Reykjavík Municipal Archives ( is, Borgarskjalasafn Reykjavíkur ) is an independent institution of

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

municipality, the most populous

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and capital of Iceland. The Reykjavík Municipal Archives collects, records and preserves various records pertaining the operation and history of both

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s as well as private enterprises and individuals related to Reykjavík.Reykjavík City Directive about the Reykjavík Municipal Archives
(in Icelandic) The Reykjavík Municipal Archives contain the personal records collections of former Icelandic prime ministers

Ólafur Thors Ólafur Tryggvason Thors (19 January 1892 – 31 December 1964) was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served five times as prime minister of Iceland. Career The son of Margrét Þorbjörg Kristjánsdóttir and Thor Philip A ...

and Bjarni Benediktsson which are to a large extent accessible online. The objective of The Reykjavík Municipal Archives is to supervise on, and survey,

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at various city institutions: offices, schools, agencies, etc., ensure the safe preservation of old records and maintain proper indexing and storage of current records. The National Archives of Iceland supervises Reykjavík Municipal Archives with regard to policy.

History

The Reykjavík Municipal Archives was originally established in 1954. Before that city records were kept at the National Archives of Iceland.

References

External links

The Reykjavik Municipal Archives

Ólafur Thors
personal records collection (in Icelandic)
Bjarni Benediktsson
personal records collection (in Icelandic) {{DEFAULTSORT:Reykjavik Municipal Archives Museums in Reykjavík Archives in Iceland 1954 establishments in Iceland City archives