Archives Acquisition Policy

Summary

The aim of the Acquisition policy is to acquire: • the official archives of Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council and their predecessor authorities; • archives of other local authorities and their predecessors; • archives defined by the terms of the Public Records Act, 1958 • manorial and tithe documents • archives of the Diocese of Southwell including diocesan, archdeaconry (from 1884), deanery and parish records; • archives of the Dean and Chapter of Southwell; • other archives including those of businesses, industrial and commercial organisations, churches of all denominations, organisations and institutions, charities, families and individuals, landed estates, societies, trade unions and political parties; • archives of regional bodies which have their headquarters within the County or City except where provision has already been made with another repository in the same geographical

Document type

Policy

Document(s)

Approved by

Cabinet

Date approved

July 2006

Responsible team

Archives

Contact details

Email: policy@nottscc.gov.uk