Staatsarchiv des Kantons Aargau
- State Archive of Aargau Canton
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History
After the foundation of the Canton of Aargau in 1803, the Registrar of the State Chancellery in Aarau was responsible for organising and archiving the files produced by the new legislative and executive authorities. In the early years, these were housed in one of the lower rooms of the old town hall, which had been made available to the cantonal government by the Helvetic authorities. In the 1820s the archive moved to the new government building in the front suburb. In 1959, the State Archive and the Cantonal Library moved into a new building designed especially for them. The organisational separation of the two institutions in 1967 was also spatially completed in 1998 when the State Archive moved to the new Buchenhof administration building. The move to the new building brought about a marked improvement in internal operational processes. The archive users have a modern and purpose-oriented working environment in the Buchenhof.
Conditions of Access
The State Archives are open to the public and to all interested parties during opening hours.
Advance registration is not required. It's recommended that you prepare your visit to the archives in advance by sending an enquiry by e-mail or using the contact form.
Research Services
During opening hours, the customer service will be happy to advise you on your questions and research.
The State Archives also provides information by phone and answers written questions about historical events and persons, archival property and archival issues. Answering simple questions is free of charge. For time-consuming enquiries, a fee of fr. 20.- to fr. 200.- is charged with a maximum search time of 2.5 hours.
Special conditions apply to image requests and the use of the Ringier Image Archive.
Reproduction Services
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- digital photo station for reproduction of archival documents
- photocopier for copies from library books