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'''Cornwall Record Office'''<br> | '''Cornwall Record Office'''<br> | ||
Old County Hall<br> | Old County Hall<br> | ||
Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY UK<br>Telephone: | Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY UK<br>Telephone: 01872 323 127<br>Email: {{email|cro@cornwall.gov.uk}}<br>Website: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/cornwall-record-office/ Record Office]<br>Catalogue: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/online-catalogues/ Online catalogues] | ||
Website: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/cornwall-record-office/ Record Office]<br>Catalogue: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/online-catalogues/ Online catalogues] | |||
:Cornwall Record Office (CRO) provides a professional archive service for Cornwall. Our main purpose is to preserve Cornwall's archives for the future and make them available for members of the public to access. Our records relate to the people, places and organisations of Cornwall. It holds a wide range of materials dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries. | |||
{{main|Cornwall Record Office}} | {{main|Cornwall Record Office}} | ||
[ | == Libraries == | ||
British | |||
96 Euston Road< | === Cornish Studies Library === | ||
London | |||
NW1 2DB< | '''Cornish Studies Library'''<br> | ||
Alma Place<br> | |||
Internet sites and databases: < | Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AT UK<br>Telephone: 01209 216 760<br>Email: [mailto:cornishstudieslibrary@cornwall.gov.uk cornishstudieslibrary@cornwall.gov.uk]<br> | ||
*Internet site [http://www.bl.uk/ http://www.bl.uk/]< | Website: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/cornish-studies-library/ Cornish Studies Library]<br>Catalogue: [https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/records-archives-and-cornish-studies/online-catalogues/ Online catalogues] | ||
*[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/listings.htm Online catalogues]< | |||
*Bibliography of [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/microform/britirishbio/biog.html British and Irish biographies 1840-1940]</br> | :The Cornish Studies Library (CSL) specialises in helping those who are researching Cornwall or Cornish people. The wide ranging collections cover all subjects, from mining to modern art, from poetry to prehistory, and family history to farming. No membership is required and our service is free. | ||
=== British Library === | |||
'''British Library'''<br> | |||
96 Euston Road<br> | |||
London NW1 2DB UK<br>Telephone: 0843 208 1144<br> | |||
Internet sites and databases:<br> | |||
*Internet site [http://www.bl.uk/ http://www.bl.uk/]<br> | |||
*[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/listings.htm Online catalogues]<br> | |||
*Bibliography of [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/microform/britirishbio/biog.html British and Irish biographies 1840-1940]<br> | |||
[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/europe/uk/cornwallcoll/cornwall.html The British Library] has a range of resources relating to Cornwall with particular strengths in printed books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps (and the photographs and other visual images contained within them). Manuscripts, sound and archived websites of Cornish interest are also held and Cornish themes can also be researched using our extensive Electronic Resources.<br><br> | |||
=== Other Online Information === | === Other Online Information === | ||
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Cornwall Archives and Libraries
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Cornwall Record Office[edit | edit source]
Cornwall Record Office
Old County Hall
Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY UK
Telephone: 01872 323 127
Email: cro@cornwall.gov.uk
Website: Record Office
Catalogue: Online catalogues
- Cornwall Record Office (CRO) provides a professional archive service for Cornwall. Our main purpose is to preserve Cornwall's archives for the future and make them available for members of the public to access. Our records relate to the people, places and organisations of Cornwall. It holds a wide range of materials dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries.
- Main article: Cornwall Record Office
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cornish Studies Library[edit | edit source]
Cornish Studies Library
Alma Place
Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AT UK
Telephone: 01209 216 760
Email: cornishstudieslibrary@cornwall.gov.uk
Website: Cornish Studies Library
Catalogue: Online catalogues
- The Cornish Studies Library (CSL) specialises in helping those who are researching Cornwall or Cornish people. The wide ranging collections cover all subjects, from mining to modern art, from poetry to prehistory, and family history to farming. No membership is required and our service is free.
British Library[edit | edit source]
British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB UK
Telephone: 0843 208 1144
Internet sites and databases:
- Internet site http://www.bl.uk/
- Online catalogues
- Bibliography of British and Irish biographies 1840-1940
The British Library has a range of resources relating to Cornwall with particular strengths in printed books, periodicals, newspapers, and maps (and the photographs and other visual images contained within them). Manuscripts, sound and archived websites of Cornish interest are also held and Cornish themes can also be researched using our extensive Electronic Resources.
Other Online Information[edit | edit source]
- Royal Cornwall Museum
- University of Leicester Special Collections Online - Cornwall
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