Regional State Archives in Tromsø explained

Regional State Archives in Tromsø
Native Name:Statsarkivet i Tromsø
Type:Division
Preceding1:Regional State Archives in Trondheim
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Jurisdiction:Troms, Finnmark and Svalbard
Headquarters:Breivika, Tromsø, Norway
Coordinates:69.6808°N 18.9718°W
Chief1 Name:Solbjørg Ellingsen Fossheim
Parent Agency:National Archival Services of Norway
Website:Official website

The Regional State Archives in Tromsø (Norwegian: Statsarkivet i Tromsø) is a regional state archives situated at Breivika in Tromsø, Norway. Part of the National Archival Services of Norway, it is responsible for archiving documents from state institutions in the counties of Troms and Finnmark, as well as Svalbard. The facility is located at the campus of the University of Tromsø. The collection includes 9.5 shelf-kilometers of material, with magazine capacity for 22.[1]

The agency was at first an office established in 1952, subordinate the Regional State Archives in Trondheim. It became an independent office from 1987 and the facility opened the following year.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statsarkivet i Oslo . . Norwegian . 20 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Historikk . . Norwegian . 20 January 2016.