In The Netherlands, a large number of archives  are maintained by the state, municipalities, government departments, companies and private organizations. The National Archives (Nationaal Archief), where the archives of the central government and its institutions are kept, are  the most important. Documents older than fifty years are passed on to the Public Records Departments. The provincial authorities and about sixty municipalities have their own archives.

An important historical collection of documents with regard to international labour movements and organisations is housed at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam. Other more specific archives that are of great interest can be found in the International Information Centre for the Women's Movement in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam and the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation in Amsterdam.

The most important private archive in The Netherlands is the “Koninklijk Huisarchief” (Archives of the Royal House) in The Hague. Access will only be given after permission of Her Majesty the Queen.

Related websites:

•   National Archives
•   International Institute of Social History
•   International Information Centre for the Women’s Movement
•   Netherlands Architecture Institute
•   Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation)