{{Short description|Norwegian national archive}} upright=1.35|thumb|National Archives of Norway. The '''National Archives of Norway''' (''Riksarkivet'') is the institution responsible for preserving archive material from Norwegian state institutions, as well as contributing to the preservation of private archives. It does this work in cooperation with the regional state archives, together with which it forms the National Archival Services of Norway (''Arkivverket'').<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/forvaltning/enhet/21629/endringshistorie |title= Riksarkivet |publisher= Norsk senter for forskningsdata |access-date= November 1, 2017 |archive-date= October 6, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141006144317/http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/data/forvaltning/enhet/21629/endringshistorie |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Riksarkivet|title= Riksarkivet|publisher= Store norske leksikon |access-date= November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Arkivverket |title= Arkivverket|publisher= Store norske leksikon |access-date= November 1, 2017}}</ref>
The National Archives was founded in 1817.<ref name="Historikk">{{cite web|url=https://www.arkivverket.no/utforsk-arkivene/nyere-historie-1814-|title=Historikk|publisher=The National Archives of Norway|language=no|access-date=4 February 2011}}</ref> Henrik Wergeland was appointed as the first national archivist in 1841.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nkl.snl.no/Henrik_Wergeland|title= Henrik Wergeland|publisher= Norsk kunstnerleksikon |author= Glenny Alfsen|date= 20 February 2017|access-date= November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Archivaren">{{cite web|url=http://www.arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Arkivverket/Riksarkivet/Ansvarsomraade/Historikk|title=Archivaren, Gud bevar'en!|publisher=The National Archives of Norway|language=no|access-date=4 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012735/http://arkivverket.no/arkivverket/Arkivverket/Riksarkivet/Ansvarsomraade/Historikk|archive-date=17 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="About Us">{{cite web|url=https://www.arkivverket.no/en/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=The National Archives of Norway|access-date=4 February 2011}}</ref>
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