The Archives became operative on 1 June 1997,[2] as an administrative organization that preserves and protects the archival and current records created as part of the activities of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the President and vice-president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[3] Since 2016, the Archives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina use the new emblem which has been inspired by a stylized “stećak” [4] tombstone.

The most notable archival fond is the one related to Branko Mikulić and which is being studied by a large number of users from all around the world.

On the 100th anniversary of the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Archive of the Federation organized on June 28, 2014, an exhibition titled "Sarajevo Assassination".

These awards are: King Tvrtko I Kotromanić, Bosnian Stećak Tombstone and Recognition of the Archives of the Federation of BiH in the form of a plaque.