Functions of the Archives Office The Archives Office is entrusted many tasks, from selection of archive documents to consulting on records management. Specific tasks include:selection and collection of archive-worthy documents from all university departments and predecessor institutions (university administration, departments, central institutions, institutes, offices, centres, Student Union, committees, etc.) supplementing collections through private documents (estates of professors, clubs, associations, etc.) of the HSG safekeeping and conservation work of documents for permanent preservation and use support of the University administration with verification management, preparation of documents and provision of information provision of archival materials for external parties (specific or third parties and researchers) and provision of information advising the administrative offices in document management (filing, storage, registration) final archiving of documents in the St.Gallen State Archive