Notice: Please note that the State Records Office will be unable to retrieve State archives for 4 days from Tuesday 26 Sept to Friday 29 Sept 2023. Requests received after 4pm Friday 22 Sept for original archives or digitisation will not be actioned or processed until Monday 2 Oct 2023. For assistance please contact sro@sro.wa.gov.au.

Search and request State Archives to view in person in the Reading Room or request digital copies for a fee, by logging in and registering online.

The Reading Room is located on the 3rd floor of the State Library / State Archives and archives can be accessed during normal opening hours.

If specialist advice is needed, please book an appointment with an Archivist to discuss your research.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that SRO's online catalogue includes the names of deceased persons. The SRO also acknowledges that accessing some of this material can be confronting.

Learn how to search our catalogue.

For further information about the SRO and the State archives collection, please visit our website or email us at sro@sro.wa.gov.au.