Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of Illustrations -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSLATOR’S NOTE -- PART ONE. DEFINITION OF AN ARCHIVE BUILDING THE ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF BASIC OPTIONS OVERALL PLAN -- CHAPTER ONE. Basic Definitions -- CHAPTER TWO. DRAWING UP AN ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF. THE ROLES OF THE ARCHIVIST AND THE ARCHITECT -- CHAPTER THREE. THE BASIC CHOICE: A NEW BUILDING OR THE ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING ONE -- CHAPTER FOUR. THE SITE AND LAYOUT -- PART TWO. THE FEATURES OF A TYPICAL ARCHIVE BUILDING -- CHAPTER FIVE. THE OVERALL PLAN, ACCESS AND PARKING FACILITIES -- CHAPTER SIX. STRONGROOMS: CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT -- CHAPTER SEVEN. WORK-AREAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: WORKSHOPS AND OFFICES -- CHAPTER EIGHT. AREAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -- CHAPTER NINE. STAFF ACCOMMODATION -- CHAPTER TEN. GENERAL TECHNICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT -- PART THREE. TWO SPECIAL SUBJECTS -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. RECORDS CENTRES OR INTERMEDIATE REPOSITORIES -- CHAPTER TWELVE. ARCHIVE BUILDINGS IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX 1. SUMMARY OF THE MAIN DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ARCHIVE BUILDINGS -- APPENDIX 2. MODEL BRIEF FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DÉPARTEMENTAL ARCHIVES IN FRANCE -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index -- Illustrations