Archives

High Life Highland delivers community learning and leisure services including library and information services on behalf of The Highland Council.

The Highland Council Archive Service is responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible documents relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of The Highland Council. The Archive Service has a key role in enabling the Council to fulfil its statutory duty to make proper arrangements for the preservation and management of its own records, those of its predecessors, and other records which have been placed in its care.

What are archives?
Archives are the records of official bodies, companies, societies and individuals which have been identified as being worthy of permanent preservation. Because they form a unique record of our past, archives need to be preserved in secure and environmentally controlled conditions.

The Archive Service welcomes the donation of archives from individuals and organisations. Documents may also be deposited on indefinite loan, in order that they may be made available to the public, whilst ownership is retained by the depositor. 

If you would like to deposit documents with the Archive Service or if you need advice on preserving them, please contact us: 

Tel: 01463 256444
E-mail: archives@highlifehighland.com
Website: www.highlandarchives.org.uk