Important records

About archives

Interest in archives in always growing and they are now being used more and more by family and leisure historians. If you are new to archives or are interested in how you can use archives for your own research this section offers an introduction to what they are, where they can be found and why they are important.

If you have small groups of papers that for example may have been passed down from a relative or you have collected and you would like to keep in your home we give basic guidelines on caring for them. These guidelines are complemented by more comprehensive advice for those with larger collections of papers in our section for private owners.

A short introduction to records management is also included with pointers to more detailed information on our website.