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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: A2A Update, June 2005 Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:40:16 +0100 From: Halpin, Monica <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: From: Local-History list <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] > On behalf of the A2A Team, and with apologies for any inconvenience > caused by cross-posting. > > ~~~~~ > > A2A Update, June 2005 > > Records of the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum have been added > to the database > > The latest update to A2A (Access to Archives) - the English strand of > the UK archives network at http://www.a2a.org.uk - took place on > Monday 4th July 2005. 2554 new catalogues were added to A2A. The > database now contains 8.1 million catalogue entries, in over 94,844 > catalogue files, describing archives held in 391 record offices, > libraries, museums and other repositories all over England. > > The new additions at this update include finding aids describing the > following: > * Church records held at Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office, > Northumberland Record Office and Teesside Archives, contributed > through the locally-funded North East regional project Bell, Book and > Candle; > * Bradfer-Lawrence papers have been added from Yorkshire > Archaeological Society > * Parish records held at the Centre for Kentish Studies have been > added to Clerics and Commoners > * Parish, School and local government records and more held at Bolton > Archive and Local Studies Service, Bury Archive Service, Cheshire and > Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Lancashire Record Office, > Manchester Archives and Local Studies, Oldham Local Studies and > Archives, Wigan Archives Service and Wirral Archives Service > contributed through the HLF-funded project Community Spirit; > * Medical records, personal papers and property-related documents > held at the Institute of Psychoanalysis, Kingston Museum and Heritage > Service, Lambeth Archives Department, Lewisham Local Studies and > Archives, London Metropolitan Archives, Royal College of Physicians > of London, Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum, Wandsworth > Local History Collection, Battersea Library contributed through the > HLF-funded project Flesh and Blood; > * Hastings Museum and Art Gallery contributed Records of The Hastings > and St Leonards Conservative Association > * Family and estate papers held at Hertfordshire Archives and Local > Studies contributed throughthe HLF-funded Hidden Talent > * Papers from almshouses, hospitals, schools and courts held at > Corporation of London Records Office contributed through Magpie's > Nest > * Canterbury Cathedral Archives contributed through Oyster Sources > * Birmingham University Information Services, Wolverhampton Archives > and Local Studies Personal and political papers contributed through > Pay and Power > * Cornwall Record Office, Devon Record Office, Dorset Record Office, > Gloucestershire Record Office, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, > Royal Institution of Cornwall, Somerset Archive and Record Service, > Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office contributed through the South > West HLF-funded project South West Access All Areas > * West Sussex Record Office contributed through Sussex Parish Chest > * Barnsley Archives and Local Studies, Doncaster Archives Department, > Hull Central Library, Local Studies, Hull City Archives, Kelham > Island Industrial Museum, Leeds University: Brotherton Library, North > East Lincolnshire Archives, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough: Archives > and Local Studies Section, Sheffield Archives, West Yorkshire Archive > Service, Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield > Headquarters, York University, Borthwick Institute of Historical > Research contributed through through the HLF-funded Yorkshire Made > * Gloucestershire Record Office contributed lists > * Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum contributed lists > > Don't forget that you can restrict your A2A search to the catalogues > added at this update by using the Dates of Catalogues feature on the > standard Search page - why not give it a try? > > A2A is the English strand of the UK archives network; its database at > http://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. We are rapidly approaching the end of > Phase 3 of The A2A Programme. There will be one further update by > the end of July 2005. > > ~~~~~ > > Monica Halpin Regional Liaison Coordinator, A2A The National Archives > Kew Richmond Surrey TW9 4DU > > Tel: 020 8392 5328 Fax: 020 8487 9211 E-mail: > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.a2a.org.uk http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/partnerprojects/a2a Have a look at our new Nelson exhibition and Trafalgar database http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nelson ********************************************************************* 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. 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