Zbiory biblioteczne Zboru Ewangelicko-Augsburskiego w Warszawie przechowywane w Archiwum Głównym Akt Dawnych

Evangelical-Augsburg Community in Warsaw had two libraries during its existence: church library and synod library. Works on classification of the archival materials of the church were launched after the end of World War I and this caused that the books in the collection were also given attention. The church library was very poor. More books were owned by synod’s library which was organized earlier. The collection remained under the control of the notary of the Church College, who also was in charge of the church archive. In the first of the libraries, i.e. church library, books were divided into four separate sections, marked by the letters of the alphabet. These sections were divided into groups with sequential numbers: I-XVI. The Synod library books were arranged according to the subject matter in 30 sections. A library preserved in AGAD is only a small percentage of the former large collection of two libraries. Currently, under the name "Library" are preserved 153 items: books (including old prints), brochures, advertising prints and magazines. The most valuable item from the collection of the Synod library is so called The Radziwiłł Bible, translation of the Bible made by the Calvinist environment, completed in 1563. Among items from the former library special attention deserves Cantionale by Fr. Kraiński [Kancjonał Fr. Kraińskiego], second edition from 1604. In both libraries were relatively numerous copies of the journals related to and funded by the Evangelical Environmental: Forerunner of the Gospel and Evangelical Voice.