Visiting Southwark Archives
Document handling rules
Please help us keep our unique and irreplaceable collections safe and usable for everyone:
- Follow staff instructions on handling material
- Ask staff for help if you are unsure what to do
- Handle collection material with clean, dry hands
- Have one document container open at a time
- Keep items in the order you find them
- Leave documents flat on the desk
- Close books you are not using
- Ask staff for slips to mark or follow text
- Leave items on the desk when you are done with them
Thank you for your help!
Page last updated: 30 May 2023
