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You can use online access to the Federal Archives to search for and order archived documents and consult them online.

recherche.bar.admin.ch allows you to search through, order and consult almost all fonds of the Federal Archives online. An overview of the archived documents can be found in the web portal under fonds. The Amtsdruckschriften platform provides direct access to official publications that have been digitised. Detailed information on these and other search options can be found under search engines & portals.

Digitisation on demand

Order online with just a few clicks and receive your documents by email afterwards: this convenient way of consulting documents from the Swiss Federal Archives digitally is simple, practical and available to everyone. The film presents the process behind digitisation on demand – an exciting look behind the scenes of the digitisation center!

Tips and advice

If you need assistance with your research in the fonds of the Federal Archives, you can find tips on frequently requested research areas under topics. If this section does not answer your question, experts from the Federal Archives will be happy to advise you live via chat in online access.