About Hampshire Archives and Local Studies

We are part of Hampshire County Council's Recreation and Heritage department and one of the busiest archive services in the country.

Our collections have been Designated by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as a collection of national and international importance.

We set high standards and regularly monitor our performance against our published targets. The achievement of Charter Mark status in 1999, and its successful renewal in 2002 and 2005, is a mark of excellence in public service which we particularly value, since it is based on what our users think of us.

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  We aim to continuously improve the service and welcome feedback from our users. A summary of how we have performed and how we have used our resources is published annually in the report 'How We Did'.

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  We hope this information will help you to comment on our service and whether you think we are making good use of our resources. We welcome comments and suggestions on any aspect of our services. If you have any suggestions for improvements, or you wish to make a complaint.