Some of the preserved documents include texts from the First Republic, scientific archives, the parish books that hold information about the christening and the death of citizens, the gospel of the 9th century, Anchi gospel (12th century), Kings' deeds, private letters, verdicts, other legal monuments, photos from the 19th century, first film documents, and the documents of different state or private structures.

Following Sovietization, a decree passed on July 1, 1921 governed the archival procedures under the Georgian SSR.

[2] A 2023 fire destroyed some items and raised concern for renewed criticism about the state of the archives' buildings.

[3] A new media center was announced in 2017 to showcase the archive's extensive film collection and the theatre opened in 2018.

[6][7] Among the items in the collection are: The manuscript is dated from the 10th c.; in terms of the text version, it follows one of the earliest Georgian translations of the Psalter.