List of archives

Based on the Wikipedia page - present and previous versions.

See also List of national archives.

This list of archives contains many archives from around the world. An archive is an establishment that collects and stores historical documents, photos, and other media.

Afghanistan
National Archives of Afghanistan

Albania
See List of archives in Albania

Algeria

 * Archives Nationales (Algeria)

Angola

 * Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Angola)

Argentina

 * General Archive of the Nation
 * Archivo de la Iglesia Catedral de San Miguel de Tucumán
 * Archivo General de la Provincia de Córdoba
 * Archivo General de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero
 * Archivo Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
 * Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Tucumán
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Salta

Armenia

 * National Archives of Armenia
 * Archive of the RA Ministry of Defense
 * RA National Academy of Science Archive
 * Archive of RA Courts
 * Archive of the Public Library of Armenia
 * Archive of Yerevan State University
 * Archive of Yerevan State Art Academy

Aruba

 * National Archives of Aruba

Australia

 * National Archives of Australia
 * State Records Authority of New South Wales
 * State Records Office of Western Australia
 * Queensland State Archives
 * National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Austria

 * Stadtarchiv Wiener Neustadt
 * Archiv der Stadt Linz
 * Stadtarchiv Dornbirn
 * Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv

Azerbaijan

 * National Archives of Azerbaijan

Barbados

 * Barbados National Archives
 * West Indies Federal Archives Centre

Belgium

 * National and Provincial State Archives (Belgium)


 * National Archives of Benin
 * National Library & Archives of Bhutan

Bolivia

 * National Archive and Library of Bolivia
 * Archivo Central de la Prefectura del Departamento de Santa Cruz
 * Archivo de la Ciudad de la Paz
 * Archivo del Instituto Nacional de Estadistica
 * Archivo del Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria
 * Archivo Franciscano de Tarija

Belgium

 * Center for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society
 * Letterenhuis
 * Mundaneum
 * Liberal Archive (Belgium)
 * State Archives in Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 * Historical Archive of the City of Sarajevo

Brazil

 * Brazilian National Archives
 * Arquivo Edgard Leuenroth
 * Brazilian Studies Institute (University of São Paulo - Wikipedia page )


 * National Archives of Bulgaria
 * National Archives of Botswana
 * National Archives of Bangladesh

C

 * National Archives of Cameroon
 * Arquivo Histórico Nacional (Cape Verde)
 * National Archives of the Cook Islands
 * National Archives of Costa Rica
 * State Archives Administration (People's Republic of China)
 * Academia Historica (Republic of China)
 * National Archives Administration(Republic of China)

Canada
Due to the number of entries, see List of archives in Canada

Chile

 * National Archives of Chile

Colombia

 * General Archive of the Nation (Colombia)

Croatia

 * Croatian State Archives
 * State Archives in Rijeka
 * State Archives in Osijek

Cuba

 * Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Camagüey
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cienfuegos
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Holguín
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Las Tunas
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Matanzas
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Pinar del Río
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Sancti Spíritus
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Villa Clara

Cyprus

 * Cyprus State Archives

Czech Republic

 * National Archives (Czech Republic)
 * Archive of the National Museum (Prague)
 * State Regional Archive in Trebon
 * State Regional Archive in Litomerice
 * State Regional Archive in Prague
 * Moravian Land Archive, Brno
 * Land Archive, Opava
 * Land Archive, Olomouc
 * Prague's Castle Archive
 * Charles University Archives
 * Prague City Archive
 * Brno City Archive
 * Ostrava City Archive
 * Plzen City Archive
 * Usti nad Labem City Archive

Denmark

 * Danish National Archives
 * Danish Data Archive
 * Danish Emigration Archives
 * Provincial Archives of Funen
 * Provincial Archives of Northern Jutland
 * Provincial Archives of Southern Jutland
 * Provincial Archives of Zealand


 * Archivo General de la Nación de República Dominicana

Ecuador

 * National Archives of Ecuador

Egypt

 * Egyptian National Library and Archives

Estonia

 * National Archives of Estonia
 * Estonian Film Archives
 * Estonian Historical Archives
 * Estonian State Archives

Ethiopia

 * National Archives and Library of Ethiopia

Finland

 * National Archives of Finland
 * National Audiovisual Archive
 * Helsinki University Central Archives
 * Literary Archives of the Finnish Literature Society

France

 * Archives nationales (France)
 * Centre des Archives diplomatiques
 * Defence Historical Service
 * Archives departementales du Cantal
 * Archives départementales de l'Aude
 * Archives départementales de l'Aveyron
 * Archives départementales de l'Isère
 * Archives départementales de la Haute-Garonne
 * Archives départementales de la Haute-Savoie
 * Archives Départementales de la Haute-Vienne
 * Archives départementales de la Sarthe
 * Archives départementales de la Savoie
 * Archives départementales de Lot-et-Garonne
 * Archives départementales de l’Aube
 * Archives départementales de Meurthe-et-Moselle
 * Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
 * Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes
 * Archives départementales de Seine-Maritime

Germany

 * German Federal Archives

See also List of archives in Germany

Greece

 * General Archives of the State

Hungary

 * National Archives
 * National Audiovisual Archive of Hungary
 * Open Society Archives

Iceland

 * Reykjavík Municipal Archives
 * National Archives of Iceland

India
Seje List of archives in India

Ireland

 * National Archives of Ireland

Israel
See List of archives in Israel

Italy

 * Central Archives of the State
 * Archivio Storico Comunale di Palermo
 * Archivio storico del Comune di Venezia

Japan

 * National Archives of Japan
 * Fujiphotos, leading source for photographs of contemporary Japan. Represented by The Image Works.

Malta

 * National Archives of Malta

Mexico

 * Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico City
 * Archivo Histórico del Distrito Federal
 * Archivo Histórico del Instituto Nacional de Arqueología e Historia
 * Archivo Histórico de Notarías
 * Archivo de Instrumentos Públicos, Guadalajara, Jalisco
 * Biblioteca Pública del Estado de Jalisco
 * Archivo del Arzobispado de Guadalajara
 * Archivo Histórico de la Provincia Franciscana, Zapopan]
 * Archivo General de Notarías del Estado de Jalisco, Toluca

Netherlands
See List of archives in the Netherlands

New Zealand

 * Archives New Zealand

Norway

 * National Archival Services of Norway

Pakistan

 * National Archives of Pakistan
 * Punjab Archives, Lahore
 * Sindh Archives, Karachi

Portugal

 * Torre do Tombo

Romania

 * National Archives of Romania
 * National Film Archives (ANF)

Russia

 * Archive of the President of the Russian Federation
 * Russian State Archive of Contemporary History
 * Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History
 * State Archive of the Russian Federation
 * Russian State Archive of Literature and Art

Senegal

 * National Archives of Senegal

Singapore

 * National Archives of Singapore

Slovakia

 * Slovak National Archives

Slovenia

 * National Archives of Slovenia

South Africa

 * National Archives of South Africa
 * National Film, Video and Sound Archives (South Africa)
 * Transvaal Central Archives

South Korea

 * National Archives and Records Service

Spain

 * List of archives in Spain

Sri Lanka

 * Department of National Archives

Sweden

 * National Archives of Sweden
 * Stockholms stadsarkiv

Switzerland

 * Federal Archives of Switzerland

Thailand

 * National Archives of Thailand
 * Thai Film Archive
 * Maejo University Archives
 * Payap University Archives

Ukraine

 * Archives of Ukraine (Архіви України)
 * Ukrainian Research Institute of Archival Affairs and Records Management
 * Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine

See also List of archives in Ukraine

United Kingdom
Given the length of the list, see List of archives in the United Kingdom

United States
Given the length of the list, see List of archives in the United States

Uruguay

 * Cinemateca Uruguaya, Montevideo. Largest film archive of Uruguay, holding 20.000 films

Vatican City

 * Vatican Secret Archives
 * Archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

By format

 * List of film archives
 * List of sound archives