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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.)
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]
The Family History Library has a topographical index to the reports of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts on microfiche {{FHL|119923|title-id|disp=6021002 through 6021002}}. These indexes are divided into three sections: people, businesses, and organizations. The commission has also published several inventories and reports, some of which are available through the Family History Library. Look in the Author/Title Search of the library catalog under “Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.”
*The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives. ''Guide To The Location Of Collections Described in the Reports and Calendars Series 1870-1980''. London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1982. (Family History Library book {{FHL|20593|title-id|disp=942 H25gs vol.3}}; computer number 0204994, BYU Family History Library book '''DA 30 .X1 G84'''.)


==Record Offices==
==Record Offices==
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