WEST SUSSEX RECORD OFFICE

Description

Since 1992 the Record Office has been a founding partner of the South East Film and Video Archive (SEFVA) (qv) and is its Repository and Conservation Centre. The Archive seeks to locate, collect, preserve and promote moving images made in or relating to the South East of England. There are now over 1,000 items in the Archive including newsreels, corporate documentaries, promotional material, and feature films from the Shoreham Film Studio. Of equal importance are the home movies and local footage from private collections.

Website

http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/RO/home.htm

Keywords

Sussex; West Sussex; Amateur films; Royal Sussex Regiment

Access

Access

Facilities

Viewing facilities; film and video, by appointment only.

Charges

Information on charges available on request.

Moving Image, Audio and Related Documentation Holdings

Video/Film

A growing collection, now of several hundred films of local interest - amateur and professional. Includes the collection of the Royal Sussex Regiment, 1914-1960.
Video components: Betamax, VHS, S-VHS.
Film components: Positive film, 8mm, 9.5mm, 16mm, 35mm. No nitrate.

Catalogues

Computerised database

On SEFVA database (in progress).

Main Contact

Name

Mr. Richard Childs

Job title

County Archivist

Telephone

01243 753600

Fax

01243 533959

Email

records.office@westsussex.gov.uk

Address

County Hall
Chichester
PO19 1RN