Type of Resource - Archives & Libraries

A2A: The Access to Archives Project
http://www.pro.gov.uk/archives/A2A/default.htm
A2A: The access to archives project intends to create an online national archives catalogue for England. |description|

Africa Research Central
http://www.africa-research.org/
Africa Research Central aims to bring together details of African repositories available to the research community. |description|

AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 Area
http://www.aim25.ac.uk/
The AIM25 project intends to provide electronic access to details of archives held by over fifty institutions (higher education and learned societies) in the greater London area. |description|

Archives Hub
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/
The Archives Hub provides access to descriptions of unique and unpublished primary source material held in more than 160 UK universities, colleges and research institutes. |description|

ARCHON
http://www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/archon.htm
ARCHON provides a gateway to UK archives. ARCHON includes details on all repositories in the UK and overseas which are noted in the indexes to the UK National Register of Archives. |description|

British Cartoon Archive
http://library.ukc.ac.uk/cartoons/
The British Cartoon Archive was established in 1973 as a research centre and picture library which is based upon an archive of over 85,000 pieces of cartoon artwork. |description|

British Library Manuscripts Catalogue
http://molcat.bl.uk/
The British Library on-line manuscripts catalogue has been created in order to provide a single point of access to the mainstream catalogues of the Department of Manuscripts. |description|

CESSDA : Council of European Social Science Data Archives
http://www.nsd.uib.no/cessda/index.html

Churchill Archives Centre
http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/home.shtml
The Churchill Archives Centre, based at Churchill College Cambridge, holds 570 collections of documents relating to Churchill. |description|

Danish Data Archive
http://www.dda.dk/

Familia: Family History Resources in Public Libraries in Britain and Ireland
http://www.familia.org.uk/
Familia is an excellent source of information for family history in the UK and Ireland (includes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). |description|

familyrecords.gov.uk: UK Family History Online
http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/
The UK family history online web site, created by familyrecords.gov consortium, aims to provide information about and links to all the main UK family history web sites. |description|

The GLBT Historical Society
http://www.glbthistory.org/
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society collects, archives, and exhibits material that deals with the history of homosexuals and other sexual minorities. |description|

Hall-Carpenter Archives
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/archive/gutoho/hall_carpenter_archives.htm
Founded in 1982, the Hall-Carpenter Archives are the largest source for the study of gay activism in Britain. |description|

Historical Archives of the European Communites
http://wwwarc.iue.it

Hospital Records Database
http://hospitalrecords.pro.gov.uk/
The Hospital Records Database, from the Wellcome Trust and the Public Record Office, provides information on the existence and location of hospital records in the United Kingdom. |description|

International Institute of Social History: Collections
http://www.iisg.nl/collections/index.html
This site outlines the collections available from the International Institute of Social History (IISH). |description|

Lambeth Palace Library
http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/
Lambeth Palace Library is the library of the archbishops of Canterbury and is the principal library and record office for the Church of England. |description|

The Linen Hall Library
http://www.linenhall.com/
The Linen Hall Library was founded in 1788 and is the oldest library in Belfast. |description|

London Metropolitan Archives
http://www.corpoflondon.gov.uk/archives/lma
The London Metropolitan Archives web site provides a variety of information about the facilities that they have to offer. |description|

Mass Observation Archive
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/massobs/homearch.html
The Mass-Observation Archive, a charitable trust, has been housed at the University of Sussex since 1970. |description|

Modern Records Centre
http://modernrecords.warwick.ac.uk/
The Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick has the aim of collecting and making sources for British political, social and economic history, in particular labour history, industrial relations and industrial politics, available for research. |description|

Mr Charles Booth's Inquiry
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/

Mundus: Gateway to Missionary Collections in the UK
http://www.mundus.ac.uk
The Mundus Gateway provides an online guide to the archival collections in the British Isles that hold material concerning the history of missionaries.|description|

National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov/

National Archives and Records Administration: Digital Classroom Exercises and Documents
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html

National Archives of Australia
http://www.aa.gov.au/
The National Archives of Australia hold papers of Governors-General, Prime Ministers and Ministers. |description|

National Archives of Canada
http://www.archives.ca/
The web site of the National Archives of Canada holds both general and detailed information on their holdings. |description|

National Archives of Ireland
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/
The web site of the National Archives of Ireland provides information about their holdings and publications as well as general information for readers. |description|

National Archives of New Zealand
http://www.archives.govt.nz/index.html
This web site provides information about the work of the National Archives of New Zealand and the facilities that it offers to the public. |description|

National Archives of Scotland
http://www.nas.gov.uk/
The National Archives of Scotland (NAS) is the repository for all the public and legal records of Scotland which are to be preserved. |description|

The National Archives of the UK
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
The National Archives of the UK holds the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. |description|

National Library of Medicine: History of Medicine Division
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/hmd.html

National Monuments Record
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/default.asp?wci=mainframe&URL1=default.asp%3FWCI%3DNode%26WCE%3D146
The National Monument Record (NMR) is the public archive of English Heritage. |description|

National Register of Archives
http://www.hmc.gov.uk/nra/nra2.htm
The UK National Register of Archives (NRA) provides indexes to the papers of approximately 150 000 corporate bodies, persons and families relating to British History, with an additional 100 000 connected records. |description|

NDAD: UK National Digital Archive of Datasets
http://ndad.ulcc.ac.uk/
NDAD provides access to archived digital data from UK government departments and agencies.

North West Film Archive
http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/

The Online Archive of California
http://sunsite2.berkeley.edu/oac/

Public Record Office

Please see The National Archives of the UK.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
http://proni.nics.gov.uk/
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the official place of deposit for public records in Northern Ireland. |description|

Quaker Archives Database
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/quaker/quakint1.htm
The Quaker Archives Database from the University of Leeds special collections department has created a name index of many of the older documents in The University Library's Carlton Hill archive. |description|

The Rural History Centre
http://www.reading.ac.uk:80/Instits/im/index.html
The Rural History Centre at the University of Reading fulfils several different functions; it is a university department, a centre for research and information, it acts as a national resource centre and also functions as a museum. |description|

SCAN: Scottish Archive Network
http://www.scan.org.uk/
The Scottish Archive Network (SCAN) aims to link archives throughout Scotland, to create a knowledge base on Scottish history and culture, and to make wills (from 1500-1875) available to researchers world-wide. |description|

Select List of Victorian Illustrated Newspapers and Journals in the British Library Newspapers Library
http://www.bl.uk/collections/victoria.html
This page forms part of the British Library Newspaper Collection web site. |description|

Tulane University Special Collections
http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/

U.K. Archival Repositories on the Internet
http://www.archivesinfo.net/
The site provides briefly annotated links to UK and overseas archival repositories. |description|

University of Southampton Library: Archive and Manuscript Collections
http://www.archives.lib.soton.ac.uk/

Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project
http://www.hull.ac.uk/lib/archives/quaker/
The Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Projects aims to increase access to and awareness of collections of Quaker material relating to Yorkshire. |description|

January 2005