 The National Archives is a government department; and also an executive agency of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs. Its 580 staff work in Kew, in Norwich, at Admiralty Arch in central London and at the Family Records Centre in Islington. The National Archives brings together the Public Record Office, Historical Manuscripts Commission, the Office of Public Sector Information and Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
See also www.opsi.gov.uk
We wanted to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes. To that end we have interviewed some of the people who work there. We know that The National Archives is somewhere you can visit to research family history, but what else goes on there? We talked to someone who advises government departments on what records to keep for the future, two of the conservators who preserve ancient documents, a reader adviser who helps the public when they visit and many more.
You can move through the interviews in turn by using the "next" button at the end of each interview, or use the links on the left to jump to the interview you are interested in. We hope you enjoy meeting the people who work at The National Archives - we certainly did.
Any specialism has its own jargon - wherever you see the 
symbol, there is a link to a glossary. Many of our interviewees
referred to documents held by The National Archives - the 
symbol indicates a link to the catalogue of public records.
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