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Galleries of Justice

Nottingham. Collections focus on law and policing.

Helpers - Higher Education Libraries in your PERsonal history reSearch

An online guide to using the resources held in London University's libraries and archives for family and local history research.

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library

Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.

Huguenot Library

At the University College London.

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Lambeth Palace Library

London.

LARGO: Libraries and Archives Research Guide Online

LibDex - The Library Index - England

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

Mander and Mitchenson Theatre Collection

Midlands Screen Archive | MACE

The screen archive for the Midlands in the UK. A 70,000 strong collection of film, tape and digital material, much searchable and viewable online, from commercial TV and private collections.

Modern Records Centre

The Centre's holdings focus on UK trade union records. It also holds the records of some interest groups and political organisations (including West Midlands), of individuals and business (particularly the motor industry). Hosted by the University of Warwick Library, the MRC holds records of interest to the genealogist regarding trades union membership amongst other topics.

National Gas Archive

Company archive of the Lattice Group which holds the historical records of the UK gas industry dating from the early 19th Century.

Oxford College Archives

Family and local history FAQ, contact details for Oxford college archives and other archives in Oxford.

Oxford University Archives

Parliamentary Archives: House of Lords Record Office

The archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to several million records which are preserved in the Victoria Tower repository. The records include original Acts of Parliament from 1497, Journals from 1510, papers laid before Parliament from 1531, Peerage papers from 1597, Judicial papers from 1621, and plans of canals, roads, railways and other public works deposited in connection with private bills from 1794. Amongst the comparatively few records of genealogical interest are the Protestation returns of 1642 and certain Papist returns.

Project EARL - Connecting Public Libraries to the Network

Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - United Kingdom

A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.

The British Library

The English National Football Archive

Online database of English football clubs and football players in England containing the details of players, match line-ups and goals scored for every Football League club and Premier League club game since 1888 to the present, together with tournament fixtures such as the FA Cup (so some details of smaller, other league and local football clubs).

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn - Library & Archives

Library & archive of one of the four historic Inns Of Court. A private library available to researchers by appointment. The library is happy to answer genealogical & other enquiries from the public about past members of the Inn, as long as they are made in writing. Membership lists exist from 1521 & call records from 1650. Up to 1889 these records have also been conveniently printed. The surviving records of Barnard's Inn & Staple's Inn are also held.