserved at the State Archive in Sondrio.
Today, what little remains of the Archive of Val Malenco is preserved in the Historic Archive of the Municipality of Chiesa and at the Historic Archive of the Municipality of Caspoggio.
A large portion of the documentation regarding the civil and religious history of the valley is kept in the
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especially in the Notarial Collection, the Romegialli Collection and in the Manuscript Collection in the library), at the Archive of the Collegiata of Sondrio, at the Municipal Historic Archive in Sondrio and at
the Historic Diocesan Archive in Como.
The documentary historic heritage of each community of the valley is kept in the historic municipal and parish archives of each municipality.
Title page of the
Inventory of the writings of the Valley of Malenco, compiled by Gervasio Maria Trioli.
SPRIANA
Municipal Historic Archive.
The Archive is kept in the municipal town hall in via Centro, No. 1.
The documentation kept within the archive consists of 113 envelopes and 77 registers in chronological order from 1800 to 1960 and with some dated after 1981.
The Archive can be consulted at the municipal town hall.
For further information go to
www.comune.spriana.so.it
Parish Historic Archive.
The Archive is housed on the ground floor of the parish priest's house.
This archive is incomplete.
Apart from the personal records (which date back to 1658), there is almost no documentation prior to 1900.
It is currently inaccessible as it has not been catalogued.
TORRE DI S. MARIA
Municipal Historic Archive.
The Archive is housed in the municipal town hall in via Cortile Nuovo, 1.
The documentation kept within the archive consists of 202 envelopes, 97 registers and 8 maps in chronological order from 1609 to 1965.
The Archive can be consulted.
For further information go to
www.comune.torredisantamaria.so.it
Deed of consecration of the parish church of Torre di S. Maria, dated 1405.
Parish Historic Archive.
The Archive is housed in the parish priest's house in via Cortile Vecchio, 1.
It holds a chronological history of the parish, and mention is made of the documentation kept there which spans from the 15th to the 18th century.
The personal records begin from 1608.
The Archive can be consulted.
For information, tel. 0342/558306.
CHIESA VALMALENCO
Municipal Historic Archive.
Situated in the municipal town hall in via Marconi, 8, the Archive holds 411 envelopes, 361 registers and 4 parchments, in chronological order from 1443 to 1964, and after 1978.
The Archive can be consulted at the municipal town hall.
For further information go to
www.comune.chiesainvalmalenco.gov.it
Register of the chapters placed as a reward for the district of Chiesa (1592).
Parish Historic Archive.
The Archive is housed in the parish priest's house in via Marconi, 12.
The collection of documents is incomplete as part has gone missing and part was burnt.
Almost all the the adminsitrative documents of the vestry board and of the brotherhoods are missing and only the personal records are complete, beginning from 1633.
The house of the parish priest in Chiesa also holds the Parish Archive of the Beata Vergine delle Grazie of Primolo, the parish of which was founded in 1923.
The Archive not only contains the personal records, but also a great deal of documentary material concerning the activity of the vestry board and it documents, in partyiicular, the phases in the construction and embellishments of the
Santuary of the Madonna in Primolo.
The inventory and catalogue for both archives have been drawn up and can be consulted.
For information tel. 0342/451124.
CASPOGGIO
Municipal Historic Archive.
The Archive is kept in the municipal town hall in Piazza Milano, 14 and consists of 10 parchments, 221 envelopes and 73 registers in chronological order from 1498 to 1959 and after 1960.
The Archive is available for consultation.
For further information go to www.comune.caspoggio.gov.it
Parish Historic Archive.
This is kept at the parish priest's house in Piazza Milano, 19.
The documentation regarding the brotherhoods and the vestry board is scarce and has perhaps been lost.
It does, however, have the plan of the district of Caspoggio of the end of the 15th century and two registers e with similar contents of 1633 and 1684.
The personal record part is complete, commencing from 1626.
The Archive is available for consultation.
For information, tel. 0342/461119.
LANZADA
Municipal Historic Archive.
The Archive is kept in the municipal town hall, in via S. Giovanni 432.
The documentation inside the Archive consists of 402 envelopes, 1 map and 100 registers, in chronological order from 1544 to 1960 and after 1976.
The Archive is available for consultation.
For further information go to
www.comune.lanzada.gov.it
Parish Historic Archive.
Situated at the parish priest's house in via S. Giovanni 694, the Archive consists of a complete series of records, commencing in 1624 and numerous administrative records.
It is particularly precious for numerous manuscripts of the parish priest of Lanzada, Gervasio Maria Trioli, including various volumes of eulogies, theological treatises and musical scores, a tale of the events which occurred in the Valmalenco frtom 1797 to 1800, and the aforementionedInventario delle scritture della Valle di Malenco.
The Archive is available for consultation.
For information, tel. 0342/453125.