British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the UK - Hardcover

Foster, J.; Sheppard, J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333735366 ISBN 13: 9780333735367

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

British Archives is the foremost reference guide to archive resources in the UK. Since publication of the first edition more than ten years ago, it has established itself as an indispensable reference source for everyone who needs rapid access on archives and archive repositories in this country. Over 1200 entries provide detailed information on the nature and extent of the collection as well as the organization holding it. A typical entry includes: name of repositiony; parent organization ; address, telephone, fax, email and website; number for enquiries; days and hours of opening; access restrictions; acquisitions policy; archives of organization; major collections; non-manuscript material; finding aids; facilities; conservation; publications New to this edition: email and web address; expanded bibliography; consolidated repository and collections index

About this title

About the Author

JANET FOSTER is a freelance archives consultant.

JULIA SHEPPARD is Head of Special Collections and archivist of the Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine and Understanding of Medicine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333735366
• ISBN 13: 9780333735367
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 853