compiled by The Railway & Canal Historical Society
NATIONAL
National Register of Archives (NRA) indexes
The on-line indexes can be searched to identify significant
collections of records relating to a specific person, company or
organisation. The output shows where the collections are held and
whether the NRA (now at The National Archives Kew) holds paper catalogues for them.
The
National Archives Online Catalogue
The full catalogue of The National Archive (formerly the Public Record
Office) can be browsed by class and searched
by keyword/phrase. Documents can be ordered in advance.
British
Library Manuscripts Online Catalogue
The printed catalogues are being loaded and can be searched
by name or subject (about 90% completed).
Archives Hub
Collection-level descriptions of the holdings of UK universities and
colleges, with links to full on-line catalogues where they exist.
ENGLAND
Access to Archives (A2A)
An on-line catalogue for all repositories in England except those with their
own on-line catalogues. A long-term project, which is being added to each month.
The aim is that, ultimately, a search on A2A will automatically search the other
on-line catalogues.
AIM
25 (Archives in London and the M25
area)
Collection-level descriptions of the holdings of higher education
institutions and some learned societies in the greater London area (within the
M25), with links to full on-line catalogues where they exist.
National
Tramway Museum
The museum's library catalogue, which includes archival material, is
searchable on-line.
County Record Offices
Durham County Record Office catalogue
The complete detailed catalogue is on-line and can be searched by
keyword/phrase.
Essex Archives Online (SEAX)
The complete detailed catalogue is on-line and can be
searched by keyword/phrase. Includes Great Eastern Railway Society collection.
Gloucestershire Record Office
A summary catalogue (collection-level descriptions)
can be searched by keyword/phrase. Detailed catalogues to be
added in due course.
Greater
Manchester County Record Office
The Guide to the CRO page gives collection-level
descriptions. Individual detailed catalogues are gradually being
made available for the user to download. No on-line search
facility.
Access to Somerset's Archives (AtSA)
Covers archive collections in Somerset (chiefly Somerset,
Bristol and N.E. Somerset Record Offices). Contains titles of
2000 archive lists (catalogues of individual collections) for which
orders may be placed by post.
Surrey History Service
Several on-line catalogues covering the Surrey History Centre at Woking can
be searched.
SCOTLAND
Scottish
Archive Network (SCAN)
Collection-level descriptions of the holdings of 46 Scottish
archive repositories. Loading in progress.
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