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The Guildhall Library also has [[British Merchant Marine|Lloyd's Marine Collection]] and London city parish registers. | The Guildhall Library also has [[British Merchant Marine|Lloyd's Marine Collection]] and London city parish registers. | ||
== Public Libraries == | |||
'''Historical Manuscripts Commission | Public libraries collect many published sources such as local histories, city directories, maps, newspapers, family histories, and parish registers. You can find addresses for public libraries in: | ||
Harrold, Ann, ed. Academic ''Libraries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland 1991''. 18th ed. London: The Library Association Publishing Limited, 1991. (Family History Library book {{FHL|746734|title-id|disp=942 J54aL}}; computer number 0193703.) | |||
===Historical Manuscripts Commission=== | |||
'''<br>The Historical Manuscripts Commission joined with the Public Record Office in 2003 to form The National Archives. | |||
It has responsibility for the Manorial Documents Register and the National Register of Archives (NRA) and has been working to inventory records that are in archives and private collections. The National Register of Archives (NRA) which includes over 191,000 lists of manuscript collections and close to 5,000 finding aids and annual reports from various repositories. These lists are indexed and can be searched online at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp National Register of Archives]. Part of the Manorial Documents Register is also online at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/?WT.lp=sa-33619 Manorial Documents Register] | It has responsibility for the Manorial Documents Register and the National Register of Archives (NRA) and has been working to inventory records that are in archives and private collections. The National Register of Archives (NRA) which includes over 191,000 lists of manuscript collections and close to 5,000 finding aids and annual reports from various repositories. These lists are indexed and can be searched online at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp National Register of Archives]. Part of the Manorial Documents Register is also online at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/?WT.lp=sa-33619 Manorial Documents Register] | ||