Agency services

State archives on shelf at Western Sydney Records Centre

Government services

Information and resources for managing, storing and transferring government records

Site visit to WSRC

Transfer plans

The requirement for public offices to submit a transfer plan commenced on 1 January 2024

WSRC Volunteer shoot

Transferring state archives

Transfer is the process that results in records being taken into our custody to become part of the State Archives Collection

NSW State Archive, Kingswood. 19/9/2022

Transfer of electronic annual reports

The transfer of annual reports to the State Archives Collection is required under the State Records Act 1998

Site visit to WSRC

Distributed management of state archives

An alternative to the standard option of transferring records to Museums of History NSW's custody

Archival volumes on storage shelves

State Archives Agency Services

Information and help with transferring records to the State Archives Collection

Records Managers Online Forum

Recording of the online forum presented by State Records NSW and Museums of History NSW, 24 May 2024

Visitors viewing the History Reflected exhibition at the Museum of Sydney

Donating records

Estrays are official or government records that have somehow been moved out of official custody, often ending up in local museums, historical societies, libraries or in private hands