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Archiverdict aims to be the standard, up-to-the-minute reference guide to research archives and libraries, and their holdings. Read more.

Brief details of countries (and links to the relevant Wikipedia pages etc) are included for reference.

The emphasis is on accessible archives and libraries - whether public or private, national, local, university, online, transport, art, industry... - but mention can also be made of more specialist-access archives.

Topics welcome here
(Apart from descriptions of particular archives)


 * Links to other related wikis and websites.
 * Descriptions of specific archival research.
 * Advice on doing archival research, developing archives (including for individuals such as authors and researchers)

Things to be done

 * Developing the various country pages - adding links to relevant articles within this wiki, or to other websites and wikis, providing lists of relevant archives in the country etc.
 * Lists of particular types of archive (transport etc).
 * Chronologies (such as Archives timeline and similar materials.
 * How to look after archives articles aimed at the non-archivist (authors, family historians and others) and information on where such material can be placed.

Find an archive
To read or update an existing entry, search by keyword using the box to the left, or browse by location:
 * All countries (A-Z)

Describe an archive

 * Log in, then edit an existing archive page.
 * Create a new page by entering the archive's name in the box below.


 * If you are new to wikis, you may want to try the tutorial on the Central Wikia, read the FAQ, or consult the list of all help pages that can be found at Category:Help.