Estate Archives

Estate archives form an important part of the archival landscape, providing a significant focus for collection development and research initiatives. This special edition of Archives and Records focuses on the current and potential impacts of these collections; including estate archives deposited in public repositories and ‘private’ archives held in the historic house sector or utilized as active business assets in property and land management. The edition brings together six papers, from archivists and academics, exploring the theme of access, discovery and use of estate archives to demonstrate impact through a UK and Irish lens