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{{Quote|History is not about embracing the past, it is about conquering the future.|[[Lasidious von Feldure]]}}
 
  
The '''Imperial Archives''' is a large facility situated on [[Coruscant]]. It contains a multitude of corridors and rooms, several of which are public research areas containing info-consoles and archaic documents for public use. The Archives also contains a public database that can be accessed anywhere in the [[Galaxy]].
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The '''Imperial Archives''' is a national library headquartered on [[Coruscant]] that contains a public database that may be accessed by Imperial citizens anywhere in the galaxy. The Archives contains a multitude of corridors and rooms, several of which are public research areas containing info-consoles and archaic documents for public use. The chief archivist is responsible for all sections of the Imperial Archives and is appointed by the Director of the [[Imperial Information Service]], who in turn reports to the Minister of Culture.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The Archives is a fathomless collection of ancient knowledge and research dating back thousands of years, the Archives serves as a repository for journals and artefacts and is open at all hours to all Imperials citizens in need of information. The Archives also contains several vaults of varying degrees of security. The main vault is perhaps the most heavily guarded room in the Archives. Stormtroopers and other Imperial officials stand guard at the vault 24 hours a day, and its contents are not publicly listed. Other rooms in the Archives hold scale models of different [[:Category: Planets|planets]], like [[Coruscant]], [[Corellia]], and [[Naboo]] and there is also a room near the centre of the Archives that contains a large starmap. Apart from the public research areas the Archives also contains conference rooms, and private studies for the Imperial Archivists who painstakingly document the [[Galaxy]] day and night. Both the [[Imperial Security Bureau]] and [[Imperial Intelligence]] also operate in the Archives.
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The Archives is a fathomless collection of ancient knowledge and research dating back thousands of years, the Archives serves as a repository for journals and artifacts and is open at all hours to all Imperials citizens in need of information. The Archives also contains several vaults of varying degrees of security. The main vault is perhaps the most heavily guarded room in the Archives. Stormtroopers and other Imperial officials stand guard at the vault 24 hours a day, and its contents are not publicly listed. Other rooms in the Archives hold scale models of different [[:Category: Planets|planets]], like [[Coruscant]], [[Corellia]], and Naboo, and there is also a room near the center of the Archives that contains a large starmap. Apart from the public research areas the Archives also contains conference rooms, and private studies for the Imperial Archivists who painstakingly document the Galaxy day and night. Both the [[Imperial Security Bureau]] and [[Imperial Intelligence]] also operate in the Archives.
  
 
===Public Research Halls===
 
===Public Research Halls===
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The First Hall, also known as the "Grand Public Research Hall" or the "[[Drayson]] Hall" after the first [[Galactic Emperor]], is the main entrance to the Archives due to the great, hand-carved wooden doors at its front displaying the Imperial Crest in thin metal. Above the doors runs the phrase "Knowledge, Order, Power". The First Hall contains [[COMPNOR]]'s great records on philosophy and manuscripts detailing the downfall of the [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] and the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Personal journals of over ten million Imperials are also held here. Two smaller wings break away from the First Hall; the 1st, the "Ancient History Research Wing", and the 2nd, the "Imperial Military Archives".
 
The First Hall, also known as the "Grand Public Research Hall" or the "[[Drayson]] Hall" after the first [[Galactic Emperor]], is the main entrance to the Archives due to the great, hand-carved wooden doors at its front displaying the Imperial Crest in thin metal. Above the doors runs the phrase "Knowledge, Order, Power". The First Hall contains [[COMPNOR]]'s great records on philosophy and manuscripts detailing the downfall of the [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] and the rise of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Personal journals of over ten million Imperials are also held here. Two smaller wings break away from the First Hall; the 1st, the "Ancient History Research Wing", and the 2nd, the "Imperial Military Archives".
  
 
====The Second Hall====
 
====The Second Hall====
The Second Hall, or the "[[Piett]] Hall", named after the fifth [[Emperor]], runs perpendicular to the first and third halls. It contained data dedicated to mathematical and engineering sciences. Works related to the topics on hyperspace and how to achieve it and construct engines and vehicles capable of such feats are among the blue-glowing stacks. Floor plans of the [[galaxy]]'s government buildings and other points of interest are found here, along with many manufacturers' weapon designs and other engineering feats by [[MInd]].
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The Second Hall, or the "[[Piett]] Hall", named after the fifth [[Emperor]], runs perpendicular to the first and third halls. It contained data dedicated to mathematical and engineering sciences. Works related to the topics on hyperspace and how to achieve it and construct engines and vehicles capable of such feats are among the blue-glowing stacks. Floor plans of the [[Galaxy]]'s government buildings and other points of interest are found here, along with many manufacturers' weapon designs and other engineering feats by [[MInd]].
  
 
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====The Fourth Hall====
 
====The Fourth Hall====
The Fourth Hall, or the "[[Charon]] Hall", honouring the eight [[Emperor]], running on the same plane as the second is also split into two smaller wings; each dedicated to zoological research relating information on every known species of flora and fauna in the [[galaxy]].
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The Fourth Hall, or the "[[Charon]] Hall", honoring the eighth [[Emperor]], running on the same plane as the second is also split into two smaller wings; each dedicated to zoological research relating information on every known species of flora and fauna in the Galaxy.
  
 
===The Imperial Gallery===
 
===The Imperial Gallery===
The Imperial Gallery, Imperial Archives Gallery, or "[[Cherokee]] Gallery" after the eleventh [[Galactic Emperor]], is a large new wing to the rear of the Imperial Archives that was commissioned  by [[:Category:Imperial Gallery|Imperial Art]] collector [[Crueya Vandron]] and developed under the approval of [[Vizier]] [[Galdarzz Aalon]] in mid year 12. The Gallery now houses some of the [[Galaxy]]'s finest paintings, sculptures, holographic art and other curios.
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The Imperial Gallery, Imperial Archives Gallery, or "[[Cherokee]] Gallery" after the eleventh [[Galactic Emperor]], is a large new wing to the rear of the Imperial Archives that was commissioned  by [[:Category:Imperial Gallery|Imperial Art]] collector [[Crueya Vandron]] and developed under the approval of Vizier [[Galdarzz Aalon]] in mid year 12. The Gallery now houses some of the Galaxy's finest paintings, sculptures, holographic art and other curios.
  
 
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===The Command Centre===
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===The Command Center===
Near the centre of the Archives is the Command Centre, or "Central Chamber", the access point from which any Archivist can explore the Archives. Advanced terminals in the Command Centre allow Archivists to access any of the hundreds of rooms in the Archives, narrowing down their searches to a specific area. Carpeted in red, the chamber's center piece is a large database station used by the Deputy Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives to keep record of the documents stored in the stacks and those who access them. Foot traffic in the Command Centre is typically banned and a "Covert" security clearance is required to enter. The Command Centre itself is a massive, circular chamber with arching doorways stretching to the ceiling, and grants anyone inside the area a physical view of all the public areas.
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Near the epicenter of the Archives is the aptly-named Command Center, or "Central Chamber", the access point from which any Archivist can explore the Archives. Advanced terminals in the Command Center allow Archivists to access any of the hundreds of rooms in the Archives, narrowing down their searches to a specific area. Carpeted in red, the chamber's center piece is a large database station used by the Deputy Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives to keep record of the documents stored in the stacks and those who access them. Foot traffic in the Command Center is typically banned and no less than a COVERT security clearance is required to enter. The Command Center itself is a massive, circular chamber with arching doorways stretching to the ceiling, and grants anyone inside the area a physical view of all the public areas.
  
 
===Database===
 
===Database===
The Imperial Archives boasts the largest information database that can be accessed anywhere in the [[Galaxy]]; on datapads, holonets and other info-consoles. The database is the premier Galactic source of information on all aspects of the Galaxy. This includes information about the Galaxy at large - such as [[:Category:Planets|planetary]], [[:Category:Spacecraft|spacecraft]], [[:Category:Technology|technology]] and [[:Category:Races and species|species details]] - as well as personal and psychological information of both [[:Category:Individuals|Imperial]] and [[:Category:Non Imperial Individuals|non-Imperial individuals]]. [[:Category:History|Historical]] events such as wars and battles, political upheavals, poignant social events as well as a record of various galactic cultural endeavours, within such mediums as [[:Category:Culture|art, music, theatre and science]].  
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The Imperial Archives boasts the largest information database that can be accessed anywhere in the Galaxy; on datapads, holonets and other info-consoles. The database is the premier Galactic source of information on all aspects of the Galaxy. This includes information about the Galaxy at large - such as [[:Category:Planets|planetary]], [[:Category:Spacecraft|spacecraft]], [[:Category:Technology|technology]] and species details - as well as personal and psychological information of both [[:Category:Individuals|Imperial]] and non-Imperial individuals. [[:Category:History|Historical]] events such as wars and battles, political upheavals, poignant social events as well as a record of various galactic cultural endeavors, within such mediums as [[:Category:Culture|art, music, theater and science]].  
  
  
 
==Leadership and History==
 
==Leadership and History==
 
===Leadership===
 
===Leadership===
The Imperial Archives are managed and maintained, which includes the reviewing, organizing and security of the articles within, whilst making sure they don't violate any Imperial protocols and are appropriate for the Galactic Public, by the Deputy Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives under the direct supervision of the Director of Culture, the Vizier for Progress and the Director of [[Imperial Intelligence]].
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The Imperial Archives are managed and maintained, which includes the reviewing, organizing and security of the articles within, whilst making sure they don't violate any Imperial protocols and are appropriate for the Galactic Public, by the chief archivist of the Imperial Archives under the guidance of the Director of the [[Imperial Information Service]] and, ultimately, the Minister for Culture. The chief archivist is responsible for the Archives' general administration and to report its accounts to the Director of IIS.
  
The Director of the Imperial Archives is the head of the Imperial Archives based on [[Coruscant]]. The Director is responsible for the institution's general administration and reported its accounts to the Minister of Culture and/or Vizier of the Coalition for Progress. At the Archive's inception, its most senior member of staff was called 'Principal Librarian'. The job title became 'Director and Principal Librarian' in Year 10 Day 43. On Year 11 Day 93, the position was abolished by the [[Grand Vizier]] only to be recreated again on Year 12 Day 86. After [[Lasidious von Feldure]]'s retirement, the new Director of the [[Imperial Information Service]], [[Santiano Salazar]], decided to shorten the title and renamed it 'Deputy Director', to avoid confusion with the Director of IIS.
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The official job title of the chief archivists has changed several times in the past decade, including but not limited to the Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives, Director and Principal Librarian of the Galactic Archives (during its brief renaming), Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives, and Chief Editor of the Imperial Archives. Known chief archivists include:
  
'''Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives (Year 9 Day 175)'''
 
 
*[[Ryan Roche]], Year 9 Day 175 - Year 9 Day 340
 
*[[Ryan Roche]], Year 9 Day 175 - Year 9 Day 340
 
*[[Orphaea Imperium]] (interim), Year 9 Day 340 - Year 10 Day 43
 
*[[Orphaea Imperium]] (interim), Year 9 Day 340 - Year 10 Day 43
 
'''Director and Principal Librarian of the Galactic Archives (Year 10 Day 43)'''
 
 
*[[Mekum Campbell]], Year 10 Day 43 – Year 10 Day 77
 
*[[Mekum Campbell]], Year 10 Day 43 – Year 10 Day 77
 
*[[Inwe Ventidius]], Year 10 Day 78 - Year 10 Day 356
 
*[[Inwe Ventidius]], Year 10 Day 78 - Year 10 Day 356
 
*[[Kate Black-Granger]], Year 10 Day 356 - Year 11 Day 93
 
*[[Kate Black-Granger]], Year 10 Day 356 - Year 11 Day 93
 
'''Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives (Year 12 Day 86)'''
 
 
*[[Lasidious von Feldure]], Year 12 Day 86 - Year 12 Day 231
 
*[[Lasidious von Feldure]], Year 12 Day 86 - Year 12 Day 231
 
'''Deputy Director of the Imperial Archives (Year 13 Day 45)
 
 
*[[Tec Vaan]], Year 12 Day 271 - Year 13 Day 20
 
*[[Tec Vaan]], Year 12 Day 271 - Year 13 Day 20
*[[Serena Moon]], Year 13 Day 20 - Present
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*[[Serena Moon]], Year 13 Day 20 - Year 13 Day 340
 
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*[[Amne Zailyn]], Year 13 Day 340 - Year 14 Day 324
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*[[Samual Johnson]], Year 18 Day 148 - Year 20 Day 53
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*[[Owen von Ismay]], Year 20 Day 64 - Year 20 Day 202
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*[[Patrick Mueirech]], Year 20 Day 202 - Year 21 Day 303
===Reformation - Year 12===
 
On Year 12 Day 39 [[Lasidious von Feldure]] was personally requested by Vizier [[Tec Vaan|Vaan]] to evaluate the Imperial Archives in preparation for a reform that he would head. The Archives had fallen into a minor state of chaos; The database system had not been kept to a high enough standard and had become outdated. [[Lasidious von Feldure|Feldure]] alongside [[II]] Director [[Inwe Ventidius|Ventidius]] went about redesigning the main layout of the Archive database, ripping out the unnecessary elements that had developed over the years and replacing it with a far more concise and appropriate system for the modern public.
 
 
 
On first accessing the database, [[Lasidious von Feldure|Feldure]] had discovered that a vast majority of Imperial historical events had been left undocumented or worse still had been doctored. Other articles were out of date or missing vital information. He went about correcting this, reprogramming the database's main information category and storage system and removing dysfunctional staff members and hiring new. With the help of various Imperial command members he was also able to recover some documents and holo-recordings that had fallen out of public hands and re-display them within the Archives. Other than documents and other data, artefacts slowly began arriving for display and storage in the Archives, including several paintings and statues.
 
The initial reform was a great success and [[Lasidious von Feldure|Feldure]] was soon appointed Director of the Imperial Archives by the Director of Culture, [[Gunther Rall]] under the approval of Grand Vizier [[Jorus Taidan]].
 
 
 
===Reformation - Year 13===
 
In Year 13, after the retirement of [[Lasidious von Feldure]], [[Serena Moon]] was appointed as the new Deputy Director of the Archives by Director [[Santiano Salazar]]. One of the archivists, [[Elvira Falston]], took the initiative to help reform the Archives yet again. Due to the rebuilding of the [[Imperial News Grid]] and enormous amounts of data from the Archives could be found there or some information else where that were still easy to access, it was decided to remove the information that could be found else where rather then maintaining it in the Archives. Also all redundant information was taken out of the databases and the focus was shifted to historical information, and biographies on Imperials, rather than simple descriptions of current situations.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 15 October 2020

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Imperial Archives
Leader Vacant
Foundation Date Year 9 Day 175
Type Information Database
Professions Galactic Documentation
Members Click here
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Motto "Scientia, Ordo, Potestas." - ("Knowledge, Order, Power.")
Application Process Click here
Forum Click here
Affiliation Galactic Empire


The Imperial Archives is a national library headquartered on Coruscant that contains a public database that may be accessed by Imperial citizens anywhere in the galaxy. The Archives contains a multitude of corridors and rooms, several of which are public research areas containing info-consoles and archaic documents for public use. The chief archivist is responsible for all sections of the Imperial Archives and is appointed by the Director of the Imperial Information Service, who in turn reports to the Minister of Culture.

Overview

The Archives is a fathomless collection of ancient knowledge and research dating back thousands of years, the Archives serves as a repository for journals and artifacts and is open at all hours to all Imperials citizens in need of information. The Archives also contains several vaults of varying degrees of security. The main vault is perhaps the most heavily guarded room in the Archives. Stormtroopers and other Imperial officials stand guard at the vault 24 hours a day, and its contents are not publicly listed. Other rooms in the Archives hold scale models of different planets, like Coruscant, Corellia, and Naboo, and there is also a room near the center of the Archives that contains a large starmap. Apart from the public research areas the Archives also contains conference rooms, and private studies for the Imperial Archivists who painstakingly document the Galaxy day and night. Both the Imperial Security Bureau and Imperial Intelligence also operate in the Archives.

Public Research Halls

The First Hall

The First Hall, also known as the "Grand Public Research Hall" or the "Drayson Hall" after the first Galactic Emperor, is the main entrance to the Archives due to the great, hand-carved wooden doors at its front displaying the Imperial Crest in thin metal. Above the doors runs the phrase "Knowledge, Order, Power". The First Hall contains COMPNOR's great records on philosophy and manuscripts detailing the downfall of the Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire. Personal journals of over ten million Imperials are also held here. Two smaller wings break away from the First Hall; the 1st, the "Ancient History Research Wing", and the 2nd, the "Imperial Military Archives".

The Second Hall

The Second Hall, or the "Piett Hall", named after the fifth Emperor, runs perpendicular to the first and third halls. It contained data dedicated to mathematical and engineering sciences. Works related to the topics on hyperspace and how to achieve it and construct engines and vehicles capable of such feats are among the blue-glowing stacks. Floor plans of the Galaxy's government buildings and other points of interest are found here, along with many manufacturers' weapon designs and other engineering feats by MInd.

The Third Hall

The Third Hall, or the "Bonias Hall" after the third and tenth Galactic Emperor, is directly opposite the first and filled with information on the geography and culture of each and every known planet. Including starmaps of interstellar and planetary regions, and detailed analysis on specific civilizations are updated and stored here. The Imperial Regional Government often contributes to this section, adding new planetary details as worlds are discovered and documented.

The Fourth Hall

The Fourth Hall, or the "Charon Hall", honoring the eighth Emperor, running on the same plane as the second is also split into two smaller wings; each dedicated to zoological research relating information on every known species of flora and fauna in the Galaxy.

The Imperial Gallery

The Imperial Gallery, Imperial Archives Gallery, or "Cherokee Gallery" after the eleventh Galactic Emperor, is a large new wing to the rear of the Imperial Archives that was commissioned by Imperial Art collector Crueya Vandron and developed under the approval of Vizier Galdarzz Aalon in mid year 12. The Gallery now houses some of the Galaxy's finest paintings, sculptures, holographic art and other curios.

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The Imperial Archives Central Chamber

The Command Center

Near the epicenter of the Archives is the aptly-named Command Center, or "Central Chamber", the access point from which any Archivist can explore the Archives. Advanced terminals in the Command Center allow Archivists to access any of the hundreds of rooms in the Archives, narrowing down their searches to a specific area. Carpeted in red, the chamber's center piece is a large database station used by the Deputy Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives to keep record of the documents stored in the stacks and those who access them. Foot traffic in the Command Center is typically banned and no less than a COVERT security clearance is required to enter. The Command Center itself is a massive, circular chamber with arching doorways stretching to the ceiling, and grants anyone inside the area a physical view of all the public areas.

Database

The Imperial Archives boasts the largest information database that can be accessed anywhere in the Galaxy; on datapads, holonets and other info-consoles. The database is the premier Galactic source of information on all aspects of the Galaxy. This includes information about the Galaxy at large - such as planetary, spacecraft, technology and species details - as well as personal and psychological information of both Imperial and non-Imperial individuals. Historical events such as wars and battles, political upheavals, poignant social events as well as a record of various galactic cultural endeavors, within such mediums as art, music, theater and science.


Leadership and History

Leadership

The Imperial Archives are managed and maintained, which includes the reviewing, organizing and security of the articles within, whilst making sure they don't violate any Imperial protocols and are appropriate for the Galactic Public, by the chief archivist of the Imperial Archives under the guidance of the Director of the Imperial Information Service and, ultimately, the Minister for Culture. The chief archivist is responsible for the Archives' general administration and to report its accounts to the Director of IIS.

The official job title of the chief archivists has changed several times in the past decade, including but not limited to the Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives, Director and Principal Librarian of the Galactic Archives (during its brief renaming), Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives, and Chief Editor of the Imperial Archives. Known chief archivists include: