Pisac je prikazao rezultate rada Ivana Krstitelja Tkalčića u dubrovačkim arhivima 1875. godine, objavljene u knjižnom nizu “Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium” 1879. i 1882. godine. Upozorio je na činjenicu da su Tkalčićevo temeljito poznavanje dubrovačke povijesti te njegovo posvjedočeno hrvatsko rodoljublje 1898. potaknuli ugledne Dubrovčane da mu se obrate s molbom da napiše povijesnu raspravu za kalendar “Sveti Vlaho”, koji su namjeravali pokrenuti radi opovrgavanja tvrdnji o srpskoj pripadnosti Dubrovnika, dubrovačkog okružja i južne Dalmacije. U obraćanju uglednih Dubrovčana Tkalčiću pisac nalazi svjedočanstvo o snažnoj povezanosti hrvatskog juga i sjevera potkraj 19. stoljeća, te zajedničkim pregnućima za političkim povezivanjem u jedinstvenu hrvatsku državu unutar preustrojene Austro-Ugarske Monarhije.

Summary: Ivan Krstitelj Tkalčić's contribution towards research of the Dubrovnik history.

The author researched the contribution of Ivan Tkalčić of the Dubrovnik history during the second half of the 19^th century. He drew the attention that Tkalčić spent two months in Dubrovnik archives and that he transcribed many valuable documents deposited there. All Tkalčić’s researched works with regard to Dubrovnik history were edited in the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Art – Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium in 1879 and 1882. Tkalčić’s utter knowledge of the Dubrovnik history and his Croatian patriotism were not unknown to his contemporaries. In 1898 the Dubrovnik distinguished men: Antun Liepopili, Frano Supilo, Antun Krespi and Jozo Spasoje Fattori invited Tkalčević to write a treatise for the calendar Sveti Vlaho (St. Blaise). The goal for this was in fact - to disprove allegations of the serbian national propaganda that Dubrovnik belongs to them. These ideas portraied in the Dubrovnik calendar, the main reason being to prove that Dubrovnik is an integral part of Croatia. Even though, calendar was never printed, and Tkalčić’ treatise for that calendar never was found. Overall circumstances with regard to Tkalčić’ discourse for that calendar and his research for two months in Dubrovnik archives and intention of the Dubrovnik distinguished men to invite hi there laid in the fact to show that he with his scientific contribution of the authenticity that Dubrovnik and its surroundings and Southern Dalmatia belongs to Croatia. This is a witness of the connection of the South and North at the end of 19^th century. It is a witness of the united efforts of linkage into one Croatian state within the restructured Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Translated by s. Anđelita Šokić.

(Objavljeno u zborniku  „Život i djela Ivana Krstitelja Tkalčića“, 2006.)