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Archives and libraries
Click on the links below for further information about national and local collections:
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— Edinburgh Central Library
— ELISA (Edinburgh Library and Information Services Agency)
— Lothian Health Services Archive
— National Archives of Scotland
— National Library of Scotland
— Registers of Scotland
— Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
— Scottish Archive Network
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— Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN)
— Scottish Life Archive (National Museums Scotland)
— Scottish Screen Archive
(Note: video clips may not run on the network)
— University of Edinburgh special collections
— Virtual Mitchell
Photographic archive of Glasgow's people, buildings and streets.
— A2A: Access to archives
Catalogues of local archives in England and Wales.
— Archives Wales
Documents held by record offices, universities and other bodies in Wales.
— Archon directory
Directory of record repositories in the United Kingdom.
— BT Archives
Online catalogue of publications about telecommunications.
— Church of Ireland: genealogy
— Community archives (UK national directory)
— Cornucopia
Covers 6,000 collections in UK museums, galleries, archives and libraries.
— Familia
Genealogical holdings in public libraries in the UK and Ireland.
— GENUKI
Genealogical information at national, county and parish or district level for the UK and Ireland.
— India Office Records: family history search (British Library)
300,000 births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials on the India Office Records.
— National Archives of Ireland
— National Library of Ireland
— National Library of Wales: genealogical sources
— Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
— The National Archives (Kew)
— Archives New Zealand
Includes a family history research reference guide.
— FamilySearch: family history centres
Family History Centers are branch facilities of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
— International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: genealogy and local history section
— Libraries and Archives Canada
Canada's national collection of books, historical documents, government records, photos, films, maps and music.
— National Archives of Australia
Includes family history guides and access to World War I records online.
— University of Guelph: Scottish collections
The University's Scottish Studies Collection is the largest in the world outside the UK. Begun after 1965, it encompasses both Scottish and Scottish-Canadian history and supports many research areas.
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