Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis
- Departmental Archives of the Seine-Saint-Denis
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Mandates/Sources of Authority
The Departmental Archives of Seine-Saint-Denis are responsible for evaluating, selecting and receiving documents produced and received by all public administrations at departmental level, with the exception of towns which keep their own archives. They may also receive by donation, acquisition or deposit collections of private origin.
Administrative Structure
In Seine-Saint-Denis, the functions of the Curator of Antiquities and Works of Art (CAOA) have been carried out since 1973 by the Director of the Departmental Archives and by a delegated curator of AOA. Their responsibilities are defined by a decree of 19 October 1971.
Archival and Other Holdings
Given its recent history, the institution does not keep all of the public archives that predate the creation of the department in 1964. Most of these are still held by the National Archives, the Paris Archives and the Yvelines Archives. In the field of private archives, the department has developed an original collection policy based on four main areas
- geographical: the territory of Seine-Saint-Denis
- chronological: the 20th century
- thematic: the world of work and the social movement
- typological: audiovisual and photographic archives
These archives are supplemented by various documentary collections (historical and administrative library, periodicals, press, maps and plans, prints, photographs, postcards, etc.), which are mainly acquired and donated.
Opening Times
The reading room hours are as follows:
- Monday: 1pm to 5.30pm
- Tuesday to Thursday: 9am to 5.30pm
- Friday: from 9am to 12.30pm
The hours of pick-up are as follows
- Monday: 1.15pm, 1.45pm, 2.15pm, 2.45pm, 3.15pm, 3.45pm, 4.15pm, 4.45pm
- Tuesday to Thursday: 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45, 1.15, 1.45, 2.15, 2.45, 3.15, 3.45, 4.15, 4.45
- Friday: 9.15, 9.45, 10.15, 10.45, 11.15, 11.45
Conditions of Access
Consultation of the collections is free and open to all on presentation of an identity document, and is only done on site. On your first visit, the reception staff will register you.
For everyone's comfort and to preserve the documents, lockers are available in the cloakroom area, located near the entrance to the reading room. Everyone is required to leave their clothes (coats) and personal belongings (backpacks, satchels, briefcases) there, under their own responsibility. Only the tools necessary for taking notes (pencil, paper, laptop, camera without flash) are allowed in the reading room.
It is strictly forbidden to eat or drink in the reading room and mobile phones must be switched off. The reading room chairpersons will provide you with information and help you with your research. They ensure the smooth running of the reading room and the preservation of the documents.
According to the reading room rules, the number of items that may be consulted in the reading room is limited to fifteen per day. Microfilmed documents (parish and civil registers) are freely accessible.
Reproduction Services
The issuing of reproductions of documents is a facility granted to users. Any reader wishing to make reproductions of archival documents must first enquire of the room supervisor as to the material and regulatory possibility of doing so and the procedures to follow.
It should be noted that no reproduction of documents communicated by way of derogation from the legal deadlines for disclosure is authorised. The same applies to certain private collections, which may be disclosed but not reproduced. Reproduction of an archive document by staff (photocopying, photography, etc.) is subject to payment on the spot or by invoice, according to the rates in force. Readers are free to use their own photographic equipment, provided that the documents are freely communicable; the use of flash photography is strictly prohibited.
The terms of public use (for broadcasting, exhibition, publication or commercial exploitation) of reproductions made by the service or by the reader vary according to the status of the documents (public or private) and any intellectual property rights that may be attached to them. Requests for authorisation are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Read more on the reproduction fees here.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis
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USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales de la Seine-Saint-Denis grouped under "Selected records of the Departmental Archives of the Seine-Saint-Denis". Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.