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Microfilm set of the papers of Jeffery Amherst, first Baron Amherst. Wikipedia

Amherst, Jeffery
American Council of Learned Societies
1712-1786

Fiche set documents the growth of the PLP from its Edwardian origins in 1906 to the Party's landslide victory of 1945. It illustrates how the PLP responded to the challenges of the 1950s and charts the internal divisions that developed in the aftermath of the 1951 defeat.

  • Minutes and Records of the Administrative Committee, 1941-1945
  • Minutes and Records of the Executive Committee, 1923-1927;
  • Minutes and Records of the Liaison Committee, 1945-1968;
  • Minutes and Records of the Parliamentary Committee, 1951-1964;
  • Minutes and Records of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 1906-1968

Wikipedia

Labour Party (Great Britain)
Harvester
1906-1968

This set includes Manuscripts 10787-10858 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford University. The papers and correspondence reflect social conditions in Great Britain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Harvester
late 17th- early 18th centuries
Online Guide

Microfilm edition of the Blenheim Papers comprise the papers of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. His correspondence with his colleague and close friend, Lord Treasurer Godolphin, with other ministers and officials, and with diplomats and foreign powers across Europe, affords a comprehensive view of English politics and government in the first decade of the 18th century. The set also includes papers of his wife Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and his son-in-law, the 3rd Earl of Sunderland. Wikipedia

Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722
Harvester

Fiche edition of serial publications and pamphlets issued by various British groups related to entry and participation in the Common Market. The collection culminates with the introduction of the single European currency in 1999. It includes contributions from such organizations as the Anti-Common Market League, Bank of England, British Weights and Measures Association, Bruges Group, Centre for Policy Studies, Confederation of British Industry, European Foundation, Women in Europe, and many others. CRL holds the entire collection, including the original fiche set (1945-1972) and annual supplements (1973-1999).

Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1945-1999
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Scholarly Resources
1930-1940
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Scholarly Resources
1941-1945

The "Campaign Guides" give the history of all important questions of the period and a full record of performances of Conservative, Labour, Liberal, and Radical parties. They are a primary source for the arguments, questions, evidence, and contemporary viewpoints for the electoral struggles of modern Britain. The microfiche set covers the following years: 1885, 1892, 1895, 1900, 1906, 1909, 1914, 1922, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1945, 1950. No guide appeared for the elections of 1910, 1923, and 1924.

Conservative Party (Great Britain)
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1885-1950

Set includes material from the Sloane collection. Entries from the British Library's catalogs of manuscripts precede each reel. Prominent works include four texts of The Canterbury Tales (Sloane 1685, 1686; Add. MSS. 5140, 35286), The Legende of Good Women (Add. MS. 12044) and Troilus and Cresseid (Add. MS. 12044). There is also a rich cache of religious and devotional material. CRL owns Parts 1-2 of this Series.

British Library. Dept. of Manuscripts
Harvester
-1500
Irish Microforms Ltd.
1800-1899
Online Guide

Set includes files from private offices of Chancellors of the Exchequer, and records from several international economics conferences in the 1930s. Part One of the collection includes analyses of the international financial situation, the rise of the U.S. as a major financial power and the economic development of Nazi Germany. It is also concerned with international economic policy, especially the notorious return to the Gold Standard in 1925, and includes the papers of several international economic conferences in the 1930s. Part Two contains the files in which the British Treasury re-enacted the "new deals" proposed by Keynes and Lloyd George to "conquer" mass unemployment. It also provides the actual records of deputations of the Chancellor from the major industrial organizations, such as the Federation of British Industries and the Trades Union Congress.

Lowe, Rodney Great Britain. Public Record Office
Harvester
1916-1943
Online Guide

This set includes chronicles, genealogies, letters and other documents related land, law, politics and religion.

Harvester
c.1150-c.1500

This is part of the set Ecclesiastical authority in England and is comprised of two parts: Part 1, Instance books 1557-1694, and taxation books 1606-1607; Part 2, Detection books 1538-1700, register of churchwarden's presentments 1571-1682, church inspection books 1602-1636, excommunication papers 1612-1665, churchwarden's presentments 1573-1698.

Church of England. Archdeaconry of Chichester. Court
Harvester
1506-1700
Online Guide

Part of the set Ecclesiastical authority in England, and reproduces original manuscripts held at Cambridge University Library.

Catholic Church. Diocese of Ely (England). Consistory Court
Harvester
Online Guide

Reprint of the volumes for 1885-1939 except for 1917-1918 which were not published.

Harvester Press
1885-1939

Includes the papers of the Coventry family, 1585-1705, held at the Library of the Marquess of Bath, Longleat House. Reels 1-65 were published by the British Manuscripts Project. Wikipedia

Coventry, Henry, 1619-1686 Coventry, William, Sir, 1628?-1686
Microform Academic and Library of Congress
1585-1705

Sir George Carew held several official positions in Ireland and England from 1574 to 1611. During his various terms in office, he carefully preserved and annotated many letters and documents, both ancient and modern. The Carew papers cover the administration of Ireland and the settlement of Ulster during the 16th and early 17th centuries. Wikipedia

World Microfilms Publications
1574-1611
Online Guide

CRL owns parts 1-6 (of 11) of this fiche set.

  • Part 1. Labour Representation Committee, 1900-1902. 18 reels.
  • Part 2. Labour Party, 1906-1907. 15 reels.
  • Part 3. Records of the War Emergency Workers' National Committee, 1914-1918. 18 reels.
  • Part 4. Minutes and records of the Women's Labour League, 1906-1918. 38 fiche.
  • Part 5. Subject files (I), c.1906-c.1916. 15 reels.
  • Part 6. Subject files (II-III), c.1917-c.1943. 16 reels.

Wikipedia

Labour Party (Great Britain)
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1873-1973

This set contains the papers of Sir James Graham, British statesman and reformer. Wikipedia

Graham, James, Sir, 1792-1861
Harvester
1820-1860

The class continues papers found in CAB 66 for the post-war period.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1945-1954
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Scholarly Resources
1892-1905

 The Center has v. 1271-3416 for 1903-1938.

Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1903-1938

This contains original dispatches and reports from British diplomatic and consular representatives, correspondence with foreign missions in England, miscellaneous correspondence with individuals, and drafts or copies of letters sent from the Foreign Office.

Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1904-1905
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1906-1922

Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript reports on legal questions under consideration by the Foreign Office. Before 1860, the Foreign Office did not have its own legal advisors, and these reports were written by legal scholars. The volumes contain about 9,500 opinions from F.O. 83 .

Gregg International
1793-1860
Online Guide
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Scholarly Resources
1906-1945

 The Center has v. 4242-4251 (1919) and v. 4547-4548 (1920).

Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1914-1929
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Scholarly Resources
1930-1948

Contains reports compiled from a variety of independent sources, including regional headquarters of the Ministry and panels of civilians and officials, on reactions to the presentation of the war in the media and by politicians. Reports are about evacuation, housing, rationing, strikes, and morale.

Addison, Paul, 1943- Great Britain. Ministry of Information. Home Intelligence
Harvester
1940-1944
Online Guide
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Chadwyck-Healey, CRL, & House of Lords Record Office
1836-1909

The Center has vols. 1-155 (1547-1900).

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Readex
1547-1900
Online Version

The Center holds hardcopy format journal volumes 1-90 (1509-1857).

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
1509-1857

The Main Papers are all documents produced or used by the House of Lords. This set covers the period 1509-June 1715, in nine parts. The contents of the Main papers include command papers, act papers, papers laid pursuant to subsidiary legislation, petitions, private bill papers, judicial papers, and public bill papers.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.
Harvester
1509-June 1715

The Center currently holds 81 reels (199 volumes), with varying coverage for Quebec and Lower and Upper Canada.

Great Britain. Colonial Office
Public Record Office
1780-1815
Great Britain. Colonial Office
Public Record Office
1881-1921
Online Guide
Great Britain. Colonial Office
Public Record Office
May 1910-Jan. 1915

File contains all the communications between the Colonial office, which supervised the Mandate government, and British officials and High Commissions in Palestine. C.O. 733 covers the period 1927-1939, although the Center's holdings are incomplete.

Great Britain. Colonial Office
Scholarly Resources and Public Record Office
1927-1939

The file covers 1926-1940, and contains the Blue book of statistics.

Great Britain. Colonial Office
Public Record Office
1926-1940

These records are the minutes or conclusions of the War Cabinet (1916- 1939), including the "A" minutes recording the more secret matters not entered in the ordinary minutes; the "X" minutes which are about conversations on military affairs between May and November 1918; Conclusions of Conferences of Ministers from November 1918; and, Minutes of the Imperial War Cabinet, 1917- 1918.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office and KTO Microform
1916- 1939
Online Guide

The main series of papers circulated to the War Cabinet ("GT" series) and to the Cabinet ("CP" series). The set also contains a series of printed papers ("G" war series) which began in January 1915, and a series of reports summarizing the political and general situation abroad. A general index of GT papers 1-8412 (CAB 24/6-90) can be found in Publications / List and Index Society vol. 156.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office and KTO Microform
1916- 1939
Online Guide

This class contains papers in the "IC" (International Conference) series which are the minutes, conclusions, etc., of Anglo-French and other inter-allied conferences and meetings from September 1915 to July 1919. This set also includes minutes of the Allied Naval Council and the Council of Ten held in Paris during the Peace Conference.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office

This includes the minutes and memoranda of the Washington Conference on Disarmament and on Pacific and Eastern Questions held between November 1921 and February 1922, and the minutes and memoranda of various committees.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1921-1922

GUIDE: Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of Cabinet papers, 1880-1914. CD1047.C291 [Lists v. 1-122.] Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of Cabinet papers, 1915-1916. CD1047.C292 [Lists v. 123-162.] This is a collection of photographic copies of memoranda circulated to the Cabinet from 1880 to the end of 1916, compiled from various official and private sources.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1880-1916

This is a collection of photocopies of the numbered series of minutes and the memoranda ("A" to "D" series) of the Committee of Imperial Defence to 1914. The originals are in CAB 2 through 5 covering home, colonial and Indian defence, and miscellaneous memoranda.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1888-1914

These are photographic copies of letters in the Royal Archives at Windsor, written by prime ministers to the sovereign to report on the proceedings at Cabinet meetings. The letters cover 1868 to 1916; until the creation of the Cabinet secretariat in December 1916, these letters are the only records of Cabinet proceedings.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1868-1916

These minutes cover the years 1939 through 1945.

Great Britain. War Cabinet
Public Record Office
1939-1945

These memoranda were issued from 1939 through 1945.

Great Britain. War Cabinet
Public Record Office
1939-1945

These memoranda were issued from 1939 through 1945.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1939-1945
This series of memoranda consists of reports by various government department to the War Cabinet, 1939-1942.
Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Public Record Office
1939-1942
Online Guide

The Center has 1815-1905.

Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1815-1905

The Center has 1834-1894.

Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1834-1894

The Center has vols. 1-53 for the years 1840 to 1938.

Great Britain. Foreign Office
Public Record Office
1840-1938

Papers relating to the reign of Charles I. Wikipedia

1625-1642
Hawkins, Michael
Harvester
1641-1660
Hawkins, Michael Great Britain. Public Record Office
Harvester
1642-1660
Hawkins, Michael Great Britain. Public Record Office
Harvester
1642-1660
Hawkins, Michael
Harvester
1642-1660

Correspondence of Arthur Plantagenet, Lord Lisle, the acknowledged illegitimate son of Edward IV, and of Lisle's second wife, Honor Grenville, previously the wife of Sir John Bassett. The circa 3,000 papers, mostly out-letters of a private nature, date from the time when Lisle was resident in Calais (then English), acting as Henry VIII's Lord Deputy there. Lord and Lady Lisle corresponded with a wide range of family, family retainers and servants, and political and social acquaintances at court and in the counties. Their main correspondent was John Husee, Lisle's agent and secretary, based in London, whose letters are full of valuable political detail. Wikipedia

Great Britain. State Paper Office
Public Record Office
1533-1540

 This is an ongoing project for which the Center now has parts 1-9. The microfilm reproduces volumes from the British Library's collection of manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries. Included are tracts and papers on the reigns of Edward VI and Mary, documentation of speeches, legislation, political trials and cases at Star Chamber and Chancery.

Harvester
16th-17th centuries

This set consists of nine parts (218 volumes) , reproducing letters and papers relating to government affairs covering a time of political unrest within England. Pre-industrialization was beginning, exacerbating internal discontent and turmoil; the government reactions were spying, suspension of Habeas Corpus and introduction of a Seditious Meeting Act. The set continues the material found in S.P. 37. Wikipedia

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. Great Britain. Public Record Office
Harvester
1782-1820

This set reproduces 541 volumes and 100 supplementary volumes from the Stuart archives. The film includes original letters to the Stuarts, copy letters for them, and other miscellaneous materials. Index on reels 244-247. Wikipedia

Micro Methods
1579-1823

Set contains transcripts of more than 22,600 deeds and testaments disposing of real property from the Court of Husting, the principal court of medieval London. The deeds specify details of the property, names of owners and tenants and other information about individual properties, streets, markets and other features of London.

Chadwyck-Healey
1252-1485
GUIDE: Checklist of British parliamentary papers in the Irish University Press 1000 volume series, 1801-1900. Z2019.I73 This is a reprint edition of the House of Commons Sessional papers covering 1801-1899. The papers included are selected from sessional and command papers and are arranged in several broad subject groupings: Subject Group
  • Agriculture
  • Anthropology
  • Colonies
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Education
  • Emigration
  • Famine (Ireland)
  • Fuel and Power
  • Government
  • Health
  • Industrial Relations
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Inventions
  • Legal Administration
  • Military and Naval
  • Monetary Policy
  • National Finance
  • Poor Law
  • Population
  • Posts and Telegraph
  • Religion
  • Slave Trade
  • Social Problems
  • Stage and Theater
  • Trade and Industry
  • Transport and Communications
  • Urban Areas
Irish University Press
1801-1899
GUIDE: Labour history : a listing and guide to the microfiche collection. Pt. 1 B-43286, Pts. 2-3 In process. These papers document the Labour Party's ideas and attitudes on social policy that became part of their platform. The set is due to be completed in 1997.
Labour Party (Great Britain). Research Dept
Adam Matthew Publications
1941-1979
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #145 This set includes general correspondence and other papers from the late 17th and early 18th centuries from the Church of England in Canada, the thirteen colonies and the West Indies, to the Bishop of London.
Lambeth Palace Library
World Microfilms
late 17th and early 18th centuries
Online Guide
GUIDE: Hawkins, Michael. Politics and administration of Tudor and Stuart England, pts.1-3 [guide]. B-38329 This series covers 1540-1660, and contains documents covering the political, legal and religious history of Tudor and Stuart England. The following titles are parts of this series:
Harvester
1540-1660
GUIDE: Reference Folder #104 This is a reprint of the year book from 1887-1939.
National Liberal Federation
Harvester
1887-1939
Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598 Hawkins, Michael
The original records are held by the Public Record Office. The set includes journals kept by surgeons on convict ships, travelling to Australia, 1816-1856, emigrant ships bound for Australia and New Zealand, 1825-1853, and selected journals from naval vessels.
Great Britain. Admiralty
National Library of Australia et al.
1785-1856
This set has seven parts:
  • part 1 Cotton Julius-Cotton Tiberius
  • part 2 Cotton Caligula-Cotton Claudius
  • part 3 Cotton Nero-Cotton Otho
  • part 4 Cotton Vitellius
  • part 5 Cotton Vespasian
  • part 6 Cotton Titus
  • part 7 Cotton Domitian, Cotton Cleopatra, Cotton Faustina, and Appendix
Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631 British Library. Dept. of Manuscripts
Harvester and Research Publications, Inc.
Online Guide
GUIDE: Archives of the British Independent Labour Party : Series II. (Reference Folder #193B)
Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)
Harvester
1892-1950
GUIDE: Archives of the British Conservative Party : A Detailed Guide to the Microform Collections E-10557 This fiche set includes the Executive Committee minutes of the National Union of Conservative Associations, 1897-1956 (101 fiche); Central Council minutes, 1899-1956 (41 fiche); and the annual reports of the National Union's Executive Committee to the Central Council, 1919-1945 (8 fiche).
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1897-1956
This is a facsimile reprint of volumes 1-15, 1799-1903.
Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Scolar Press, Ltd.
1799-1903
GUIDE: Archives of the British Labour Party, 1873-1973, a detailed guide to the microform collection (D-21498) This complete fiche set contains minute books of the Labour Representation Committee (forerunner of the Labour Party), committee minutes to 1983, supporting committee minutes, and additional documents
Labour Party (Great Britain) Labour Representation Committee (Great Britain)
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1900-1983
National Liberal Federation
Harvester
1887-1936
This is a microform of this title (and its successor titles) from 1893-1968. The journal was issued by the Conservative Party to maintain awareness and to analyze political events, speeches, and legislation. It provided information on a great number of subjects of political interest and is considered a basic source of reference on Conservatism.
National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1893-1968
GUIDE: Reference Folder #273 This is a ten-part microfilm set of the papers of Thomas Pelham-Holmes, 1st Duke of Newcastle, in the British Library.
Harvester
Online Guide
GUIDE: Northern Ireland parliamentary papers, 1921-1972 : an index to command papers, House of Commons papers, Senate papers. E-5306
Transmedia
1921-1972
GUIDE: Northern Ireland political literature on microfiche : catalogue and indexes. F-5275 This is a continuing project that will eventually reproduce in microfiche the entire Northern Ireland Political Collection at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast (estimated to be about 35,000 pieces). The collection includes periodicals, pamphlets, ephemeral materials and graphic materials, documenting the activities and views of all parties to the conflict. Phase I, comprising 3,179 fiche, consists of periodical titles from 1966-1989.
Linen Hall Library (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
European Micropublishing Services
1966-1989
GUIDE: Catalogue of microfiche series of political literature of Northern Ireland. Z1033.M6N864 This is a set of pamphlets, journals and miscellaneous materials issued from 1968-1975, and held in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. The update covering 1973-1975 is called Political literature of Northern Ireland.
Irish Microforms
1973-1975
GUIDE: Archives of the British Conservative Party : A Detailed Guide to the Microform Collections E-10557
  • Part One: 1868-1901 93 fiche
  • Part Two: 1902-1914 101 fiche
  • Part Three: 1915-1925 100 fiche
  • Part Four: 1926-1937 102 fiche
  • Part Five: 1938-1949 96 fiche
  • Part Six: 1950-1956 108 fiche
  • Part Seven: 1957-1963 118 fiche
  • Part Eight: 1964-1969 104 fiche
  • Part Nine: 1970-1978 112 fiche
  • Part Ten: 1979-1986 159 fiche
Conservative Party (Great Britain)
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1868-1986
GUIDE: The Archives of the British Liberal Party : Pamphlets and leaflets, 1885-1974 (D-21499) GUIDE: Reference Folder #193
  • Part One: 1885-1911 107 fiche
  • Part Two: 1912-1939 101 fiche
  • Part Three: 1940-1963 124 fiche
  • Part Four: 1964-1974 96 fiche
Liberal Party (Great Britain)
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1885-1974
GUIDE: Archives of the British Independent Labour Party : Series I. (Reference Folder #193B)
Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)
Harvester
1893-1975
GUIDE: Archives of the British Labour Party, 1873-1973, a detailed guide to the microform collection (D-21498) GUIDE: Reference Folder #193 This set documents chart the party's development, successes and failures and reveal its political, social and intellectual contribution to the shaping of post-war Britain. CRL owns parts 1-5 (of 6) of the fiche set.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm
1900-1969
GUIDE: Catalogue of microfiche series of political literature of Northern Ireland. Z1033.M6N864 This is a set of pamphlets, journals and miscellaneous materials issued from 1968-1975, and held in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. The update covering 1973-1975 is called Political literature of Northern Ireland.
EP Group
1844-1973
GUIDE: Reference Folder #235 Grenville was a member of Parliament from 1741-1770, and Prime Minister from 1763-1765. The 40 volumes of material in this set are chiefly political correspondence from the British Library (Add. mss. nos. 42083-42088, 57804-57836).
Grenville, George, 1712-1770 Grenville, Elizabeth, d. 1769
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #22 This set includes official correspondence from 1761-1869, chiefly that of Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool and Francis Vernon Harcourt. The materials consists of British Library Add mss. nos. 38190-38191, 38193-38196, 38237-38302, 38312-38328, 38357-38372, 38377-38381, 38472-38475, 38564-38566, 38568, 38571-38577, and 38580.
Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828 Harcourt, Francis Vernon
Harvester
1761-1869
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #268 Also known as the Sheffield Park papers these are the papers of Frederick North (1732-1792), 2nd Earl of Guilford, in the British Library (Add. mss. nos. 61860-61876). The microfilm contains mostly handwritten correspondence and speeches, archival family records and papers.
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 British Library. Manuscript. Additional 61860-61876
Harvester
1732-1792
GUIDE: Reference Folder #260 These are the papers of Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) in the British Library (Add. mss. nos. 49173-49190, 49193, 49195 and 48216) and the Holland (Perceval) papers.
Perceval, Spencer
Harvester
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #73 These are the papers of William Pitt (1759-1806) in the Public Record Office (PRO/8, v. 101-364). Some of the volumes from PRO/8 are not included in the microfilm set. The set consists of six parts, including major correspondence, official and private papers, Army papers, Admiralty papers, and papers on revenue and finance.
Pitt, William
Harvester
1759-1806
Online Guide
GUIDE: Parliamentary history : a guide and listing to the microfilm edition. B-42593 Microform reproduction of originals in the House of Lords Records Office, London. The collection also includes the Proceedings in Lords Committees, 1661-1741; Proxy records, 1625-1755; and Proceedings of the Committee for Privileges, 1660-1762.
Adam Matthew Publications
1620-1714
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and House of Commons.
NCR
1268-1650
GUIDE: Reference Folder #239 These are the papers of Sir Robert Peel in the British Library (Add. mss. nos. 40432-40603).
Peel, Robert, Sir, 1788-1850
Harvester
1788-1850
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #159 These are the papers of the reformer Francis Place in the British Library (Add. mss. nos. 27789-27830, 27831-27859, 35142-35154, 36623-36628, 37949-37950). The papers document the beginnings of working men's associations and contain speeches and memoranda on taxation and Poor Law administration.
Place, Francis.
Harvester
1791-1854
Online Guide
GUIDE: Reference Folder #282 The Center has received microfilm for the following parts:
  • part 1: Arundel-Cotton Nero
  • part 2: Cotton Otho-Cotton Roll
  • part 3: Egerton-Lansdowne
  • part 4: Royal-Add. Roll
British Library
Harvester
Online Guide
GUIDE: Mullins, E.L.C. (Edward Lindsay Carson). Guide to the historical and archaeological publications of societies in England and Wales, 1901-1933. [This is the guide to publications of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, which are not included in Texts and calendars.] Mullins, E.L.C. (Edward Lindsay Carson). Texts and calendars : an analytical guide to serial publications. C-22170 Mullins, E.L.C. (Edward Lindsay Carson). Texts and calendars II : an analytical guide to serial publications, 1957-1982. C-28345 Publications of the English record societies and the Index Library on microfiche : analytical catalogue listing the title and price of more than 1300 volumes. Z1003.M6P976 This microfiche set reproduces the texts and calendars issued in general collections or in series by English local societies, both public and private, that are listed in the Mullins' guides listed above. The originals (with a few exceptions) are part of the Library of the Royal Historical Society. The microfiche set is arranged by the Mullins' number assigned to each society. The publications of each society are or will be cataloged separately in CRLCATALOG.
Mullins, E. L. C. (Edward Lindsay Carson). Texts and calendars
Chadwyck-Healey
GUIDE: Radical right and patriotic movements in Britain : a bibliographical guide. Z1033.M6R129 This is a microfiche set that includes serials and non-serial publications from various groups. The main set covers 1945-1973, and annual supplements and annual bibliographic guides are issued.
Harvester
1945-1973
GUIDE: Reference Folder #29 Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae. Pt. 5, fasc. 1-2. Viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D. Reel 1. The Center holds parts 1-4, selected volumes in the Rawlinson A; parts 5-6, selected volumes in the Rawlinson B; and part 7. selected volumes in the Rawlinson C collections. The bulk of the microfilm edition is dated c.1540 to c.1680 although the Rawlinson manuscript collection contains letters, papers, and records from 1253 to 1753. The microfilm edition is selective and excludes most volumes concerning the history of continental Europe or other parts of the World or British history if of less significance for public affairs. Most of the Thurloe Manuscripts (Rawlinson A Volumes 1-67) have been omitted. The set is also known as Sixteenth and seventeenth century manuscripts from the Rawlinson collection. A finding aid is at beginning of each reel.
Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755 Bodleian Library
Harvester & Research Publications
1253-1753
Online Guide
GUIDE: Lambeth Palace Library. Index of cases in the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, 1660-1913. D-10607 This microfiche and microfilm set reproduces the records of approximately 10,000 cases of the ecclesiastical court of appeals for southern England and Wales from 1660 to modern times. These include matrimonial, testamentary, and parochial cases and cases relating to the manners and morals of clergy and laity (including defamation). The Center holds the following categories of records:
  • Act Books, 1635-1774. [Category A] 27 reels.
  • Acts of Court, 1714-1818. [Category Aa] 10 reels.
  • Assignation books, 1763-1875. [Category Aaa] 11 reels.
  • Sentences, 1560-1797. [Category B] 17 reels.
  • Appeals, 1661-1803. [Category C] 6 reels.
  • Process books of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library, 1660-1893. [Category D] (#9817169) 12,950 fiche.
GUIDE: Lambeth Palace Library. Process books of the Court of Arches; supplementary list for use with the microfiche and the printed index. CS434.L223P963 The Process Books cover about 2,300 of the 10,000 cases and contain detailed statements of the proceedings in the lower court before the cases came to the Court of Arches on appeal. Formal proceedings are in Latin until 1733; depositions and other evidence are in English.
  • Personal answers, 1661-1803. [Category Ee] 9 reels.
  • Depositions, 1664-1803. Category Eee] 17 reels.
  • Depositions in individual cases, 1822-1860. [Category Eee] 308 fiche.
  • Muniment books, 1554-1850. [Category F] 7 reels.
  • Minute books, 1875-1883. [Category Hhh] Part filmed with Assignation books, Category Aaa, and part filmed with Muniment books, Category F.
  • Black book of the Arches. [Category N] 1 reel.
Court of Arches.
GUIDE: Sexual politics in Britain : a bibliographical guide. Z1033.M6S518 This microfiche set includes publications of women's and gay rights groups. The basic set covers 1967-1976, with annual supplements through 1979/83.
Harvester
1967-1983
This set includes the correspondence and other papers relating to the family of Seymour in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552 Somerset, William Seymour, Duke of, 1588-1660
Microform Academic
16th-17th centuries
Caesar, Julius, Sir, 1558-1636 Hawkins, Michael
GUIDE: Sir William Clarke manuscripts, 1640-1664. B-31141 Sir William Clarke was one of the chief secretaries to the Generals of the Parliamentary and Cromwellian army from the end of the Civil War to the Restoration. Clarke's papers concern the British Civil War and the Army and military proceedings, particularly in Scotland. This collection of manuscripts represents one of the most significant sources for the study of the Civil War period outside the State Papers. There is an introduction and guide to the contents at the beginning of each reel.
Clarke, William, Sir, 1623-1666
Harvester
1640-1664
British Socialist Party
Harvester
1883-1931
GUIDE: Luther, David. Chronological catalogue & index to the microfilm edition of the State papers of Queen Anne, 1702-1714. Z2019.L981977
Great Britain Sovereign (1702-1714 : Anne) Great Britain. Public Record Office
Michael Glazier
1702-1714
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727
Harvester
1714-1722
Online Guide
Great Britain. Sovereign (1714-1727 : George I)
Harvester
1722-1727
Online Guide
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II)
1727-1736
Online Guide
Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II)
Harvester
1737-1745
Online Guide
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 Charles Edward, Prince
1746-1750
Online Guide
Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II)
Harvester
1751-1760
Online Guide
Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III)
Harvester
1760-1782
Online Guide
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 Great Britain. Public Record Office
1649-1652
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)
1653
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
1654
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
1655-1656
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
1656-1657
Cromwell, Richard, 1626-1712 Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
1658-1660
The Center has received microfilm of various classes of State papers. These materials are checked out from the Access Services Department as Great Britain. PRO. SP [class number]/[volume numbers]; in the catalog they will be found under a micropublisher.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #225 This set is the microfilm edition of the manuscript collection of Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaphs, 1674-1735, in the Bodleian Library. The set consists of four parts:
  • Part 1. Church, state and politics in England after the Civil War (1648-1699); reels 1-17.
  • Part 2. Church, state and politics in sixteenth and seventeenth century England (1570-1647); reels 18-42.
  • Part 3. Church, state and politics in seventeenth century England (1600-1700); reels 43-64.
  • Part 4. Church, state and politics in England (1550-1700); reels 65-85.
Hawkins, Michael Tanner, Thomas, 1674-1735
Harvester
1674-1735
Online Guide
Volumes for 1910-1913
Harvester
1910-1913
Volumes for 1895-1900
Harvester
1895-1900
Volumes for 1916-1948
Labour Party (Great Britain). Research Dept
Harvester
1916-1948
GUIDE: James, M. R. Descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of Pembroke College. Reel 1. The collection consists of 308 manuscripts that give an insight into the culture, literary endeavors, spiritual views, world views, and social history of the pre-Reformation period.
Research Publications
GUIDE: Index to the papers of Anthony Bacon at Lambeth Palace Library. B-31790 Anthony Bacon, son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, entered the service of Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex, and was private secretary for foreign affairs. The papers are primarily concerned with his official duties and family matters and cover the years 1579-98. The collection was used extensively by Thomas Birch in Memoirs of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1754. This set includes Manuscripts 647-662 in the Lambeth Palace Library
Bacon, Anthony
World Microfilms
1567-1603
GUIDE: University College, London. Library. The papers of Sir Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890) : a handlist [of the collection in the library of University College, London.] E-9710 The first two parts of this set include the correspondence (section A (Abbott-Lyttelton), Files 146- 2181 and section B (McCallum-Zimmerman), Files 1285-2181) and later parts incorporate Chadwick's personal and working papers (Files 1-145).
Chadwick, Edwin, 1800-1890.
Harvester Press Microform Publications/ Research Publications
1800-1890
GUIDE: Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898. The papers of William Ewart Gladstone : [guide]. "Temporary guide" at: E-10673, pt. 1-6; D-20762, pts. 1-3; D-21215, pt. 4-5; D-21400, pt. 7-9; D-21496, pt. 10 The Center has a standing order to this set. Parts 1-10 have been received to date. Consult CRLCATALOG for additions.
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898.
Research Publications
This set covers 1066 to 1803. It is also known as Cobbet's parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to the year 1803.
T. C. Hansard
1066-1803
Volumes for 1901-1909
Harvester
1901-1909
GUIDE: Reference Folder #227 The repertories of the Court of Aldermen give a detailed record of London and its people. Their responsibilities included law and order, trade, education, religious conformity, buildings and food prices. To date, only the repertories from 1495 to 1692 have been produced.
Corporation of London. Court of Aldermen.
Harvester
1495-1835
Online Guide
GUIDE: William Strahan (Firm). The Strahan archive from the British Library : a listing and guide to Parts One and Two of the Research Publications microfilm collection. E-9998 The collection is found in the British Library's Add. mss. 48800-48861 and 48862-48918. The 121 volumes in the collection consist mainly of business ledgers, which cover the period 1739 to 1861. They provide information on the day-to-day running of the printing house, the important state publications, and perhaps most importantly, on the publication of Johnson's Dictionary, Cook's Voyages, and Gibbons' Decline and Fall. The company now operates as Eyre and Spottiswoode.
William Strahan (Firm)
Research Publications
GUIDE: Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661. 4 vols. Z1033.M6T463 Thomason tracts, 1640-1661 : an index to the microfilm edition of the Thomason Collection of the British Library. 2 vols. C-25857 This set consists of approximately 30,000 tracts and pamphlets collected by George Thomason, a London publisher and bookseller. The collection is comprehensive for those materials published during 1640-1661, and includes political writings, speeches, religious tracts, songs, humorous writings, and news reports.
Thomason, George, d. 1666
University Microfilms International
1640-1661
This set includes the official and private correspondence of the Thynne family from about 1542-1780. The film is reproduced from the original manuscripts in the Archives of Longleat House by courtesy of the Marquess of Bath.
Microform Academic
1542-1780

GUIDE: Trinity College, Cambridge, Library, the mediaeval manuscript collection [guide] : including some post-mediaeval manuscripts. E-8138 The set is issued in several sections and parts, which are also cataloged separately:

Trinity College (University of Cambridge). Library
World Microfilms
GUIDE: Women, politics and welfare : the papers of Nancy Astor, 1879-1964, from Reading University Library : a listing and guide to the microfilm collection. In process. Part 1 include her unpublished manuscript autobiography and her well organized political diaries (with the text of all her parliamentary contributions) covering 1922 to 1939, her speeches (national and local) and 89 volumes of newscuttings.
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964.
Adam Matthew Publications
1922-1939
The Center holds a reprint set (by Harvester) of the Labour Party year book for 1895-1948. The guide for this set is in Reference Folder #104. The set is comprised of 32 volumes of these titles:
1895-1948

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