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Who's behind the news?
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The Archives de Paris is the official municipal and departmental archive service for the city and former department of Paris. Its origins date to the law of 5 Brumaire An V (26 October 1796), which established the Archives de la Seine. From 1803 the collections were housed in the Hôtel de Ville, then from 1860 in an annex on the Avenue Victoria. The fires that devastated Paris during the Commune in May 1871 destroyed much of the archive, including most parish registers and civil registration records prior to 1860 and records of Parisian guilds. Following reconstruction and decades of further development, the archives moved to the renovated Hôtel de Saint-Aignan after 1978, and then to the present purpose-built facility at 18 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, at the end of the 1990s. Because Paris historically functioned both as a city and as the chief town of the Seine department, the Archives de Paris serves as both a municipal and a departmental archive, making it the leading French territorial archive service.
The Archives de Paris holds approximately 76 linear kilometers of documents, welcomes more than 7,000 researchers in approximately 15,000 working sessions annually, and communicates around 45,000 documents per year. Holdings derive primarily from the administrations of the Seine department and of Paris, supplemented by private archives donated, deposited, purchased, or bequeathed by individuals, companies, associations, and unions. A specialized research library of 37,000 volumes and approximately 1,000 serial publications complements the archival holdings. Digitized records include civil marriage records from 1860 to 1902 and beyond, alphabetical indexes for reconstructed civil records prior to 1860, and materials related to the restitution of assets seized during World War II. Online finding aids and inventories can be consulted through the archives' website.
The Archives de Paris holds records relevant to the history of Parisian press, publishing, associations, and professional organizations. Holdings from decentralized state services, courts, schools, and civic bodies provide context for the media landscape of Paris across more than two centuries.
The reading room is open to all (children under 12 excluded): Monday 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free registration is required. Digitized archives and finding aids are accessible online at archives.paris.fr.