Archives départementales de la Loire-Atlantique
- Departmental Archives of Loire-Atlantique
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Records Management and Collecting Policies
All the documents held have been inventoried and then listed, according to a "classification framework" which is both thematic and chronological.
The documents are grouped into series according to their date and nature in accordance with the classification framework common to all the Departmental Archives. These series are designated by letters of the alphabet and may be divided into sub-series.
Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication
The archive room supervisor will be able to give you details on how the archive room works and guide you in your search.
Research tools are available on this website. You can start your research beforehand by searching the various databases (inventories, digitised archives, library, etc.). Methodological sheets, classified by theme, are also available to guide you. A historical library of more than 30,000 works is available to readers. It is often a very useful starting point for any research in the archives.
Opening Times
The reading room is open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9am to 5pm and on Tuesday from 1.30pm to 6pm (without prior reservation)
Uninterrupted collection of document orders until 4.15pm. The digitised databases (parish registers, civil status records) are also accessible at the Maison du Département in Ancenis.
Conditions of Access
The reading room is available to the public to consult original and multimedia documents, subject to acceptance of the rules. Access is free of charge. There is a simple formality to complete on your first visit: registration to establish your reader's card. To do this, you need to bring an identity document with a photograph (identity card, passport, driving licence, etc.). This personal reader's card gives access to the Archives' reading room and allows you to request documents.
Accessibility
Building and parking accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Research Services
Any request to the Departmental Archives for special services (administrative research, reproduction of documents for scientific purposes, etc.) may be invoiced according to the rates in force, as set by the deliberations of the Departmental Council on 9 February 2017.
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Reproduction Services
Readers may themselves take photographs of documents without flash, provided that the cameras used are not in direct contact with the originals and insofar as the condition of the documents allows.
No reproduction equipment is made available to the public. No photocopying is possible.
Copies
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Mémorial de la Shoah Fondation holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales de la Loire-Atlantique.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales de la Loire-Atlantique
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USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales de la Loire-Atlantique grouped under "Selected records of the Departmental Archives of the Loire-Atlantique". Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.