Guides to Libraries & Special Collections

Foster, Janet. British archives : a guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom /                       editors, Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard ; consultant editor, Richard Storey
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgave, 2002. Edition 4th
Baker Berry Reference CD/1040/F67/2002

Great Britain. Public Record Office. Guide to the contents of the Public Record Office.
London, H. M. Stationery Off., 1963-68.
Baker/Berry Reference CD/1043/A553

Great Britain. Public Record Office. Public Record Office current guide [microform].
London: The Office,
Baker/Berry Reference CD/1043/A554 Library has 1996

Great Britain. Public Record Office.
Public Record Office WWW Site.

On April 2, 2003, the Public Record Office (PRO) and the Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) joined together to form a new organisation: The National Archives.
The National Archives was launched in April 2003, and brings together two existing organisations, the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission. Over the next 12 months, the National Archives will combine the services and expertise of both the PRO and the HMC. It will be a national resource for anyone interested in, or with responsibility for, documents relating to British history.

Great Britain. Historical Manuscripts Commission. Record repositories in great Britain.
London, H.M.S.O.
Baker/Berry Reference CD/1041/A5
Latest issue received: 11 (1999) Library has latest ed. only

A2A - Access to Archives
A2A allows you to search and browse for information about archives in England, dating from the 900s to the present day. These archives are maintained in local record offices and libraries, universities, museums and national and specialist institutions across England, where they are made available to the public.
A2A allows you to search across detailed catalogues from over 130 repositories in England beyond the Public Record Office, and to arrange to see or to obtain copies of specific, useful, real archive documents.

Archivesinfo
This site offers annotated link lists to UK Archival Repositories on the Internet, to Overseas Archival Repositories on the Internet, and to Professional Associations (archives and records management associations). In addition, it provides a Current Projects and Initiatives section, informing about "current and recently completed projects based in archival repositories," an Archives Forum and several useful resources for archivists.

National inventory of documentary sources in the United Kingdom. Collation: microfiches ; 10 x 15 cm. Teaneck, N.J. : Chadwick Healey, 1984- Notes: Library has CD-Rom index: Index to NIDS.
Jones Media Center, Microfiche 1577F Library has unit 1-8 (1984-1986) only.

A directory of rare book and special collections in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. 2nd ed. / edited by B.C. Bloomfield with the assistance of Karen Potts. London : Library Association Pub., 1997.
Baker/Berry Reference Z/1029/D57/1997

The following series are published by the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.

Papers of British Cabinet Ministers, 1782-1900.
London : H.M.S.O., 1982. Guides to sources for British history based on the National Registers of Archives ; 1.
Baker/Berry r Stacks Z/2018/P36/1982

The manuscript papers of British scientists, 1600-1940
London : H.M.S.O., 1982. Guides to sources for British history based on the National Register of Archives ; 2.
Baker/Berry Stacks Q/149/G7/M3/1982

Guide to the location of collections described in the Reports and Calendars series, 1870-1980 London : H.M.S.O., 1982. Guides to sources for British history ; 3. Baker/Berry Stacks Z/2019/G84/1982

Private papers of British diplomats, 1782-1900.
London : H.M.S.O., 1985. Guides to sources for British history ; 4.
Baker/Berry Stacks Z/6465/G7/P74/1985

Private papers of British Colonial governors 1782-1900.
London : H.M.S.O., c1986. Guides to sources for British history ; 5.
Baker/Berry  Stacks JV/1061/G74/1986

Papers of British churchmen 1780-1940.
London : H.M.S.O., 1987. Guides to sources for British history ; 6.
Baker/Berry Stacks BR/755/P3411/1987

Papers of British politicians, 1782-1900.
London : H.M.S.O., 1989. Guides to sources for British history ; 7.
Baker/Berry Stacks Z/2019/P36/1989

Records of British business and industry, 1760-1914 : textiles and leather.
London : H.M.S.O, 1990. Guides to sources for British history ; 8.
Baker/Berry Stacks HC/255/R42/1990/HC255/R42/1990

Records of British business and industry, 1760-1914: Metal processing and engineering. London : HMSO, 1994. Guides to sources for British history ; 9.
Baker/Berry Stacks TS/225.2/G3/R43/1994

Principal family and estate collections.
London : H.M.S.O., 1996- Guides to sources for British history ; 10.
Baker/Berry Stacks CD/1069.5/A1/P746/1996 Library has v.1

Riddick, John F. A guide to Indian manuscripts: materials from Europe and North America
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993. Reference guides to archival and manuscript sources in world history, no. 2.
Baker/Berry Stacks Z/3208/A39/R54/1993
[Note: Indian refers to India not Native American.]