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 "The National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United Kingdom and Ireland" is a microfiche collection of calendars and finding aids for British archives, libraries, and museums. It provides a detailed listing of the box, folder, and sometimes individual documents contained in various collections. A name and subject index to this collection is available in a few archives and libraries, including the Family History Library (FHL fiche {{FHL|370600|title-id|disp=6341118}}; compact disc 1313 no. 10.)
-==== Family History Library  ====
-Many published inventories, guides, catalogs, and directories for archives and libraries are listed in the Family History Library. To find them, use the Place Search in the catalog under:
-ENGLAND - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
-ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
-ENGLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY] - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
-Recognizing that the British Government BMD records did not start until 1838, and also that these were very sparse until the mid 1850's, the best source for earlier records are church records. These are normally identified as Parish Records. A list of these can be found at the following Family Search location:
-[https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Special:Search?fulltext=true&search=England+Parishes English Parishes]