- Archives Sector Development
- Collection care
- Information and records management
- Digital preservation
- What to keep
- Reform of public bodies
- Public inquiry guidance
- Information principles
Historical Manuscripts Commission
The Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC), part of The National Archives since 2003, had a long tradition of publishing information on the location and nature of records highlighting their value for historical research and advising on their care.
Its main publications included the Reports and Calendars series, as well as, more recently, a series of guides to certain 19th century Prime Ministers' Papers (Wellington, Palmerston and Gladstone); Guides to Sources for British History, and a series of volumes published jointly with a number of local record publishing bodies.
HMC also published Reports to the Crown, which were periodic surveys by the Commissioners of their own activities and of national issues raised in the course of their advisory and investigative work.
The activities of the Commission are now undertaken within Archives Sector Development.
Among recent partnership projects with other archival bodies we have helped to develop a National Strategy for Business Archives (England and Wales) and managed the Religious Archives Survey 2010.
We are also involved in a survey of Architectural, Business and Construction records.
