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== Archives ==
== Archives ==
 
'''Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre'''<br>Holborn Library<br>32-38 Theobalds Road<br>London WC1X 8PA UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 7974 6342<br>
=== Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre ===
 
'''Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre'''<br>Holborn Library<br>32-38 Theobalds Road<br>London WC1X 8PA UK<br>Telephone: 020 7974 6342<br>
Email: [mailto:localstudies@camden.gov.uk localstudies@camden.gov.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:localstudies@camden.gov.uk localstudies@camden.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries-and-online-learning-centres/local-history/ Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre]
[http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries-and-online-learning-centres/local-history/ Website]
 
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:Whether you are tracing the history of a building, undertaking a GCSE project, discovering the history of your family or just interested in the local history of the area where you live, the Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre is the place to start.  The Centre contains over 200,000 items on the history of the borough and we aim to keep anything that helps reflect life in Camden past and present.
'''City of Westminster Archives Centre'''<br>10 St Ann's Street<br>London SW1P 2DE UK<br>Telephone: 020 76415180<br><br>
 
=== City of Westminster Archives Centre ===
 
'''City of Westminster Archives Centre'''<br>10 St Ann's Street<br>London SW1P 2DE UK<br>Telephone: 020 76415180<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@westminster.gov.uk archives@westminster.gov.uk]<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@westminster.gov.uk archives@westminster.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/ City of Westminster Archives Centre]
[http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/ Website
 
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:At our Archives, view books, directories, maps, newspapers, images, local government records, electoral and parish registers, census returns and more relating to family, local and business history.
'''London Metropolitan Archives'''<br>40 Northampton Road<br>City of London EC1R 0HB UK<br>Telephone: 020 7332 3820<br><br>E-mail: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk]<br>[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Website]
 
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=== London Metropolitan Archives ===
 
'''London Metropolitan Archives'''<br>40 Northampton Road<br>City of London EC1R 0HB UK<br>Telephone: 020 7332 3820<br>E-mail: [mailto:ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk]<br>[https://search.lma.gov.uk/ Website]
 
:We are home to an amazing range of documents, images, maps, films and books about London.  London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is free to use and open to everyone.  Whether you're tracing your family history or researching the history of your neighbourhood, if you're interested in London or Londoners, LMA is the place to visit!
 
=== Parliamentary Archives ===
 
'''Parliamentary Archives'''<br>Houses of Parliament<br>London SW1A 0PW UK<br>Telephone: 020 7219 3074<br>Email: [mailto:archives@parliament.uk archives@parliament.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/parliamentary-archives/ Parliamentary Archives]
 
:The Parliamentary Archives provides access to the archives of the House of Lords, the House of Commons and to other records relating to Parliament. We also provide a records management service for both Houses of Parliament.
 
=== The National Archives (TNA) ===
 
'''The National Archives (TNA)'''<br>Bessant Dr<br>Kew<br>Richmond<br>Surrey TW9 4DU UK<br>Telephone: 020 8876 3444<br>
Email: [mailto:enquiry@nationalarchives.gov.uk enquiry@nationalarchives.gov.uk]<br>
Website: [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives (TNA)]<br>
Catalogue: [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk Discovery, The National Archives online catalogue]
 
:The National Archives (acronym TNA) is the official government archive of the United Kingdom, containing more than nine hundred years of history with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites.
 
:The National Archives is home to records created by the  United Kingdom central government and agencies, and the legal system of England and Wales. These archived documents span records of many kinds from Domesday Book of 1086 to the present-day UK Government Web Archive. Records relating to the United Kingdom as a whole may contain information on Scotland and Ireland - all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922. These include military and naval records, coastguards, customs and excise, passenger lists and more.
 
=== Archives for London  ===
 
'''Archives for London''' is passionate about archives in or about London. It is the independent voice for archives in the UK's capital city and brings together everyone interested in London's documentary history - users, practitioners and enthusiasts. Through free seminars, exclusive behind-the-scenes archive tours, an annual conference, and other events everyone can find out more about the documents, photographs, and films that tell the many stories of London and Londoners. Visit [http://www.archivesforlondon.org/ Archives for London] for more details.


== Libraries ==
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