MUSEUM COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL CHARACTERIZATION WILLY BARTH, DE TOLEDO AND RESEARCH ON HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE REGION OF WEST PARANA, BRAZIL

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of Willy Barth History Museum collection, located in the municipality of Toledo-PR as a source for research on the history of education in western Paraná. Being a recent colonization of the region - the 1940s - when compared to the state of Paraná rest, contributed to the late emergence of a culture of preservation of the collective memory. The primary and secondary sources for research on the history of education in the region are scarce and are in a bad state of repair. In this context of meager preservation of collective memory, the case of Willy Barth History Museum is an exception. The institution has a public character was created by the Municipal Law No. 834 of August 23, 1976, his collection has more than 15,000 items, divided into images, printed documents and manuscripts - maps, mail, newspapers, performance reports of the colonizing company , personal documents, books, magazines, biographies, among others - and parts / domestic and commercial use objects, oral history - testimonials from people directly involved in the process of occupation of the region, recorded on audio and video, all on colonization and schooling of Paraná west. The institution was named Willy Barth in allusion to the director of the Industrial Lumber Settler Paraná S / A - company responsible for the process of occupation of the region - and first mayor of Toledo. The Museum is linked to the Municipal Department of Culture and aims to preserve and promote the memory and history of the colonization of Paraná west. The institution carries out activities covering the reception, archiving and preservation of the museum collection and dissemination of the history of the region, through permanent, temporary and traveling exhibitions. The provision of service to the public is to research the documents and photographs sector, which resulted in the development of important academic papers published in scientific journals of History of Education area. It can be said that due to the amount and quality of documentary sources available at the Willy Barth History Museum collection, the institution has become a reference for research on colonization and the education of western Paraná.