National Archives Uk Reading Room

Visitors will need to have a free familysearch account with which to access records and self help guides will be available.

National archives uk reading room. As the government s national archive for england wales and the uk government we hold over 1 000 years of the nation s records for everyone to discover and use our reading rooms have now reopened to offer a limited research service to visitors who need access to our collection of original documents and all visits must be booked in advance. Our main duties are to preserve government records and to set standards in information management and re use. Reading rooms presents the national archives. To help us ensure the safety of our visitors and staff and preserve the records for future generations please observe our updated guidance for using the reading rooms and handling documents.

Reading room visit tuesday 21 july 2020 at the national archives kew england. Reading room visit tuesday 15 september 2020 at the national archives kew england. These records include contracts agency policies. The national archives and records administration nara processes foia requests for two distinct types of records in our legal custody.

For the time being we require all visitors wishing to use our document reading rooms to reserve a seat in advance of their visit. Find event and ticket information. Do not choose these tables if you need to plug in any electrical equipment e g. Eventbrite the national archives.

The national archives is the uk government s official archive. Find event and ticket information. Study areas in the document reading room quiet zone tables 34 46 main zone tables 17 33 group zone tables 01 16 computer terminal tables with a camera stand fitted at each seat 05 04 reserved seating tables 45 46 are dedicated power tables. Find event and ticket information.

A complete list of rules is available from the welcome desk the enquiry service manager or online. The national archives has agreed to become a familysearch affiliate library meaning that access to all digitised records on familysearch will continue on pcs located in the reading rooms. Eventbrite the national archives presents the national archives. Reading room visit tuesday 1 september 2020 at the national archives kew england.

Operational records are the records created by nara and its employees in the process of carrying out its mission and responsibilities as an executive branch agency. For the time being we require all visitors wishing to use our document reading rooms to reserve a seat in advance of their visit.