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72 Examples of Archive TypesAcross the UKSome examples of each type of archive are included here.National archivesThe National Archives, The National Archives of Scotland,the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.Records heldPublic records of government departments agenciesand bodies; private and semi-private collections of publicfigures and officials; significant map, plan and photographcollections; official printed material (The National Archivesof Scotland and the Public Record Office of NorthernIreland also hold private and business collections).National institutionsThe British Library, The British Library Sound Archive,The BBC, The Parliamentary Archives, The National Filmand Television Archive.Records heldManuscripts, files, maps, plans, prints, photographsprinted material, departmental files, oral historycollections, digital records, audiovisual archives createdor received by the institution.Central government departments, agenciesand bodiesHome Office, Ordnance Survey, UK Hydrographic Office.Records heldCurrent and semi-current records created or receivedin the conduct of official business. e.g. departmental filesand digital records, electronic datasets, printed material,maps, plans, photographs. Archives retained foradministrative use.Local authority run archives, local historyand local studies servicesLondon Metropolitan Archives, Gloucestershire CountyRecord Office, Sheffield Archives, West Sussex RecordOffice, Islington Archives, Glasgow City Archives,Glamorgan Record Office.Records heldOfficial, unofficial private and business records relatingto a particular geographical location: e.g. local governmentand related records; public records; ecclesiastical records;legal records (e.g. quarter sessions); estate, family andmanorial records, business records (e.g. solicitors, estateand land agents, architects, retailers, publicans records);industrial and manufacturing records; records of voluntaryorganisations, clubs, societies and charities, antiquarianand manuscript collections.National/regional museums and galleriesNational Gallery, Natural History Museum, Imperial WarMuseum, National Railway Museum, York, AshmoleanMuseum, Oxford.Records heldManuscripts, maps, plans, prints, photographs, printedmaterial, departmental records, audiovisual archivesrelating to particular collections.Higher Education sectorCambridge University, Durham University, North LondonUniversity, Queen’s University Belfast, University ofDundee, University of Wales, Swansea colleges of furthereducation, schools.Records heldRecords, archives and manuscripts acquired or donatedto the holding institution e.g. private papers, printedmaterial manuscripts, deposited public records, maps,plans, prints, sound recordings, audiovisual archives,digital records.
Archives in 2004Audiovisual archivesArchive Users – Age Profile73North West Film Archive, Media Archive of CentralEngland, National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales,Scottish Screen Archives.Records heldMoving image and sound archives relating to aparticular region or geographical location, posters,prints and ephemera.Specialist repositoriesNational Survey of Visitors to British Archives 150Percentage of usersCharities, historic houses, hospitals, Medical/scientificorganisations, professional bodies/learned institutions,religious institutions.Records heldHoldings extremely rich and varied e.g. CanterburyCathedral Archives: records of Dean and chapter ofCanterbury, parish records, Royal College of Surgeons:papers of surgeons and the history of surgery, OxfordshireHealth Archives: National Health Service records,paintings, prints, History of Advertising Trust: poster,campaign and business records, NSPCC (National Societyfor the Prevention of Cruelty to Children): charity records.Business archivesBT, Marks & Spencer, Rothschilds, Harrods, Unilever,Barclays, The Guardian, AstraZeneca.Records heldCompany trading and historical records. Holdingsextremely rich and varied, including manuscript materialfiles, correspondence, maps, plans, drawings, artwork,moving images, sound, photographs, digital recordsand objects and artefacts.0■ Under 16■ 16–24■ 25–44■ 45–59■ 60+1998199920011. Since 1998, the Public Services Quality Group has organised andco-ordinated the National Survey of Visitors to British Archives.134 archive services across the UK took part in 2002 and 11,899 surveyforms were returned. Each survey has used a core of similar questionsdesigned to understand the profile of archive users and gauge their viewson the services provided.
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