Archives

Nottinghamshire Archives houses archives for the county of Nottinghamshire, the city of Nottingham, the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, and other local bodies, families and individuals.

• Archives are original documents produced by official bodies, societies and individuals that are no longer in current use
• The documents range from the 12th to the 21st centuries
• They include official and privately-owned archives
• Most archives are unique and have to be housed in secure conditions and handled with care
• Many archives have been copied onto microfiche in order to save wear and tear on the originals

Latest news from Nottinghamshire Archives

Find out what's new at the Archives. Our news page is regularly updated with details about new services, events and new collections

New events at Nottinghamshire Archives...

Read all about Raleigh in our new 'Turning Back the Pages' book...

New acquisitions and new catalogues pages...

Changes to fees and charges from 5 May - and new options available for using your own camera in our search room...

New exhibition! - Wheels of Fortune: The Story of Raleigh Cycles of Nottingham...

New info leaflets - find out which new leaflets can be downloaded from our site...

Visiting and Contacting Archives

• Go to our Visiting Archives page for our opening times, where we are, how to look at microfiche and original documents, ordering times for original documents, and Reader's Tickets
• Want to make an enquiry? Visit our Enquiries page
• Want a copy of a document? Visit our Reprographic Services pages
• Find out how to contact us at archives
• Find out more about making a deposit

What can I find out at Archives?

Archives can be used for:

• Tracing your family history
• Discovering the history of your village or town
• Discovering the history of your house
• School and college projects
• Checking certain legal rights, for example, rights of way
• Obtaining official certified copies of many records

Archive collections: The archives are organised into twenty archive categories. Find out more about the collections we hold.

Catalogues and indexes: We compile lists and indexes of the collections.

• Lists of our catalogued collections are available in our public search room
• Copies of the catalogues are held in the National Register of Archives, and these can be consulted at The National Archives. For further information, visit The National Archives web site: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit/plan
• The titles of the catalogues in the National Register of Archives are available online, where they have been indexed by personal, place and business or organisation names. For further information visit the National Register web site at: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra
• Some detailed catalogues are available in full on the Access to Archives (A2A) web site. Search the A2A site at: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a