The National Archives

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The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government, responsible for preserving and providing access to the nation’s historical and legal records.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf executive agency
national archive
non-ministerial government department
collectionIncludes census records
court records
digital records
government department records
maps and plans
military records
treaties and international agreements
country England
United Kingdom
dateOfEstablishment 2003
employs archivists
conservators
digital preservation specialists
records managers
formedByMergerOf Historical Manuscripts Commission
Public Record Office
governedBy Freedom of Information Act 2000
Public Records Act 1958
Public Records Act 1967
hasService UK Government Web Archive
digitisation and online document delivery
education and outreach programmes
online catalogue Discovery
reading rooms for public access
records management guidance for public bodies
headquartersLocation Kew, London
industry archives
information management
publishing
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom
legalStatus non-ministerial department of state
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Greater London
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
officialName The National Archives
parentOrganization Department for Culture, Media and Sport
primaryRole official archive of the UK government
official publisher for UK legislation
replaces Historical Manuscripts Commission
Public Record Office
responsibleFor access to the nation’s historical records
access to the nation’s legal records
management of government information policy
operation of the UK Government Web Archive
oversight of public records system in the UK
preservation of UK central government records
publication of UK legislation online
shortName TNA
typeOfOrganization non-ministerial department of the UK government
website https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Referenced by (30)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Air Ministry ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
Board of Control ("The National Archives, Kew")
Committee of Both Kingdoms ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
Commonwealth Relations Office ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
His Majesty's Stationery Office ("The National Archives (UK)")
Hunter Commission ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
archivesAt
Balfour Declaration ("United Kingdom National Archives")
Home Intelligence reports ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
Iron and Steel Act 1949 ("UK National Archives")
Second Charter of Virginia ("United Kingdom national archives")
archivedIn
His Majesty's Stationery Office ("The National Archives (for some functions)")
Office of Public Sector Information ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
Record Commission ("Public Record Office")
replacedBy
Anglo-Irish Treaty ("National Archives of the United Kingdom")
Definitive Treaty of Peace ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
archivedAt
TNA
abbreviationOf
The National Archives, Kew
alsoKnownAs
Haitian Declaration of Independence ("British National Archives (copy)")
archivalLocation
Welsh Office ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
archivesHeldBy
Sir Henry Cole ("Public Record Office")
employer
The National Archives ("Public Record Office")
formedByMergerOf
TNA
fullName
Kew
hasAttraction
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 ("UK National Archives")
locatedInArchives
Treaty of Westminster (1674) ("British National Archives")
locationOfText
The National Archives
officialName
Office of Public Sector Information ("The National Archives (United Kingdom)")
parentOrganization
London Gazette
publisher
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales ("United Kingdom National Archives")
recordHeldIn
The National Archives ("Public Record Office")
replaces

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