archives
Definitions
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
The place where historical documents or public records are kept.
To store or preserve data or documents in a permanent or long-term storage system.
Examples
The historian spent months researching in the national archives to uncover the truth about the revolution.
Many old photographs were discovered in the dusty archives of the local library.
Synonyms
records files registers chronicles collections annals repositories