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Archives and LibrariesThis section gives you access to repositories worldwide that contain significant collections in British and Irish Studies. The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held throughout
The ARCHON Directory includes contact details for record repositories in the BOPCRIS: British Official Publications The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the The British Library is the national library of the Copac is a union catalogue that provides access to the merged online catalogues of 24 major university research libraries in the UK and Ireland (including the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales/Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru). Economic and Social Data Service The Economic and Social Data Service is a national data archiving and dissemination service, based on a collaboration between (1) UK Data Archive, University of Essex; (2) Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex; (3) Manchester Information and Associated Services, University of Manchester; and (4) Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research (CCSR), University of Manchester. Access to HAMNET, the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue. Huntington Library's collections include rare books and manuscripts in British history and literature, including many 15th-century books and materials in the history of science, maritime history, and Renaissance exploration and cartography. The India Office contains the documentary archives of the administration in A union catalogue for the libraries of Online catalogue of the records of estates (164 estates in 30 counties) held by King's College, Cambridge. Founded in 1441, the College's endowment included many confiscated "alien priories," English dependencies of foreign religious houses. The charters, accounts, and court records of these lands extend back in some cases to the 11th century. Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library of the archbishops of Canterbury and the principal library and record office for the history of the Church of England. The Manorial Documents Register (MDR) identifies the location of manorial records. The MDR is partially computerized--
RJ Olney from the Historical Manuscripts Commission completed this online guide in 1995 with the aim of providing advice for graduate students on the use of manuscript sources for British History.
Founded in 1701, Marsh's Library was the first public library in Ireland and contains over 25,000 books relating to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, covering medicine, law, science, travel, navigation, mathematics, music, surveying and classical literature. This site provides access to summary information about the holdings of this University of Warwick centre for sources in British labour history, industrial relations and industrial politics. A web-based guide to more than 400 collections of overseas missonary materials held in the UK. The National Archives The National Archives, formerly known as the Public Record Office, is the official depository for all central government records. It houses one of the largest archival collections in the world, spanning 1000 years of British history, from Domesday Book of 1086 to government papers recently released to the public.
The National Archives of Ireland holds the records of the modern Irish state.
Headed by the Keeper of the Records of Scotland, the NAS selects, preserves, and makes available the national archives of Scotland. The National Library of The National Library of Ireland contains the world's largest collection of Irish documentary material: books, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, drawings, photographs, maps, and other material relating to Irish history. National Library of Scotland.
The NRA is a central point for the collection and dissemination of information about the nature and location of manuscripts relating to British history. It currently consists of over 44,000 unpublished lists and catalogues that describe archival holdings in the
An electronic catalogue containing descriptions of around 3 million records.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
The The Library of the Founded in 1660, the Royal Society is dedicated to promoting excellence in science in the UK, and its library contains many unique records of scientific achievements over the centuries. Provides a single electronic catalogue to the holdings of more than 50 Scottish archives. The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences in the The Women's Library is a cultural centre, housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the
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