The Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (CTHS) is a French research institution created by a ruling of the Minister of Education, François Guizot, on 18 July 1834. Its aim was to “lead the research and publication of unseen documents with the help of funds voted for by the state budget”. One of its missions was to promote the development of the activities of scholarly societies across the country.

To find out more about the history of the committee, see the CTHS site.