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or Federal Archives. In the same year its first typewriter was installed. On 9 May 1944 the Federal Council approved the first regulations making all records in the archive which are at least 50 years old available to the public without restriction. In 1963 the first
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in 1965. On 15 July 1966, new regulations regarding the archives retained the 50 year limit, but made exceptions for academic research. In 1973 the 50 year limit was shortened to 35 years and in 1998 it was again reduced to 30 years.
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In 2018 the archives held over 66,000 linear meters of printed documents and 20.7 terabytes of digital documents. The archives have a permanent staff of 57.8
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in the Kirchenfeld district and build the current archive building. The building was built in 1896-99 by Theodor Gohl in the
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have official archives of their own. The building and its collections are a Swiss
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in 1848 the archives became part of the Federal Chancellery and found a home in
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The Federal Archives were created in 1798 following the creation of the
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class A Swiss cultural property of national significance 
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In 1914 the archives are officially designated as the
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Main building of the Swiss Federal Archives in Bern
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Bern
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national archives
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Bern
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Renaissance Revival
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List of national archives
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