Government Archivist
A formal post of Archivist and Librarian was created within the Colonial Secretary’s Office on January1, 1902, and was held for the firs...Read More
State Archives
The state archives was granted the status of a quasi-department with the following operations under it:
1) Government Records Office
2) Registra...Read More
Transfer to Nuwara Eliya
The archives were located on the ground floor of the Secretariat Building in Colombo. With the entry of Japan into World War II, the Registrar ...Read More
Department of Government Archivist
With independence imminent, the Department of Government Archivist was created along with other departments to facilitate the handover of ...Read More
Transfer to Gangodawila
In 1962 the department was shifted on a temporary basis to the Sri Sumangala building of the Sri Jayewardenepura University in Gangodawila, Nugegoda....Read More
Director
The post of the head of the department was changed from ‘Government Archivist’ to Director by the Cabinet of Ministers at the Cabinet meeting held on Oc...Read More
Legislation
The National Archives Law No. 48 of 1973 was enacted, and the Department was renamed the Department of National Archives.
Establishment of the Kandy branch office
Initially, the Kandy branch office was located in a building belonging to the Land Registrar's office, near the Natha Dewale, in...Read More
Amendment to Legislation
The principal enactment was amended by the National Archives (Amendment) Act No. 30 of 1981.
Reid Avenue Building
The newly built archival facility, with 111,000 square feet at No. 7, Philip Gunawardena Mawatha (Reid Avenue), Colombo 07, was declared open by Pr...Read More
Extension building
A state-of-the-art extension building to the main office in Colombo was declared open, with 24-hour climate control and CCTV. The repositories for audio-v...Read More
Director General National Archives
The Department of National Archives was comprehensively restructured, increasing the cadre to 291 positions. The post of the hea...Read More
