Staatsarchiv Schaffhausen

The use of the State Archives is free of charge. However, fees are charged for special services such as reproductions. 

The spectrum of historical records ranges from around 6,000 documents to official books and files to a growing number of digital, digitised and hybrid documents. The total archive material comprises about 4 linear kilometres. Since there has long been insufficient space for the approximately 4 km of archival material in the building at the Rathausbogen, the State Archives manage two external storerooms.  

Archival records may contain sensitive information, not least personal information, which is subject to data protection. Therefore, there is a protection period of 50 years after the file is closed. In the case of personal records, there is also a protection period of 100 years from their closure. However, these protection periods do not necessarily have to be an exclusion criterion for scientific research projects or in the case of personal involvement, as there is the possibility of a reduction of the protection period by those departments which have handed over the files to the State Archives. The State Archives will be pleased to inform you about the general possibilities and the further procedure.