The Role of the Technical Service of the Direction des Archives in the Construction of Archival Buildings in France

The Technical Service of the Archives de France, an office in the government's central administration, mediates in the construction and furnishing of archival buildings throughout France, at the national, departmental, and municipal levels. This concentrated responsibility and continuing interaction with architects and engineers has allowed the assemblage of considerable documentation on archival buildings and the development of technical and dimensional standards (a summary of which is appended to the article).