As the official repository of historical materials for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America , the Historical Library and Archives of the General Assemblies holds in trust for these denominations much of their recorded history.

It is the responsibility of the Historical Library and Archives  to house, preserve, protect, and maintain the records of the Cumberland Presbyterian Churches so that present and future church members, administrators, historians, and other researchers may have access to them.

Whenever possible, the Historical Library and Archives of the General Assemblies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Churches shall ascribe to the Code of Ethics for Archivists as formulated by the Society of American Archivists.