The Georgia Archives currently averages 74 patrons per week (296/month).  The average visitor spends 3 hours at the Archives.

The following plan will allow 78 (36 2-hour; 42 2.5-hour) appointments per month in the Open Documents Research Area (ODRA), 120 (2 hour) appointments per month in Microfilm Reference, and 90 (2 hour) appointments per month in Open Reference.  This would allow 288 visitors, which is 97% of the visitors that Archives accommodates now, but they will be limited to 2 or 2.5 hours.  If the staff finds that they are able to handle more researchers at a time, the number of appointments will be increased.   ODRA users will have to provide staff with specific requests when they make the appointment so they can have records pulled and waiting on them when they arrive.

To make appointments, individuals can contact Christopher M. Davidson at [email protected] or 678.364.3714.

Beginning November 1, 2012 and continuing in the following months, the schedule is as follows:

“I will continue to work with the Governor, General Assembly and other interested parties to restore funding and access to the Archives,” said Kemp.

Brian Kemp has been Secretary of State since January, 2010. Among the office’s wide-ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is charged with conducting efficient and secure elections, the registration of corporations, and the regulation of securities and professional license holders. The office also oversees the Georgia Archives.