A members' organisation representing UK historic house archives

Welcome to the website of the Historic House Archivists Group. Established in 1986, the group was formed by archivists responsible for looking after the historical records of private historic family homes. There are currently more than 50 members of the group, working at a variety of Estates including Chatsworth, Blenheim Palace, Alnwick, Grosvenor, Inveraray Castle and Woburn.

News

Books behind chicken wire with policy library written over

New Policy Library for members!

We are pleased to announce that we now have a Policy Library page. The aim is to offer a simple, central place for members to find and share useful documents. For now we have a set of retention policies from one of our member houses but we would love to add more documents. If you have…

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Benefits of HHAG Membership

  • Twice yearly meetings including an annual visit to a historic house
  • Opportunities to share best practice and undertake training focussed on the historic house sector
  • Access to the shared expertise and experience of more than 50 members

More information about membership can be found here.

Image used with kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle

Articles by members

Articles by HHAG Members

Latest article:

The Black Map – A Mystery Solved!

A year on from the 2025 Autumn visit to the Weston Library Roger Bird has solved the mystery of The Black Map.

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