Nikola Tesla Museum Archive: Scope and Access

What the Tesla Museum archive contains, how it is organized, and how to request access.

Archive scope

The Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade preserves Tesla’s personal archive. The archive overview page describes the collection as 163,911 call numbers stored in 548 boxes, cataloged into seven subject units.

Archive categories

The museum’s legacy and archive pages outline categories including correspondence, activity (scientific work and patent documentation), plans and drawings, and photo material. These pages provide collection‑level summaries rather than item‑level scans.

Access workflow

The museum’s inventory search page notes that inventory text and correspondents index can be requested via email and that access to documents is managed through an electronic reading room. This suggests on‑request access rather than bulk digitized release.

Sources

• Tesla Museum archive overview: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/archive/
• Tesla Museum inventory search: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/inventory-search/
• Tesla Museum legacy landing page: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/
• Tesla Museum archive correspondence: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/archive/correspondence/
• Tesla Museum archive activity: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/archive/activity/
• Tesla Museum plans and drawings: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/archive/plans-and-drawings/
• Tesla Museum photo material: https://tesla-museum.org/en/legacy/archive/photo-material/