National ArchivesThe UK body entrusted with preserving the official archives of the country. It also maintains Discovery - which is the national register of archives (details of collections in the National Archives and 2500 archives around the country), and includes Find an archive (listing of UK archives, plus links to archives around the world). Official archive of the UK government, home to over 1000 years of historical records, including the Cabinet Papers 1915-1980.