Sandwell Community History and Archives Service (CHAS) is the archive service for the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England.
[1] It collects and preserves original archives and published material relating to the history of Sandwell.
[2] It is a local authority archive service, run and funded by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
[5] The service also holds the historical records of the former boroughs of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Warley, Wednesbury and West Bromwich.
[3] Significant business collections held by the service include; Chance Brothers, Accles & Pollock, Patent Shaft and T. W.