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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: A2A Update, June/July 2004 The A2A database at www.a2a.org.uk was last updated at the beginning of June. 1861 catalogues were added - bringing A2A's total to 81,650. The database now contains nearly 6.9 million catalogue entries describing archives held in 351 record offices, libraries, museums and other repositories across England. The finding aids added at the June update included the following: * the catalogue of the Arundel Manuscripts, consisting of archives of the Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire estates of the Duke of Norfolk dating from the 12th century onwards, held at Sheffield Archives and contributed through the Broad Acres, Big Houses, Yorkshire People project; * the catalogue of the Fred Ball collection of material relating to Robert Tressell (1870-1911), socialist and author of 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists', held at Hastings Museum; * catalogues describing a variety of estate and business archives held in the North West of England, including archives of Belle Vue Zoological Gardens in Manchester (held at Chethams Library), submitted through the Mills, Mansions and Corner Shops project; * the catalogue of early 20th century correspondence of the British Legation at Kabul in Afghanistan, held by the British Library; * and catalogues of other public records held locally, including Rochester Quarter Sessions archives held at Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre. The next A2A update will take place in a few weeks. New projects for the current phase of A2A are now getting started; staff are being recruited, and work has begun on projects including Religion and Rebellion, delivered by the History of Parliament Trust working with the Bodleian Library, and Parliamentary Archives: Main Papers, delivered by the House of Lords Record Office. Lastly, A2A has now been searched 3.8 million times and there have been 8.4 million catalogue downloads as a result. A2A is the English strand of the UK archives network; its database at www.a2a.org.uk already contains the electronic equivalent of over 700,000 catalogue pages describing archives held across England in national, local and specialist repositories and dating from the 700s to the present day. The A2A programme will make a further 150,000 catalogue pages available on the web by July 2005. * * * * * * Sarah J A Stark Regional Liaison Co-Ordinator, A2A The National Archives Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU Tel (direct line): 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 Email: [log in to unmask] www: http://www.a2a.org.uk * * * * * * ********************************************************************** National Archives Disclaimer This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The National Archives. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of The National Archives are neither given nor endorsed by it. ********************************************************************** -- Abigail Ann Young (Dr), Associate Editor/ Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W/ Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/ FAX (416) 813-4093/ [log in to unmask] List-owner of REED-L <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed-l.html> http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/reed.html => REED's home page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/stage.html => our theatre resource page http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young => my home page