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== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
=== 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> | |||
Website: [http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries-and-online-learning-centres/local-history/ Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre] | |||
: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 === | === City of Westminster Archives Centre === | ||
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:Freemasons’ Hall has been the centre of English freemasonry for 230 years. It is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, the oldest Grand Lodge in the world, and also the meeting place for over 1000 Masonic lodges. | :Freemasons’ Hall has been the centre of English freemasonry for 230 years. It is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, the oldest Grand Lodge in the world, and also the meeting place for over 1000 Masonic lodges. | ||
=== Swiss Cottage Central Library === | |||
'''Swiss Cottage Central Library'''<br>88 Avenue Road<br>London NW3 3HA UK<br>Telephone: 20 7974 4001<br>Email: [mailto:events@camden.gov.uk events@camden.gov.uk]<br> | |||
Website: [http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries-and-online-learning-centres/swiss-cottage-library/;jsessionid=088568B5D1FB255A71626DBCE48CA953 Swiss Cottage Central Library] | |||
=== Wellcome Library === | === Wellcome Library === | ||
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:The Wellcome Library of the history of medicine holds not only high-level material on medical history but also a huge amount of information on named individuals. They have a guide to [http://wellcomelibrary.org/collections/subject-guides/biography-and-family-history/biography-and-family-history-general-resources/ Biographical and Family History Resources] in the library. They also offer a growing collection of material relating to contemporary medicine and biomedical science in society. | :The Wellcome Library of the history of medicine holds not only high-level material on medical history but also a huge amount of information on named individuals. They have a guide to [http://wellcomelibrary.org/collections/subject-guides/biography-and-family-history/biography-and-family-history-general-resources/ Biographical and Family History Resources] in the library. They also offer a growing collection of material relating to contemporary medicine and biomedical science in society. | ||
=== Westminster Victoria Library === | |||
'''Westminster Victoria Library'''<br>160 Buckingham Palace Road<br>London SW1W 9UD UK<br>Telephone: 020 7641 6200<br>Email: [mailto:victorialibrary@westminster.gov.uk victorialibrary@westminster.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.westminster.gov.uk/library-opening-hours-and-contact-details#victoria-library Westminster Victoria Library] | |||
:This is a large library containing a wide range of stock and the famous Westminster Music Library. | |||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||