Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of Illustrations -- FOREWORD / Favier, Jean -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE -- PART ONE. DEFINITION OF AN ARCHIVE BUILDING THE ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF BASIC OPTIONS OVERALL PLAN -- CHAPTER ONE. Basic Definitions -- CHAPTER TWO. DRAWING UP AN ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF. THE ROLES OF THE ARCHIVIST AND THE ARCHITECT -- CHAPTER THREE. THE BASIC CHOICE: A NEW BUILDING OR THE ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING ONE -- CHAPTER FOUR. THE SITE AND LAYOUT -- PART TWO. THE FEATURES OF A TYPICAL ARCHIVE BUILDING -- CHAPTER FIVE. THE OVERALL PLAN, ACCESS AND PARKING FACILITIES -- CHAPTER SIX. STRONGROOMS: CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT --