Apart from the University of Warwick's own archive, our archive holdings come to us from external bodies and individuals. They are either donated outright or, more usually, deposited on the understanding that they will remain here indefinitely. We appraise, arrange and catalogue them to professional standards, store them in secure and environmentally controlled strongrooms and make them available in a supervised reading room to researchers whose identity we verify. We do not usually charge for the storage and processing of records, but in the case of exceptionally large deposits we may seek a contribution to our costs from the depositor.

If you are thinking of depositing or donating archives to us, please read these documents (which are in pdf format):

 Our collections policy, which describes the general areas in which we seek to acquire material;

 Our criteria for the transfer of records, which give more detail about the sort of material we are and are not interested in;

Our deposit agreement, containing the detailed terms and conditions under which we hold deposited material.