The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is the official custodian of Singapore's collective memory. Ranging from government files, private memoirs, historical maps and photographs to oral history interviews and audio-visual materials, the NAS is responsible for the collection, preservation and management of Singapore's public and private archival records.

To allow users easy access to our archival holdings, Archives Online is designed to allow users to seamlessly search information across NAS' various independent databases and view selected photographs, maps and plans, listen to oral history interview samplers and watch snippets of audio-visual recordings, round the clock.

Accessible materials:

• Audiovisual and Sound Recordings


• Government Records


• Maps and Building Plans


• Oral History Interviews


• Photographs


• Posters


• Speeches and Press Release


• Straits Settlements, Overseas and Private Records