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Kresen Kernow (‘Cornwall Centre’)
Little Vauxhall
Redruth TR15 1AS UK

E-mail: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk Telephone number: 01209 614430

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• Copies and research services
  
• Research family history

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Cornish Archives Network (CAN)
E-mail: kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk
Website
CAN Members Map (Clickable for contact information.)

CAN is a free thriving network of over 80 archive and heritage organizations across Cornwall. The group includes everyone from well-established community and professional archives to new small digital archives, archives within other institutions and local heritage and history groups.

Libraries

Cornwall Libraries and contact information

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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) specializes 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.

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Institute of Cornish Studies
University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus)
Environment and Sustainability Institute
Treliever Road
Penryn, Cornwall
TR10 9FE England

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Museums

Royal Cornwall Museum

Royal Cornwall Museum
River Street
Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ UK
Telephone: 01872 272 205
Email: enquiries@royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
Website: Royal Cornwall Museum

Our extensive collections range from Stone Age Cornwall to Contemporary Art, telling stories across cultures and also across the last ten thousand years.

For a long list of Cornwall museums, go to List of museums in Cornwall in Wikipedia.

Collections

University of Leicester

University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7RH UK
Telephone: 0116 252 2522
Website: University of Leicester Special Collections Online - Cornwall