Archives and Records Association (United Kingdom & Ireland)

Prioryfield House
20 Canon Street
Taunton, Somerset TA1 1SW
United Kingdom
Phone: 01823 327 077
General Email: 
ara [at] archives [dot] org [dot] uk
Associated Organization Contact(s)
  • Marie Owens
    Head of Public Affairs
    Archives and Records Association (United Kingdom & Ireland)
    United States
    Phone: 01727 838957
    marie [dot] owens [at] archives [dot] org [dot] uk

The Archives and Records Association is the lead professional body for archivists, archive conservators and records managers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Society of Archivists (SoA), in existence from 1947 to 2010, was the principal professional body for archivists, archive conservators and records managers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In 2010 the Society amalgamated with the National Council on Archives (NCA) and the Association of Chief Archivists in Local Government (ACALG) to become the Archives and Records Association (United Kingdom and Ireland).