1. South East and East landscape and The National Archives’ role for archives Emma Jay 23 January 2013

2. The National Archives based in Kew, south-west London official archive of the UK central government contains records of: o central government departments o major courts of law RAIL 253/516

3. Leading the archives sector leadership role for the archives sector in England since 2011 (previously Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) Archives for the 21st Century – government policy on archives support for all types of archives, e.g. local authority, university, private advocacy, advice, regional engagement, training and events programmes including accreditation, Archiving the Arts work with other national bodies including Arts Council England

4. Regional engagement Engagement managers with regional responsibilities: o first point of contact for archives in the region – focusing on local authority and university archives o support, visit, advise, find out what’s happening on the ground o feed into The National Archives’ work for the sector The National Archives’ East region is broadly similar to Arts Council’s South East region Priorities include support for: o sustainability o access to funding o partnerships with HE sector

5. How to find archives: ARCHON Directory Search http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon by:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon o name of archive o place name o type of archive – business, local, national, special, university Find contact details for: o 364 archives in the South East o 254 archives in the East of England

6. National Register of Archives Search http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra by:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra o name of a business or organisation o name of a person o family name o place name Find out where collections are located Search for Benjamin Britten: o 11 collections o 9 archives in UK and USA

7. Lots to explore … Archives cover a huge breadth of material and are a wonderful resource for new work and partnerships Lots of work is going on in the region to bring archives and the arts together – and there is potential to do more Through the arts, people can interact with archives in different ways © Fiona Courage

8. Stay in touch! Contact: emma.jay@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.ukemma.jay@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk COPY 1/381/99(i) COPY 1/232(424)