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===Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Commission===
'''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) 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 [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/find-an-archive '''National Register of Archives'''].
*Part of the Manorial Documents Register is also online at [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-search '''Manorial Documents Register'''].
*The Family History Library has a topographical index to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/119923?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''Publications of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts'''''.] 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 FamilySearch Library at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Btitle%3ARoyal%20%2Btitle%3ACommission%20%2Btitle%3Aon%20%2Btitle%3AHistorical%20%2Btitle%3AManuscripts '''“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'''.) [https://www.worldcat.org/title/9465022 '''WorldCat''']


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