Tyne and Wear Archives Service
Encyclopedia
Tyne and Wear Archives Service (TWAS) is the record office for the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear
, in North East England
. TWAS preserves documents relating to the area from the 12th to the 21st century and provides free access to them for all.
County Council, drawing in the collections of the former Newcastle Archives Office, which closed. On the abolition of the county council in the local government reorganisation of 1986 Tyne and Wear Archives Service became a joint service of the five metropolitan districts, managed by Gateshead Council.
Since 1976 Tyne and Wear Archives Service has been located at Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne, the former headquarters of the North East Co-op, which it shares with Tyne and Wear Museums
and the Discovery Museum.
In April 2009 Tyne and Wear Archives Service merged with Tyne and Wear Museums
to form Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
, in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
. TWAS preserves documents relating to the area from the 12th to the 21st century and provides free access to them for all.
History
The Archives Service was established in 1974 by Tyne and WearTyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
County Council, drawing in the collections of the former Newcastle Archives Office, which closed. On the abolition of the county council in the local government reorganisation of 1986 Tyne and Wear Archives Service became a joint service of the five metropolitan districts, managed by Gateshead Council.
Since 1976 Tyne and Wear Archives Service has been located at Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne, the former headquarters of the North East Co-op, which it shares with Tyne and Wear Museums
Tyne and Wear Museums
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is a regional group of United Kingdom national museums located across the Tyne and Wear area of north-east England. They have been administered by a joint board of local authorities since the abolition of the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County Council...
and the Discovery Museum.
In April 2009 Tyne and Wear Archives Service merged with Tyne and Wear Museums
Tyne and Wear Museums
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums is a regional group of United Kingdom national museums located across the Tyne and Wear area of north-east England. They have been administered by a joint board of local authorities since the abolition of the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County Council...
to form Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
Archivists
- Dr. W. A. L. Seaman, County Archivist 1974–1986
- Bruce Jackson, Chief Archivist 1986–1993
- Liz Rees, Chief Archivist 1993–present