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Entry Type
Corporate
Corporate Name
Derbyshire Record Office
Parent Body
Derbyshire County Council
Place
Derbyshire
Epithet
local authority archive and local studies service
Dates
1962-
History
Preserves the archives of Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council and the Anglican Diocese of Derby, and other Derby city- and county-related archives.
Key Events
1949 Appointment of the county's first Records Clerk, John R Wild
1962 Appointment of the county's first County Archivist, Joan Sinar
1989 Retirement of Joan Sinar, replaced by Margaret O'Sullivan
2010 Retirement of Margaret O'Sullivan, replaced by Sarah Chubb
2013 Following a £4m extension and refurbishment project, the new archives and local studies service opens
Address
New Street Matlock, formerly County Hall, Matlock
Authorised Form of Name
Derbyshire; Derbyshire Record Office; 1962-; local authority archive and local studies service
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