| Title |
Description |
Call
Number |
Separate
Records Available? |
| The
American papers of the Second Earl of Dartmouth
in the Stafford Record Office |
The papers of the Earl of Dartmouth
are an important private source for the American
Revolution from a man at the center of the British
government who helped in the developing of British
policy before and during the Revolutionary War.
William Legge, the second Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801),
served in the House of Lords from 1765, was the
Secretary of State for the American Colonies from
1772-1775, and Lord Privy Seal from 1775 to 1782.
The papers, dated 1765 to 1782, focus on Dartmouth's
term as American Secretary. In addition to correspondence
the papers include colonial reports, Cabinet Minutes,
and protest addresses from merchants. Guide
available. |
MICFILM 4004 |
No |
| The
archives of Richard Bentley & Son, 1829-1898 |
Richard Bentley & Son became
extremely well known for their Standard Novel series
together with two very successful periodicals. Among
their authors were Dickens, Bulwer-Lytton, Wilkie
Collins, Marie Corelli and Mrs Henry Wood. The archive
brings together the collections at the British Library,
the University of Illinois and the University of
California, Los Angeles making one of the largest
and most comprehensive sets of British publishing
documents ever to be made widely available. Guide
available.
|
MICFILM 1040 |
No |
| Colonial
papers: general series, America and West Indies,
class I |
The records consist of sixty-eight
volumes of correspondence and papers relating to
the colonies in America and the West Indies. The
records constitute Public Record Office group Colonial
Office class 1 (PRO CO 1). Originals are at the
Public Record Office, London, England. This class
contains original documents and enclosures extending
from 1574 to 1688 with addenda 1622 to 1697.
|
MICFILM 1701 |
No |
| The
complete state papers domestic: series one, 1547-1625 |
The collection includes correspondence
and working papers of the successive Secretaries
of State, covering government finance; administrative
problems and practices; rebellions; relations with
Parliament and leading political figures; social,
economic and religious policies; and military and
naval affairs. The governments of this period were
highly interventionist and virtually the whole range
of business passed through the hands of the Secretaries
of State. All religious controversies and persecutions
are charted here, as England veered between Protestantism
and Catholicism. Although most papers relate to
domestic affairs there are some which cover foreign
policy issues. The papers range over a wide variety
of activities, such as land transactions, inventories,
requests for favors, legal accusations, and administrative
concerns. Guide available.
|
MICFILM 4310 |
No |
| The
complete state papers domestic: series two, 1625-1702 |
This collection reflects virtually
every facet of Stuart political, economic, and religious
affairs, including government finance and administration,
parliamentary relations, the emergence of political
parties, military and naval affairs during a period
of prolonged warfare and colonial expansion, social
welfare, trade, foreign policy and more. The core
of the collection comprises correspondence and working
papers of the secretaries of state, who acted as
a clearing house for almost all aspects of government
business. Guide available. |
MICFILM 4311 |
No |
| The
complete state papers domestic: series two, 1714-1782 |
These papers are the complete
surviving records of the great Department of State
and document the administration and constitution
of England; trade and shipping; naval and military
affairs; social and religious life; crime, rebellion
and discontent. The records also illustrate the
personal style of the contemporary secretaries of
state who, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
controlled almost the entire life of the nation.
Guide available. |
MICFILM 4319 |
No |
| The
complete state papers regencies, 1716-1755
|
The collection includes vital
correspondence between King and the Regencies during
the Royal absences of George I and George II at
various times during 1716 to 1755. Preserved in
the Public Record Office in London, these documents
highlight the extent and nature of decisions taken
by government and more importantly, who was making
the decisions. The relative power of King and Ministers
is clearly illustrated. The documents show the different
ways in which George I and George II conducted the
business of the monarchy and provide essential perspectives
on the King's changing role in political and administrative
history. Guide available. |
MICFILM 4322 |
No |
| Confidential
British Foreign Office political correspondence.
Germany. Series 1, 1906-1925 |
The Political Correspondence Files
are the Central Archive of Documentation created
by the British Foreign Office (BFO), Great Britain’s
equivalent of the U.S. State Department. Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 4226 |
No |
| Customs
3 (1696-1780) in the Public Records Office, London |
Registers of imports and exports
(sometimes called Ledgers) of England and Wales
between 1696 and 1780 held in the Public Record
Office. The trade statistics were collected by
the Inspector-General of Imports and Exports from
all English ports. The returns are summarized
annually and there are estimates of the annual
balance of trade. |
MICFILM 1039 |
No |
| The
early letters and classified papers, 1660-1740 (from
the archives of the Royal Society)
|
The collection includes thousands
of letters and papers from the world's leading scientific
thinkers. More than half of this material is in
English, but many letters and papers appear in French,
Latin, German, Italian, Dutch, and other languages.
Most of the non-English papers were translated or
abstracted by the Society in English. Guide
available. |
MICFILM 3334 |
No |
| The
Eighteenth century |
This collection is based on the
British Library's Eighteenth century short title
catalogue (ESTC), consists of approximately 200,000
items selected from the 500,000 titles printed in
Great Britain and its colonies or printed in English
anywhere else in the world from 1701-1800. Guide
available. |
MICFILM 1272 |
No |
| Eighteenth-century
sources for the study of English literature
(multiple records) |
This is a selected collection
of works relevant to the literary, artistic and
cultural milieu of eighteenth century England. Included
are works of literary criticism, philosophy and
related fields as well as original texts. A printed
guide covers reels 1-177. Guide available.
|
MICFILM 615 |
Yes |
| English
Books, 1475-1640 |
This extensive collection reproduces
selected titles from Pollard and Redgrave's Short-title
Catalogue. This includes the rarest materials
from the time of the English Renaissance, such
as the first book printed in English by William
Caxton. There is also an assortment of work in
science, linguistics, music, and many other subjects.
Digital
guide.
|
MICFILM 431 |
No |
| Letters
and papers of Robert Boyle: from the archives of
the Royal Society |
This collection includes 7 guardbooks
of correspondence dating from the 1640s until Boyle's
death in 1691. The material is classified under
the headings Theology, Philosophy, Science, Physiology,
and Miscellaneous. Included are notes on experiments,
drafts of published treatises, unpublished writings,
writing fragments, juvenilia, Latin translations,
and much more. Most of the material is published
for the first time. The Boyle notebooks contain
manuscript material collected by Boyle on a broad
range of ideas and topics. Guide available.
|
MICFILM 3333 |
No |
| Life
and labour of the people of London: the Charles
Booth Collection, 1885-1905 |
During the last 20 years of the
19th century, Charles Booth (1840-1916) produced
one of the first great studies of poverty and industrialization.
With a team of assistants, he made an exhaustive
empirical examination of London's four million people
in order to discover how they really worked and
lived. The published results are the 17-volume work
Life and Labour of the People of London. The Booth
Collection at the British Library of Political and
Economic Science includes all the original manuscript
material which formed the basis of this great work.
Guide available. |
MICFILM 4005 |
No |
| North
America : CO 5, Colonial Office, America and West
Indies, original correspondence, etc., 1606-1807
: series 1, CO 5/65-82,225, Indian affairs, 1760-1784 |
British governmental papers relating
to America during the Revolutionary War period.
Guide available. |
MICFILM 1185 |
No |
| The
Papers of Charles James Fox |
Fox was a charismatic speaker
and, within the House of Commons, developed a sustantial
independent following; his identification with the
Association movement gave him a broad popularity
outside Parliament. This is a miscellaneous collection
of letters, mostly written by Fox. The majority
fall between 1800 and 1806, with scattered correspondence
from 1784 to 1795. Although there is little internal
continuity in the collection, it contains some important
individual items.
|
MICFILM 1514 |
No |
| The
People's history: working class autobiographies
|
The range of topics in this collection--ancestry
and childhood, education, family relationships,
work, religion, politics, leisure--cover all the
most important aspects of working class life and
experience. This rich collection reveals the economic
life, diverse experiences and activities of the
19th century working class in Britain. Digital
guide. |
MICFILM 1699 |
No |
| Politics
and administration in Tudor England: Lord Burghley's
papers in the British Library in London |
The Lansdowne Collection contains
more than 1200 volumes of manuscripts covering a
wide range of subjects. They were acquired from
various owners by Lord Lansdowne, first Earl of
Shelbourne, in the 18th century and were purchased
for the British Museum by vote of Parliament in
1807. Guide available. |
MICFILM 1064 |
No |
| Seymour
papers |
This set consists of correspondence,
accounts and documents of Edward Seymour (1500-1552).
He accompanied Wolsey and Henry VIII to meetings
with Frances I. As Protector of Edward VI he was
essentially the king. The papers include his official
correspondence when at Calais in 1541 and while
in command of the English forces on the Scottish
borders, 1542-1544. Also included are the papers
of his son, Edward Seymour (and his wife's papers,
Lady Arabella Stuart); his great-grandson, William
Seymour (and wife's papers, Lady Frances Devereux.) |
MICFILM 762 |
No |
| The
state papers of Queen Anne, 1702-1714
|
Queen Anne's reign (1702-1714)
saw the English crown endure several difficult trials
and emerge stronger. The religious strife that plagued
the earlier Stuarts was avoided, as Anne was a Protestant
like William of Orange, her predecessor and brother-in-law
who she supported against her Catholic father in
the Glorious Revolution in 1688. The Duke of Marlborough,
her commander-in-chief, successfuly continued William's
War of the Spanish Succession and won peace in 1713
with the favourable Treaty of Utrecht. The collection
covers the entire 38 volume edition of Queen Anne's
state papres. In addition, it includes information
on five national elections. Guide available. |
MICFILM 1284 |
No |
| The
writings of Daniel Defoe |
This microfiche collection includes
writings of Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), English novelist,
pamphleteer, journalist, and author of " Robinson
Crusoe". This collection includes books, pamphlets,
poems and manuscripts. This collection is based
on J.R. Moore's "A checklist of the writings
of Daniel Defoe", published in 1960 by the
Indiana University Press. Guide available. |
MICFILM 650 |
No |
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