We are home to an extraordinary range of documents, images, maps, films and books about London. On this site you can find out about the archives we hold, and get practical advice on how to use them.
Libraries / Archives
Libraries / Archives
What are they and what do they involve?
Libraries are collections of information that are available for public use – the bigger a library is, the more subjects they cover in their resources. Libraries can come in both physical and virtual forms and can have items such as books, films, CDs, newspapers, DVDs (both sound and vision) and maps available for public viewing.
What are the benefits?
Introducing students to libraries and their great resources is an excellent way of encouraging learning and motivating students to carry out their own independent studies of topics that interest them.
What students is it suitable for?
All students should be able to enjoy libraries, as there are books and resources suitable for all ages!
Costs?
Most libraries are free to visit, but to borrow resources normally requires registering to the library in question.
Safety Implications?
Libraries are reasonably safe environments – the main thing you should be aware of is respecting the quiet atmosphere, especially if you are taking younger students!
Accreditations?
There is a national accreditation scheme in operation for libraries and archives - find out more HERE about Accredited Archives.
National Organisations?
Venues for this Category
The Media Archive for Central England (MACE) is the screen archive for the Midlands.
Connect with the culture and history of the Midlands through film, videotape and digital moving images. View over 4,000 clips from a library of 45,000 titles.
Glamorgan Archives collects, preserves and makes accessible documents relating to the geographical area it serves, as detailed in its collection policy, and maintains the corporate memory of its constituent authorities
We can help you to....
- trace the history of your family, your town, village or house
- carry out research for a school, college or evening course
Welcome to the website of the National Archives of Scotland (NAS).
From 1 April 2011, the General Register Office for Scotland merged with the NAS to become the National Records of Scotland (NRS). This website will remain active until it is replaced in due course by a new website for NRS.
Curious to find out more about your family history? Your house? Your town or village? Your industrial history?
The West Glamorgan Archive Service is a joint service for the Councils of the City and County of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot County Borough.
We collect documents, maps, photographs, film and sound recordings relating to all aspects of the history of West Glamorgan.
The National Archives looks after the UK government’s documents. It holds records dating back nearly 1,000 years from the time of William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book to the present day.
The South Wales Miners’ Library has an extensive collection of books, journals and audio-visual materials, specifically selected for DACE courses. The South Wales Miners’ Library is designed to meet your study needs.
Located in Port Sunlight, the historic home of Unilever in the UK, the Unilever archives are amongst the most important collections of business records in the world.
The new Library of Birmingham is a stunning building both inside and out. Here you can:
Access our catalogues to search the collections available at the Archive and Archaeology Service.
Interactive and stimulating tours of the historic university where much of Harry Potter was filmed! Like stepping into their favourite films. Most tours are for 10+ but Family Tours in holidays welcome 5+.
Touch History at The Hive
Come to Explore the Past at The Hive and touch history on our multi-touch table which showcases the resources we have for you to research and enjoy in the building and which highlights heritage sites throughout Worcestershire.
Discover more about England's heritage from the English Heritage Archive. We hold over 12 million photographs, plans, drawings, reports and publications on architecture, archaeology, historic buildings and social history.
The Norfolk Record Office holds millions of documents, filling almost 10 miles of shelves. They have been created by a variety of organizations and people, past and present, range in date from the eleventh century to the twenty-first and relate to every town and parish in Norfolk.
Lancashire Archives collects unique, historic records that reflect Lancashire and Lancashire life - past and present. These cover church registers, historic images of Lancashire, the North West Sound Archive, police records and old maps of the region.
Arrangements may be made for groups to visit Lancashire Archives
Enriching our future by preserving our past
Lincolnshire Archives was established as a county service in 1948 with the bringing together of the records collected by the Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland County Councils, and the Lincoln Diocesan Record Office. The Archives service was known as the Lincolnshire Archives Committee.
The Newsam Library and Archives holds extensive collections of current and historical materials on education and related areas of social science.
In addition to supporting the work of staff and students at the UCL Institute of Education, it welcomes enquiries from all scholars, researchers, and others in the community with an interest in education.
We gather, keep and share historic archive collections relating to Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire - and local and family history resources relating to Gloucestershire.
The archives are kept at our main Alvin Street site in Gloucester and you can use them in our public research room.
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