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BERMUDA ARCHIVES
Identity area
Identifier
BMBA
Authorized form of name
BERMUDA ARCHIVES
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
National
Contact area
Contact information
Bev Morfitt, Director
Address
Street address
30 Parliament Street
Locality
Hamilton
Region
Country name
Bermuda
Postal code
HM 12
Telephone
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Fax
441-295-8751
URL
Description area
History
Established 1974
Geographical and cultural context
Located City of Hamilton, Bermuda, an Overseas Dependent Territory of Great Britain
Mandates/Sources of authority
The Bermuda Archives Act 1974
Administrative structure
Minister responsible for Archives, the Hon. Nalton Brangman, JP, MP. Ministry of Education.
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
The Bermuda Archives holds records of the legislature, judiciary and government of Bermuda as well as the two municipalities of St. George's and Hamilton. Non-government collections include those of the churches, parish vestries, parish councils, personal and family papers. Archives of social, business and philanthropic organisations are also held. Records span the period from early settlement in 1615 until the present.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
8:45 am - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday
Access conditions and requirements
Registration and identification required
Accessibility
All government records are in the public domain and are freely available. Private papers and manuscript collections subject to donor agreements may have access restrictions. Records containing personal data of living individuals are closed as are those archives that are fragile or at risk.
