National Archives of Malawi
Public Archives Administration
Public Archives are
Government records that graduate from the Records Centres because they
have enduring value. These are records that have value beyond their
original administrative importance to the institutions that created them.
As such, they are transferred from the Records Centres into the Public
Archives Section
The Public Archives
Section is responsible for the systematic appraisal of semi-current
records and also the provision of research services to the
Government and the general public. Records in the Public Archives are
open for public access under prescribed conditions. Those who are
interested in conducting research in the public archives are requested to
submit a formal application to the Director of Archives for approval
Access to public archives is open to any person of mature age under prescribed conditions. Any person interested to consult these materials is required to submit a formal application to the Deputy Director of Culture (Archival Services) for approval. For more details on this service, please Contact Us
Thereafter finding
aids known as INVENTORIES are prepared and put into the Search
Room, ready for researchers to consult and make a selection of the files,
which they want to use