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The early history of the national archives of Scotland reflects Scotland's own troubled history. Many records were lost as a result of being taken out of the country first in the 13th century by Edward I during the Wars of Independence and later by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century.
National Records of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Clàran Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for civil registration, the census in Scotland, demography and statistics, family history, as well as the national archives and historical records. [1]
"The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland" in History Scotland, volume 8, number 3 (May/June 2008), pp. 15–19. ISSN 1475-5270; Smout, T. C., "Scottish History in the Universities since the 1950s" in History Scotland, volume 7, number 5 (September/October 2007), pp. 45–50. ISSN 1475-5270 "Old parliament archives go online", BBC News, 2008 ...
The committee was established on 18 February 1800 to "Inquire into the State of the Public Records of the Kingdom, and other Public Instruments, Rolls, Books, and Papers, as they shall think proper; and to report to the House the Nature and Condition thereof, together with what they shall judge fit to be done for the better Arrangement, Preservation, and more convenient Use of the same."
The Keeper of the Records of Scotland, was given the duties to preserve the public registers, records and rolls of Scotland. [15] From 1949, the Keeper of the Registers headed the Department of the Registers of Scotland. The Keeper of the Records of Scotland headed the Records Office, later called the National Archives of Scotland.
Through its community archives programme it also help voluntary groups who maintain or wish to start a local archive. SCA is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC044553), and established and governed through a constitution. The current Chair is Bruce Jackson. Its Honorary President is Dr Irene O’Brien. The Director is John Pelan.
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This is a list of archives in the United Kingdom. As of 2009 [update] there were 122 national, 654 local, 328 university, 1,224 special and 61 business archives. [ 1 ]