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Cornwall Record Office

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

Cornish Studies Library

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

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

• Royal Cornwall Museum
• University of Leicester Special Collections Online - Cornwall