Tyne and Wear Archives Service
- Tyne and Wear Archives Service
Tyne and Wear Archives Service (TWAS) is the record office for the cities and metropolitan districts of Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, and North Tyneside, England. TWAS preserves documents relating to the area from the 12th to the 21st century and provides free access to them for all.
History
The Archives Service was established in 1974 by Tyne and Wear County Council, drawing in the collections of the former Newcastle Archives Office, which closed. On the abolition of the county council in the local government reorganisation of 1986 Tyne and Wear Archives Service became a joint service of the five metropolitan districts, managed by Gateshead Council.
Since 1976 Tyne and Wear Archives Service has been located at Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne, the former headquarters of the North East Co-op, which it shares with Tyne and Wear Museums and the Discovery Museum.
Archivists
County Archivist
*Dr. W. A. L. Seaman, 1974-1986
Chief Archivists
*Bruce Jackson, 1986-1993
*Liz Rees, 1993-present
External links
* [http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk Tyne and Wear Archives Service]
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