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Friends of The Keep Archive


Friends have been purchasing documents to add to the collections ​for nearly 30 years 
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Welcome

Thank you for visiting the website of The Friends of The Keep Archives. The Friends of The Keep Archives are working in ever closer collaboration with The Keep and its three constituent organisations.
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​What Is The Keep?

The Keep is a major new archive centre in the Falmer area of Brighton.  

It is a shared facility, housing the East Sussex Record Office, the local history collection of the Royal Pavilion and Museums of Brighton and Hove, and the University of Sussex Special Collections, including the Mass Observation Archive.  ​It also houses the Sussex Family History Group.
The Keep provides single integrated public access for the three archive services, state of the art preservation and conservation of records of all kinds and an unparalleled resource for learning and research.

The Keep website
provides further detail about its unique content, its excellent events and how to search the collections. It contains information, archives, resources and multimedia on a vast range of topics: anyone can explore these topics in various ways by simply entering a search term on the site. 
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The Keep - open to the public again!

Following the latest Government guidance, The Keep will reopen to the public on Thursday 3 December at 10am. To ensure social distancing, we will continue to limit the number of people per day in our Reading Room to a maximum of 10, by appointment only, and original archives must be ordered two working days in advance. Documents will be quarantined for 72 hours between uses, and we will continue to operate with reduced opening hours. Our Reference Room remains closed.

There is more information on our website about accessing our services, as well as a short video outlining the measures we've put in place to make our building Covid-secure.  Do take a look if you are planning to visit, and if you have any queries, email us at thekeep@eastsussex.gov.uk. We look forward to returning to the building and to welcoming some of you back!

News from The Keep

Catch up with the latest news, forthcoming events, and more:
December 2020, News from The Keep
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December 2020 Newsletter

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FoTKA NEWSLETTER
SPRING 2020
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News Spring 2020 - pdf
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CORONAVIRUS COVID-19
FoTKA updates:
Covid-19 update

​Why Does The Keep Need Friends?

The Keep needs Friends now – more than ever before.  

Why?  Core funding, for the acquisition and maintenance of The Keep archives, is a public responsibility, but for years, and most acutely now, public funding has been unable to keep pace with the vast amount of material which we and future generations want to see preserved.  F
or information on this, read Core funding 2019/20.

FoTKA, and its predecessor FESRO (Friends of East Sussex Record Office) have, for decades, performed an enormously valuable and valued role in raising funds for The Keep.  ​

The Keep also benefits from the work of volunteers, many of whom are Friends.
The Keep and its Friends
More About the Core Funding
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​Who are the Friends?

There are over 200 Friends of The Keep Archives.

There are no special requirements or qualifications to become a Friend. Members come from all walks of life: some are learned historians, some with a more general interest. What unites them, though, is a fascination with their heritage.


​Why should I become a Friend?

There are many benefits and opportunities in becoming a Friend:
  • Friends receive a Newsletter twice a year, and an Annual Accessions Report which illustrates the wide range of acquisitions to which the FoTKA has contributed. 
  • Members have the opportunity to participate in visits to places of interest, often not open to the general public, with the benefit of expert guides. 
  • An increasing number of events and visits are planned for the future.
  • Our AGM features a lecture by a distinguished scholar.
  • Whether it is knowledge of the acquisitions, enjoyment of  visits and special events, or meeting like-minded people, there is something for every member.
  • Your ideas for improving and extending the work are welcome; and your views will be actively sought on specific ideas for development

​If you decide to join, you will be among Friends!

​How to join


Membership costs only £18 a year for individual or £25 a year for joint membership. 
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Please click on the application form on the right to download it for completion, then send it with your payment to the Membership Secretary, Friends of The Keep Archives, The Keep, Woollards Way, Brighton BN1 9BP.

​If you would prefer, please email the Membership Secretary who will be pleased to help you -
Email: Membership Secretary
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