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How it works

Which corporate archives and other archives do we manage? Do you want to search the archives on-site with us - or digitally? Learn more about how it works here.

Foto: Emma-Sofia Olsson.

We manage physical and digital materials from over 300 companies and organizations. Here is the list of archives we take manage. The depositor owns their material, we just manage them. If you want to research an archive, the depositor must give their permission. We will help you to apply for it.

How it works

If you want to search for something, email our service desk. Explain who you are, what type of material you are looking for, and the purpose of your research.

We check if relevant material might be available and then seek permission from the depositor that owns that material. This applies both to research on-site (in our reading room) and online (via our digital reading room). We will get back to you as soon as we have received a response from the depositor.

Research on-site in our reading room

We manage over 87,000 shelf meters of material and most archives are not digitized. Therefore, you often need to come to us in Bromma to access the material in our reading room. If you cannot visit us, we can, for a fee, assist you with your research. In such cases, permission from the depositor is also required.

Here is our location in Bromma

Research online in our digital reading room

Parts of the archives are available digitally. Digital material is preserved on our e-archive platform and some can also be accessed online via our digital reading room. Permission from the depositor is required here too, before this material is made available to your user account.

Go directly to the digital reading room  

Good to know:

Permission from the depositor is required for all research, as mentioned. We help you apply for permission.

For visits to the reading room:

  • Appointment booking is required, unfortunately, we do not accept drop-ins.
  • Prepared material may only be read in the reading room.
  • You who access the material are responsible for preserving the condition and order of the documents.
  • Copies can be made, payment via Swish or invoice.
  • Coats and bags are left at the entrance where there are lockers. You may bring a computer, notebook, pen, camera, phone, etc.
  • Food or drink is not allowed in the reading room. The kitchenette has a refrigerator, microwave, and a coffee machine!

For research in our digital reading room:

  • First, create a user account in our digital reading room.
  • The material you have applied for permission to access will be added to your user account only after the depositor has granted permission. (As mentioned, we apply for permission on your behalf.)
  • In the meantime, you can always search in the ownerless material (mainly from defunct Stockholm companies) that we provide access to for everyone.

General:

  • We welcome your research results. We appreciate if you reference us as follows: “from the (depositor's) archive at the Centre for Business History.”
  • We can perform archive searches or digitizations on request. Price upon inquiry.

Research library

In our reading room, we also have a research library with business history books: company monographs, business leader biographies, industry overviews, and more. Unfortunately, you cannot take them home, but you can read them on-site. Which books we have can be seen in the library database Sigfrid. Find your book there and then book a time in our reading room.

Search in the library database Sigfrid

More about searching in the archives:

Is your company's archive with us?

Does your company or organization have its archive with us and would you like help with material from the archive? Or do you have other questions about your archive material? Email bildochfakta@naringslivshistoria.se and we will assist!

Group visits welcome!

Are you a group wanting to visit one of the world's largest business archives? We are happy to offer tours for groups of up to 20 people. During 45 - 90 minutes, you will receive a description of our operations followed by a tour of the archive and selected archival materials. Cost: 3,000 SEK excl. VAT. The price also includes a copy of the magazine Företagshistoria for all participants. Contact Krister Hillerud for more information.

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