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They were created by a law of 1935, and have been known by their present name since the National Archives Act 1936. They include the archives of the former Southern Rhodesia, and are formed of a network of five regional archives divided into eight provinces. From 1953-1963, they were the central repository of the National Archives of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
