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Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797. Papers, 1740-1783
Ancient correspondence, 1175-1538
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964. Women, politics and welfare : the papers of Nancy Astor, 1879-1964 from Reading University Library. Pt. 1
Bacon, Anthony, 1558-1601. Papers of Anthony Bacon at Lambeth Palace Library, 1567-1603
Ballard Collection
Blenheim papers from the British Library, London
Britain and Europe since 1945
British Foreign Office : Japan correspondence
British government publications containing statistics, 1801-1965
British literary manuscripts from the British Library, London. Series 3, the Medieval manuscripts to c. 1500
British Manuscripts Project
British treasury, economic depression and international finance, 1916-1943
Chadwick, Edwin, 1800-1890. Papers of Sir Edwin Chadwick, 1800-1890
Chronicles and documents of medieval England, c.1150-c.1500, from Cambridge University Library
Church court records of Chichester, 1506-1700
Church court records of Ely
Clarke, William, Sir, 1623-1666. Sir William Clarke manuscripts, 1640-1664
Corporation of London. Court of Aldermen. Repertories of the Court of Aldermen, 1495-1835
Court of Arches. Records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library
Coventry Mss.
Elizabethan Ireland and the settlement of Ulster : the Carew papers at Lambeth Palace Library
Episcopal registers
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898. Papers of William Ewart Gladstone
Graham, James Robert George, Sir, Bart Papers, 1820-1860
Great Britain. Admiralty. Medical journals, 1785-1856
Great Britain. Cabinet Office
Great Britain. Colonial Office
Great Britain. Foreign Office
Great Britain. Foreign Office. Law Officers' opinions to the Foreign Office, 1793-1860
Great Britain. Ministry of Information. Home Intelligence. Home Intelligence reports on opinion and morale, 1940-1944
Great Britain. Parliament
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Great Britain. Public Record Office
Harleian collection of Tudor and Stuart manuscripts in the British Library
Home Office class HO 42 : George III, correspondence, 1782-1820
House of Stuart. Stuart papers from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle, 1579-1823
Husting rolls of deeds and wills, 1252-1485
Irish University Press area studies series, British parliamentary papers
Irish University Press series of British parliamentary papers
Lambeth Palace Library. The Fulham papers at Lambeth Palace Library
Lansdowne manuscripts
Medieval literary and historical manuscripts in the Cotton Collection, British Library
Medieval Manuscript Library of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Newcastle papers from the British Library, London
Northern Ireland parliamentary papers, 1921-1972
Northern Ireland political literature
Pamphlets relating to Scottish nationalism, 1844-1973
Papers of George Grenville
Papers of Lord Liverpool
Papers of Lord North
Papers of Spencer Perceval
Papers of William Pitt the Younger
Parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to the year 1803
Parliamentary history, 1620-1762. Pt. 1 Manuscript minutes, committee books, and voting records of the House of Lords, c. 1620-1714
Peel, Robert, Sir, 1788-1850. Papers of Robert Peel
Place, Francis. Papers of Francis Place in the British Library, 1791-1854
Political parties
Property and privilege in medieval and early modern England and Wales
Publications of the English local record societies and the Index Library
Radical right and patriotic movements in Britain
Rawlinson manuscript collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1253-1753
Royal Institution of Great Britain. Minutes of the meetings of managers
Sexual politics in Britain
Seymour papers
State papers, domestic
Tanner manuscripts
Thomason tracts
Thynne papers, 16th-18th centuries
Trinity College, Cambridge, Library, the mediaeval manuscript collection
William Strahan (Firm). The Strahan archive from the British Library, London

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797. Papers, 1740-1783 [in the Public Record Office W.O.34]. (Library of Congress) (#6046345) 148 reels.
GUIDE: British manuscripts project : a checklist of the microfilms prepared in England and Wales for the American Council of Learned Societies. Z1033.M6U5B8

This is a microfilm set of the papers of Jeffery Amherst, first Baron Amherst. A guide to the material in the set is on pages 59-77 of the British manuscripts project checklist.


Ancient correspondence, 1175-1538. (Harvester) (#11984044) 26 reels.
GUIDE: List of ancient correspondence of the Chancery and Exchequer preserved in the Public Record Office. List and Index Society, v. 15.

This set contains more than 12,400 individual documents spanning the reigns of King John to King Henry VII and includes State papers; correspondence of kings, bishops, Popes, knights, noblemen, royal servants, and Lord Chancellors, and medieval and other records. Topics covered by this collection include: the diplomatic relations between Britain and France; the political struggles between king and barons; ecclesiastical elections; sieging of castles; packing of wool; trading; escapes from imprisonment; protection of lepers; enclosures; keeping of servants and falcons; and even the slowness of letters in transit. It is a useful source for the study of economic, military, diplomatic, ecclesiastical, social and literary history.  The originals are part of the records of the PRO Special Collections (PRO S.C. 1/1-64).


Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964. Women, politics and welfare : the papers of Nancy Astor, 1879-1964 from Reading University Library. Pt. 1. (Adam Matthew Publications) (#32979595) 20 reels.
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.


Bacon, Anthony, 1558-1601. The papers of Anthony Bacon at Lambeth Palace Library, 1567-1603. (World Microfilms) (#995997) 9 reels.
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


Ballard Collection. (Harvester) (#10069396) 18 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #113

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.

Blenheim papers from the British Library, London (Harvester) (#29304211) 62 reels
GUIDE: British Library Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts: The Blenheim Papers. 3v. (not owned by CRL)

This 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.
Part One: First Duke of Marlborough. Additional Manuscripts 61101-61158 and 61160-61166
Part Two: First Duke of Marlborough. Selected from Additional Manuscripts 61167-61303
Part Three: First Duke of Marlborough. Additional Manuscripts 61306-61315, 61319-61321, 61363-61373,
                 61378, 61380-61402, 61408 and 61411-61413


Britain and Europe since 1945. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (#4012838) 2090 fiche
GUIDE: Hennessy, James. Britain and Europe since 1945, a bibliographical guide. Z1033.M6B86

This is a 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).


British Foreign Office : Japan correspondence, 1930-1940. (Scholarly Resources) (#6731756) 66 reels.
GUIDE: British Foreign Office : Japan correspondence, 1930-1940 : guide to the Scholarly Resources microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection, Text F.O. 371. D-16027

British Foreign Office : Japan correspondence, 1941-1945. (Scholarly Resources) (#6731753) 48 reels.

GIDE: British Foreign Office : Japan correspondence, 1941-1945 : guide to the Scholarly Resources microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection, Text F.O. 371. D-16028


British government publications containing statistics, 1801-1965. (Chadwyck-Healey) 332 reels
GUIDE: Reference Folder #115

This is a microfilm set of statistical serials from various British agencies (both Parliamentary and non-). The 600,000 pages of reports cover social, economic, and industrial statistics. CRL holds select portions of this set [located at T3/R67/I]:
     Agricultural Statistics [1867-1966] ; 8 reels
     Annual Statement of Trade [1853-1965] ; 84 reels
     Census of Production [1907-1967] ; 13 reels
     Coal Statistics [1851-1965] ; 23 reels
     Finance Accounts [1801-1966] ; 12 reels
     Inland Revenue Reports [1857-1966] ; 7 reels
     Mineral Statistics [1882-1966] ; 13 reels
     Railway Returns [1848-1962] ; 9 reels
     Registrar General's Review [1921-1965] ; 16 reels
     Report of the Registrar General [1839-1920] ; 18 reels
     Statistical Abstract [  ] ; 2 reels
     Trade and Navigation Accounts [1847-1964] ; 125 reels


British literary manuscripts from the British Library, London. Series 3, the Medieval manuscripts to c. 1500. (Harvester) (#13338879) 42 reels.
GUIDE: British literary manuscripts from the British Library : an inventory to parts one and two of the Harvester microform collection, based on the Sloane and additional manuscripts series. PR1120.B75

This 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 Manuscripts Project.
(Library of Congress)

GUIDE: British Manuscripts Project : A Checklist of Microfilms Prepared in England and Wales for the American Council of Learned Societies (1941-1945).   Z1033.M6/U5/B8

A joint project of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Library of Congress, the collection consists of reproductions of nearly five million pages of manuscripts and, in a few instances, rare printed materials found in some of the major public and private collections of England and Wales. American scholars in many fields of knowledge selected the works for their intrinsic importance to learned studies. The collection spans several centuries; it includes many types of works (letters, treaties, public records, grants, papal indulgences, speeches, stories, poems, pedigrees, deeds, tracts, court cases, treasurer's accounts, journals, petitions, homilies, and commentaries), and covers a wide range of subjects (politics, religion, philosophy, literature, science, history), in many languages (English, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Welsh, French, etc.). This collection contains many important collections from the British Museum as well as the Public Record Office.  

CRL holds limited reels of this collection, some of which are cataloged under separate headings.  The following is a short checklist of items, with the listing of the depository, LC Reel number, and corresponding BMP item numbers [these are in numerical sequence and may not match the order of LC reels numbers].  Titles can be checked through the Checklist or via the online version at the University of Michigan.

Bath, Marquises of.  Library, Longleat., Coventry Papers
     LC Reels:  Bath 1-65
     BMP no.:  1-79
     See also Coventry Papers
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Appendix
     LC Reels:  BMab 349, 380
     BMP No.:  687, 692-693
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Caligula
     LC Reels:  BMab 174 B, 179, 455
     BMP No.:  710, 712, 715, 720
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Galba
     LC Reels:  BMab 282
     BMP No.:  898-899
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Julius

     LC Reels:  BMab 104, 189
     BMP No.:  926, 933, 941, 964, 967
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Nero
     LC Reels:  BMab 278, 380
     BMP No.:  A27, A64
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Titus
     LC Reels:  BMab 104, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 373, 380
     BMP No.:  A143, A145, A147, A156-157, A160, A179, A201, A203-204
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Tiberius
     LC Reels:  BMab 189
     BMP No.:  A107
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Vespasian
     LC Reels:  BMab 278, 281, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312
     BMP No.:  A242, A245, A251-258, A309, A311, A313
British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Cotton Vitellius
     LC Reels:  BMab 314
     BMP No.:  A351, A355
Cambridge. University. Library.
     LC Reels:  Camb 231-232
     BMP No.:  B571-580
Cambridge. University. Pembroke College.
     LC Reels:  Camb 162
     BMP No.:  C694, C698, C741,
Cambridge. University. Trinity College.
     LC Reels:  Camb 386
     BMP No.:  C957-959, D95-97
Downshire, Marquesses of. Library., Trumbull mss. Papers of William Trumbull, the Elder
     LC Reels:  Camb 203-205, 216-229
     BMP No.:  D103, D125-130, D153-186
(Miscellaneous Collections) Singer, Dorothea (Waley)., Bibliography (#4701120)
     LC Reels:  Misc 16-36
     BMP No.:  F214-216
Northumberland, Dukes of.  Library (Alnwick Castle)., Manuscripts
     LC Reels:  Aln 1, 2, 6, 7, 47, 54, 55
     BMP no.:  F233-238, F247-251, F315, F320-323, F333, F360, F402-404, F415, F449, F476-478
Northumberland, Dukes of.  Library (Syon House).
     LC Reels:  Aln 93, 104, 106, 107, 112
     BMP no.:  F500-504, F576-579, F606-612, F646-683, F850, F910, F912-916, F939, F941-949
Oxford. University. Bodleian Library., Laud Misc.
     LC Reels:  Oxf 30, 34
     BMP No.:  G457, G460, G468, G474, G476, G478, G488-489, G496, G500, G503-505
Oxford. University. Bodleian Library., Bodley
     LC Reels:  Oxf 30
     BMP No.:  G88
Oxford. University. Bodleian Library., Tanner
     LC Reels:  Oxf 99, 141, 144,
     See Also Tanner Manuscripts
Oxford. University. Bodleian Library., Rawlinson
     LC Reels:  Oxf 226-228, 231-240, 243-244, 246-252, 266
     See also Rawlinson Manuscripts
Penshurst.  De l'Isle and Dudley, Barons of. Library.  Penshurst Muniments
     LC Reels:  Camb 752, 773, 786
     BMP No.:  H748-754, H938-940, J386-387, 389-429
Great Britain. Public Record Office., War Office. Amherst Papers
     LC Reels:  PRO 239-411
     BMP No.:  E425-678
     See also Amherst Papers


British treasury, economic depression and international finance, 1916-1943. (Harvester) (#16206571) 38 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #269

This 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.


Chadwick, Edwin, 1800-1890. The papers of Sir Edwin Chadwick, 1800-1890. (Harvester) (#27278728) 37 reels.
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).


Chronicles and documents of medieval England, c.1150-c.1500, from Cambridge University Library. (Harvester) (#13650761) 39 reels.

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


Church court records of Chichester, 1506-1700. (Harvester) (#17571038) 38 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #284

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 court records of Ely. (Harvester) (#20575556)
GUIDE: Reference Folder #280

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


Clarke, William, Sir, 1623-1666. Sir William Clarke manuscripts, 1640-1664. (Harvester) (#8324160) 17 reels.
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.


Corporation of London. Court of Aldermen. The repertories of the Court of Aldermen, 1495-1835, from the Corporation of London Record Office. (Harvester) (#13992254) 58 reels. (The Making of modern London)
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.

Court of Arches. Records of the Court of Arches at Lambeth Palace Library.
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.


Coventry Papers. (Microform Academic and Library of Congress) (#22123386) 95 reels.
GUIDE: Library of Congress. Processing Dept. British Manuscripts Project; a checklist of the microfilm prepared in England and Wales for the American Council of Learned Societies, 1941-1945. Z1033.M6U5B8

This set 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.


Elizabethan Ireland and the settlement of Ulster : the Carew papers at Lambeth Palace Library. (World Microfilms Publications) (#6806119) 15 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #119

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.


Episcopal registers. (Harvester) (#19620813) 111 reels.

This set includes reproductions of original manuscripts of bishops' registers, recording administrative acts of bishops and authorities. The Center holds nine parts of the set, which are also separately cataloged:

  • Part 1, Registers of the Archbishops of York, 1215-1650. (#10270740)
  • Part 2, Registers of the Bishops of Lincoln, 1209-1663. (#20257662)
  • Part 3, Registers of the Bishops of Coventry and Lichfield, 1295-1632. (#20408433)
  • Part 4, Registers of the Bishops of Salisbury, 1297-1689. (#20257698)
  • Part 5, Registers of the Bishops of London, 1304-1660. (#20257679)
  • Part 6, Registers of Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury, 1284-1661. (#20257629)
  • Part 7, Registers of the Bishops of Ely, 1337-1619; Oxford, 1592-1663; and Wales, 1389-1705. (#20257396)
  • Part 8, Registers of the Bishops of Chichester, 1396-1675; Gloucester, 1541-1681; and Rochester, 1319-1683. (#20257442)
  • Part 9, Registers of the Bishops of Worcester, 1268-1650.


Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898. The papers of William Ewart Gladstone. (Research Publications) (#32974920) (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 8)
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.


Graham, James Robert George, Sir, Bart Papers, 1820-1860. (Harvester) 43 reels.

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


Great Britain. Admiralty. Medical journals, 1785-1856. Adm. 101 (National Library of Australia et. al.) (#29868489) 30 reels.

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. Cabinet Office.

GUIDE: Great Britain. Public Record Office. Records of the Cabinet Office to 1922. CD1047.C31966 [This is a general description of records in CAB 1-CAB 44.]

Wilson, Stephen Shipley. Cabinet Office to 1945. CD1047.W753 [This is a general description of records in CAB 1- CAB 127.]
Great Britain. Public Record Office. Guide to the contents of the Public Record Office. 3 vols. CD1043.A553

The Center holds over 450 reels and 200 fiche of Cabinet Office records produced by the Public Record Office and other micropublishers. This material usually should be requested under this entry format:

Great Britain. PRO. CAB [class number/volume number].

The Center's holdings of complete CAB sets are listed below.

Great Britain. PRO. CAB 23/1-101. Cabinet minutes (to 1939). (Public Record Office and KTO Microform) 48 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #173

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. PRO. CAB 24/1-188. Cabinet memoranda (to 1939). (Public Record Office and KTO Microform) 193 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #174

This is 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. PRO. CAB 28/1-9. Allied [war] conferences. (Public Record Office) 6 reels.

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. PRO. CAB 30/1-33. Washington [Disarmament] Conference. (Public Record Office) 11 reels.

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. PRO. CAB 37/1-162. Photographic copies of Cabinet papers. (Public Record Office) 48 reels.

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. PRO. CAB 38/1-28. Photographic copies of minutes and memoranda of the Committee of Imperial Defence. (Public Record Office) 9 reels.

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. PRO. CAB 41/1-40. Photographic copies of letters in the Royal Archives. (Public Record Office) 12 reels.

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. PRO. CAB 63/1-191. Hankey papers. (Public Record Office) (#13355745) 32 reels.

This set contains the correspondence and papers of Lord Hankey relating to his work as a minister during World War II. Some of the volumes are still classified and not yet available.

Great Britain. PRO. CAB 65/1-55. War Cabinet minutes. (Public Record Office) (#13291000) 15 reels.

These minutes cover the years 1939 through 1945.

Great Britain. PRO. CAB 66/1-67. War Cabinet memoranda (WP) and (CP) series. (Public Record Office) (#13355638) 31 reels.

These memoranda were issued from 1939 through 1945.

Great Britain. PRO. CAB 67/1-9. War Cabinet memoranda WP (G) series. (Public Record Office) 5 reels.

These memoranda were issued from 1939 through 1945.

Great Britain. PRO. CAB 68/1-9. War Cabinet memoranda WP (R) series. (Public Record Office) (#13291702) 6 reels.

This series of memoranda consists of reports by various government department to the War Cabinet, 1939-1942.

Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Memoranda, 1945-1954. CAB 129/1-64 (Public Record Office) (#31485288) 24 reels.

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


Great Britain. Colonial Office.

GUIDE: Pugh, Ralph Bernard. Records of the Colonial and Dominions Offices. CD1052.P8

List of Colonial Office records, preserved in the Public Record Office. (List and indexes, no.36) CD1051.A25
Great Britain. Public Record Office. List of Colonial Office records. (List and indexes: supplementary series, no.16) CD1052
Great Britain. Public Record Office. Guide to the contents of the Public Record Office. CD1043.A553

The Center holds over 800 microfilm reels and 500 fiche of Colonial Office records. Complete sets or large sets are listed below.

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 42/1-157, 315-356. Original correspondence : Canada, 1780-1815. (Public Archives of Canada)

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

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 107/1-9. Original correspondence : Griqualand West, 1875-1880. (Public Record Office) 10 reels.

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 344/1. Registers of correspondence : Griqualand West, 1875-1880. (Public Record Office) 1 reel.

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 453/1-4. British New Guinea (Papua), government gazette, 1881-1921. (Public Record Office) 1 reel.

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 551/1-69. Original correspondence : South Africa, May 1910-Jan. 1915. (Public Record Office) 46 reels.

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 717/1-144. Malay states, Federated. Original correspondence, 1920-1940. (Public Record Office) 140 reels.

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 733/130-268, 286-415. Original correspondence : Palestine. (Scholarly Resources and Public Record Office) (#17170982) 305 reels.

GUIDE: British Colonial Office Palestine original correspondence, 1927- 1930 : guide to the Scholarly Resources microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection C.O. 733. D-15945

British Colonial Office Palestine original correspondence, 1931- 1934 : guide to the Scholarly Resources microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection C.O. 733. D-15947

This 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. PRO. C.O. 821/1-15. Palestine : miscellanea. (Public Record Office) 7 reels.

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

Great Britain. PRO. C.O. 831/1-59. Original correspondence : Transjordan, 1928-1943. (Public Record Office) 1538 fiche.


Great Britain. Foreign Office. The Center has an extensive collection of microfilm of Foreign Office records, acquired from the Public Record Office and from various commercial micropublishers. Some of the notable collections are the following listed by the subject country :

Great Britain. PRO. F.O. 17, China, general correspondence before 1906. (Public Record Office) 1056 reels.

The Center has 1815-1905.

Great Britain. PRO. F.O. 228, China, Embassy and consular archives, series I. (Public Record Office) (#24230795) 579 reels.

The Center has 1834-1894.

Great Britain. Foreign Office. General correspondence, political. China, 1906-1922. F.O. 371. (Public Record Office) (#22123301) 516 reels.

Great Britain. PRO. F.O. 932, Chinese Secretary's Office registers of correspondence. (Public Record Office) 8 reels.

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

Great Britain. Foreign Office. General correspondence : Panama (F.O. 110) 1904-1905. (Public Record Office) (#27054847) 3 reels.

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. PRO. Foreign Office Records relating to Russia. (Public Record Office) F.O. 65/62-82, 1808-1812; F.O. 65/1087, 1880; F.O. 65/1883- 1891.

Great Britain. Foreign Office. British Foreign Office : Russia correspondence, 1892-1905. F.O. 65/1418-1738. (Scholarly Resources)
GUIDE: British Foreign Office : Russia correspondence, 1892-1905; guide. D-13046

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Russia correspondence, 1906-1945. F.O. 371. (Scholarly Resources) (#2466858) 587 reels.

GUIDE: Guide to the Scholarly Resources' microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection : 1906-1945 [i.e. 1914-1918]. D-13001

Guide to the Scholarly Resources' microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection : 1906-1913, and 1919-1940. D-13048.
Guide to the Scholarly Resources' microfilm edition of the Public Record Office collection : 1941-1945. D-14696

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Embassy and Consular Archives : America, United States of : correspondence (F.O. 115 (Public Record Office) (#26997445) 1245 reels.
GUIDE: List and indexes. Supplementary series. No. 13/6, 13.

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

Great Britain. Foreign Office. [General correspondence, political, United States, 1914-1929.] F.O. 371
GUIDE: List and indexes. Supplementary series. No. 13/10.

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

Great Britain. General correspondence, political. U.S., 1930-1948. F.O. 371. (Scholarly Resources) (#11001983) 382 reels.
GUIDE: List and indexes. Supplementary series. No. 13/11,18-22,24,28.


Great Britain. Foreign Office. Law Officers' opinions to the Foreign Office, 1793-1860 : a reproduction of the manuscript series with index and commentaries. (Gregg International) 95 vols. with 2 index vols.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #242

This is a 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 .


Great Britain. Ministry of Information. Home Intelligence. Home Intelligence reports on opinion and morale, 1940-1944. (Harvester) (#5457971) 4 reels.

This set 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.


Great Britain. Parliament. Parliamentary debates. (Hansard)

This is the original format of the 1st-4th series, 1803-1908.

Great Britain. Parliament. Parliamentary register, or History of the proceedings and debates in the House of Commons and Lords. (Microcard Editions) (#7329788) 351 fiche.


Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Public Petitions. Appendices to the Votes and proceedings, 1817-1890. (Chadwyck-Healey) (#11095536) 187 fiche.

The Center has 1817 to 1854.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Division lists, 1836-1909. (Chadwyck-Healey, CRL, & House of Lords Record Office) 17 reels and fiche.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Journals of the House of Commons. Vols. 1-155, 1547-1900. (Readex) (#4030363) Microprint.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Parliamentary debates. 5th series, 1-410, 1908-1945. Original format

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Public Petitions. Reports, 1833-1900. (Chadwyck-Healey) (#11095578) 1,033 fiche.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Sessional papers. (Readex) (#7718384)

This is microprint of 1731-1900.


Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. House of Lords sessional papers, 1641-1859. (Oceana Publications) (#13864428)

GUIDE: A General index to the sessional papers printed by order of the House of Lords or presented by special command, 1801-1859, Session 1. E-6235

Reference Folder #25

This material is comprised of a facsimile reprint for 1641-1805, and microfilm for 1806-1859.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Journals.

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

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Main papers. (Harvester) (#10010567) 174 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #283

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. Parliamentary debates.

The Center holds hardcopy format for 5th series, 1-135, 1909-1945.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and House of Commons. Parliamentary register, 1774-1796 : history of the proceedings and debates of the Houses of Commons and Lords. (NCR)


Great Britain. PRO. The Center has an extensive collection of microfilm from archives in the Public Record Office. These materials have been filmed by the Public Record Office and various commercial micropublishers. Entries for this material can be found in this section under Great Britain and the office that was responsible for the material. Examples are : Great Britain. Cabinet Office or Great Britain. Foreign Office. The Public Record Office provides information from its class lists through its online catalog; cookies are required.


Harleian collection of Tudor and Stuart manuscripts in the British Library. (Harvester) 211 reels.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #175

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.


Home Office class HO 42 : George III, correspondence, 1782-1820. (Harvester) (#14347969) 198 reels.

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.


House of Stuart. Stuart papers from the Royal Archives, Windsor Castle, 1579-1823. (Micro Methods) (#7543479) 272 reels.

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. An index to the records appears on reels 244-247.


Husting rolls of deeds and wills, 1252-1485. (Chadwyck-Healey) (#22123287) 30 reels.
GUIDE: Martin, G. H. The Husting rolls of deeds and wills, 1252-1485 : guide to the microform edition. E-8613

This 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.


Irish University Press area studies series, British parliamentary papers. (Irish University Press)

GUIDE: Checklist of British parliamentary papers in the Irish University Press 1000 volume series, 1801-1900. Z2019.I73

Reference Folder #243

This set is comprised of the following:

Central and South America (#20754081) (343 fiche) R.F. #243

China (#516910) (42 volumes)

Japan (#515490) (10 volumes)

United States (#515435) (60 volumes) R.F. #243


Irish University Press series of British parliamentary papers. (Irish University Press) (#10911861) 1,000 vols.
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


Lambeth Palace Library. The Fulham papers at Lambeth Palace Library. (World Microfilms) (#16616982) 20 reels.
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.


Lansdowne manuscripts. (Harvester)
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:

Lord Burghley's papers in the British Library in London. (#2823968) 43 reels. (Lansdowne manuscripts, v. 1-122)

Sir Julius Caesar's papers. (#3549364) 28 reels. (Lansdowne manuscripts, v. 123-174)

The Most important volumes supplementing the papers of Lord Burghley and Sir Julius Caesar. (#4520226) 24 reels.

The Most important volumes, selected from volumes 569-1036 of the Lansdowne Collection, supplementing the papers of Lord Burghley and Sir Julius Caesar. (#10787396) 36 reels.

The Most important volumes, selected from volumes 1050-1238 of Lansdowne Collection, supplementing the papers of Lord Burghley and Sir Julius Caesar. (#8767216) 33 reels.


Medieval literary and historical manuscripts in the Cotton Collection, British Library, London. (Harvester and Research Publications, Inc.) (#16784984) 123 reels.

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


The Medieval Manuscript Library of Pembroke College, Cambridge. (Research Publications) (#27308168) 114 reels.
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.


Newcastle papers from the British Library, London. (Harvester) (#11037579) 185 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 4)
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.


Northern Ireland parliamentary papers, 1921-1972. (Transmedia) (#22243873) 34 reels.
GUIDE: Northern Ireland parliamentary papers, 1921-1972 : an index to command papers, House of Commons papers, Senate papers. E-5306


Northern Ireland political literature. (European Micropublishing Services) (#18162197)
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.

Northern Ireland political literature. (Irish Microforms) (#22506161) & #22506070) 218 fiche.
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.


Pamphlets relating to Scottish nationalism, 1844-1973. (EP Group) 147 fiche.
GUIDE: Fraser, K. C. Bibliography of the Scottish national movement, 1844-1973.

This is a microfiche set of approximately 300 pamphlets.


Papers of George Grenville. (Harvester) (#13337676) 13 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 6)
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).


Papers of Lord Liverpool. (Harvester) (#10620460) 66 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 3)
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.


Papers of Lord North. (Harvester) (#13210720) 6 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 5)
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.


Papers of Spencer Perceval. (Harvester) (#23583574) 12 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 7)
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.


Papers of William Pitt the Younger. (Harvester) (#7994771) 144 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 1)
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.


The Parliamentary history of England from the earliest period to the year 1803, from which last-mentioned epoch it is continued downwards in the work entitled "Hansard's parliamentary debates." (#2190940) 36 vols on microprint.

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.


Parliamentary history, 1620-1762. Pt. 1 Manuscript minutes, committee books, and voting records of the House of Lords, c. 1620-1714. (Adam Matthew Publications) (#27184223) 36 reels.
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.


Peel, Robert, Sir, 1788-1850. The papers of Robert Peel. (Harvester) (#7994760) 123 reels. (Papers of the prime ministers of Great Britain, series 2)
GUIDE: Reference Folder #239

These are the papers of Sir Robert Peel in the British Library (Add. mss. nos. 40432-40603).


Place, Francis. The papers of Francis Place in the British Library, 1791-1854. (Harvester) (#26961400) 54 reels.
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.


Political parties

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

British general election campaign guides, 1885-1950. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) 81 fiche
GUIDE: Archives of the British Conservative Party : A Detailed Guide to the Microform Collections E-10557

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.

Constitutional year book. (Harvester Press) (#4448446) 53 vols.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #104

This is a reprint of the volumes for 1885-1939 except for 1917-1918 which were not published.

Minutes and reports. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) 150 fiche
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).

National union gleanings. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (T3 R71 G) 47 reels

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.

Pamphlets and leaflets of the British Conservative and Union Party, 1868-1986. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (#12793106)
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

Independent Labour Party (Great Britain).

Pamphlets and leaflets, 1893-1975 (Parts 1-5). (Harvester) 512 Fiche.
GUIDE: Archives of the British Independent Labour Party : Series I. (Reference Folder #193B)

Minutes and related records (parts 6-7). (Harvester) 176 fiche
GUIDE: Archives of the British Independent Labour Party : Series II. (Reference Folder #193B)

This microfiche series is comprised of two sections: Part 1: National Administrative Council minutes and related records, 1894-1950; and Part 2: Branch minutes and related records, 1892-1950.

Labour Party (Great Britain).

General correspondence and political records of the British Labour Party. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (#28385916)
GUIDE: Archives of the British Labour Party, 1873-1973, a detailed guide to the microform collection (D-21498)

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.

National Executive Committee minutes, 1900-1983 (parts 1-10). (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (#4965386) 2051 microfiche.
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

Pamphlets and leaflets, 1900-1969. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (#4965386) 581 fiche.
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.

Year Books.  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:

The Labour annual. (#5168536) Volumes for 1895-1900

The Reformers' year book. (#5118675) Volumes for 1901-1909

The Daily news year book. (#5168542) Volumes for 1910-1913

The Labour Party year book. (#5873348) Volumes for 1916-1948

Labour history. Ser. 1. British Labour Party Research Department memoranda and information papers, 1941-1979. (Adam Matthew Publications) (#28304928) Fiche.
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.

Liberal Party (Great Britain).

National Liberal Federation. Annual reports and council proceedings, 1887-1936. (Harvester) (#43518098) 53 Fiche.

Liberal year book. (Harvester) (#4179756) 38 vols.
GUIDE: Reference Folder #104

This is a reprint of the year book from 1887-1939.

Pamphlets and leaflets, 1885-1974. (Harvester/Primary Source Microfilm) (#11451942) 428 fiche.
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

Parliamentary Labour Party (Great Britain).

Archives of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Harvester) (#13674390) 264 fiche
GUIDE:  Archives of the Parliamentary Labour Party (D-21269)

This 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

Social Democratic Federation and Socialist Party (Great Britain). Pamphlets and leaflets, 1883-1931. (Harvester) 173 Fiche.


Property and privilege in medieval and early modern England and Wales : Series one, cartularies and other registers. (Harvester) (#14373693) 70 reels.
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

Publications of the English local record societies and the Index Library. (Chadwyck-Healey)

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.


Radical right and patriotic movements in Britain. (Harvester) (#4110246)
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.


Rawlinson manuscript collection at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1253-1753. (Harvester & Research Publications) (#8397050) 142 reels.

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.


Royal Institution of Great Britain. Minutes of the meetings of managers. (Scolar Press, Ltd.) (#320264)

This is a facsimile reprint of volumes 1-15, 1799-1903.


Sexual politics in Britain. (Harvester) (#6895747)
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.


Seymour papers. (Microform Academic) 19 reels.

This set includes the correspondence and other papers relating to the family of Seymour in the 16th and 17th centuries.


State papers, domestic. 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]; however, those that are cataloged will be found in the catalog under micropublisher's main entries.

Great Britain. PRO. SP 3/1-18. Henry VIII [the Lisle papers].
Great Britain. PRO. SP 16/55-75, 115-441, 473, 481-484, 540. Charles I.
State papers, domestic, Interregnum, 1649-1652 (SP 18/1-31). (#14408729)
State papers, domestic, Interregnum, 1653. (SP 18/32-64) (#14439894)
State papers, domestic, Interregnum, 1654. (SP 18/65-93) (#14439908)
State papers, domestic, Interregnum, 1655-1656. (SP 18/94-131a) (#14248889)
State papers, domestic, Interregnum, 1656-1657. (SP 18/132-178) (#14439899)
State papers, domestic, Interregnum, 1658-1660. (SP 18/179-225) (#14439916)
Great Britain. PRO. SP 20/1-5, 8-9. Civil War and Interregnum.
Great Britain. PRO. SP 22/1-3. Civil War and Interregnum.
Great Britain. PRO. SP 24/1-25. Civil War and Interregnum.
Great Britain. PRO. SP 28/13-25, 252, 253A, 261-270, 290, 347-348, 350. Civil War and Interregnum.
State papers of Queen Anne, 1702-1714. (SP 34/1-38) (#3908453)

GUIDE: Luther, David. Chronological catalogue & index to the microfilm edition of the State papers of Queen Anne, 1702-1714. Z2019.L981977

State papers, domestic, George I, 1714-1722. (SP 35/1-34) (#5330917)
State papers, domestic, George I, 1722-1727. (SP 35/35-78) (#6474599)
State papers, domestic, George II, 1727-1736. (SP 36/1-39) (#7345247)
State papers, domestic, George II, 1737-1745. (SP 36/40-79) (#7888254)
State papers, domestic, George II, 1746-1750. (SP 36/80-115) (#8298867)
State papers, domestic, George II, 1751-1760. (SP 36/116-163) (#9559695)
State papers, domestic, George III, 1760-1782. (SP 37/1-27) (#9574216)


Tanner manuscripts. (Harvester) (#4544340) 85 reels.
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.


Thomason tracts : the books, pamphlets, newspapers and manuscripts collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661. (University Microfilms International) (#32979807) 256 reels.

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 pu