Front cover of an annual report for the Royal Sailor’s Rest in Devonport from 1930 showing a warship approaching Devonport Dockyard. (Document reference number 1188/9)

Archive policies

The Plymouth and West Devon Record Office (PWDRO) produces detailed policies on various key aspects of our service. These policies are grouped into two areas, those which relate to stewardship of archives ie our collecting policy, preservation of the records and access policies ie what we do to provide an archive service and make the information in our care available to the public.

Two of the most commonly requested policies are: