<strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>Collections</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>A prelim<strong>in</strong>ary horizon-scanHold<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>stitutionBedfordshireand LutonArchives ServiceBirm<strong>in</strong>ghamCity ArchivesBirm<strong>in</strong>ghamCity ArchivesBristol RecordOfficeCroydonArchives ServiceDerbyshireRecord OfficeDevon RecordOfficeDurham CountyRecord OfficeItem/ collection L<strong>in</strong>k to website Brief description Region Type oforganisationRecords of localgovernment,bus<strong>in</strong>esses andcommunitiesdur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Papers of <strong>the</strong>Cadbury family ofBirm<strong>in</strong>ghamLocal recordsrelat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong><strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Records of localgovernment,bus<strong>in</strong>esses andcommunitiesdur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Records of localgovernment,bus<strong>in</strong>esses andcommunitiesdur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Records offamilies,bus<strong>in</strong>esses and<strong>in</strong>dividuals wholived or worked<strong>in</strong> Derbyshiredur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Records of localgovernment,bus<strong>in</strong>esses andcommunitiesdur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Records forCounty Durhamand Darl<strong>in</strong>gton.Includes <strong>the</strong>Durham LightInfantry archives.www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiv<strong>in</strong>g/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/GuidesTo<strong>Collections</strong>/GuidesTo<strong>Collections</strong>.aspxwww.birm<strong>in</strong>gham.gov.uk/archives#www.birm<strong>in</strong>gham.gov.uk/archives#www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisureand-culture/records-and-archives/www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives/archiveswww.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htmwww.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/Durham+Record+Office+-+Our+Hold<strong>in</strong>gsPhotographs, postcards,private papers andcorrespondence.Bus<strong>in</strong>ess records,advertis<strong>in</strong>g campaigns,newspaper cutt<strong>in</strong>gs,photographs, familyjournals, photographs andgramophone records.Papers of localbus<strong>in</strong>esses, schools,churches and branchesof national organisations.Private papers of<strong>in</strong>dividuals and familieswho lived <strong>in</strong> Birm<strong>in</strong>gham.Records of localgovernment departments.Newspaper cutt<strong>in</strong>gs,photographs, personalmemoirs and records ofmemorials.Eastern EnglandWest MidlandsWest MidlandsSouth WestRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumLocal archive/museumLetters and private papers London region Local archive/museumPrivate papers,<strong>in</strong>formation on memorialsand rolls of honour,magaz<strong>in</strong>es, postcards,<strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> posterand photographs fromChestfield’s Elder YardChapel. Also <strong>in</strong>cludes twomedals.Private papers,photographs and recordsof memorials.Private and <strong>in</strong>stitutionalpapers and photographiccollection relat<strong>in</strong>g toCounty Durham andDarl<strong>in</strong>gton’s history.East MidlandsSouth WestNorth EastRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumSubject area Status Medium Key <strong>in</strong>dividuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Network<strong>in</strong>g Onl<strong>in</strong>e access L<strong>in</strong>k to website Terms of useMilitary service(combatexperience),DORA andrestrictions,Hospitals andconvalescence,Agriculture andfood production,Prisonersof <strong>War</strong> andInternees,VoluntaryOrganisations,WomenIndustriesand bus<strong>in</strong>ess,Religion,Pacifism andConscientiousObjectionMilitary service(British),Memorials,Industriesand bus<strong>in</strong>ess,VoluntaryorganisationsMilitary service(combatexperience),Memorials,Hospitals andconvalescence,VoluntaryOrganisations,Pacifism andConscientiousObjectorsPacifism andConscientiousObjectionMilitary service(combatexperience),Memorials,VoluntaryOrganisations,Hospitals andConvalescence,Industriesand bus<strong>in</strong>ess,WomenMilitary service(combatexperience),DORA andrestrictions,Hospitals andconvalescenceMilitary service(British)RegularRegularRegularRegularPrivate papers,photographiccollections,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalpapersPrivate papers,photographiccollectionsPrivate papers,photographiccollections,pr<strong>in</strong>ted books,newspapers, oraltestimonyPrivate papers,photographiccollections,pr<strong>in</strong>ted books,newspapersGeorge Cadbury (1839-1922),Laurence John Cadbury(1889-1982), Elizabeth MaryCadbury (1858-1951)Richard Threlfall (1861-1932), Ebenezer AnthonyLees (1853-1931)Home Front records: Papers of <strong>the</strong> <strong>War</strong> Agricultural Executive Committee<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g orders to plow up <strong>the</strong> pasture for crop plant<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>the</strong> employment ofenemy prisoners of war on British farms. Records of Stratton Park AgriculturalTra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Centre, Biggleswade, that taught wounded ex-servicemen how to runsmall farms. Records of <strong>the</strong> Women’s <strong>War</strong> Agricultural Committee. Recordsof <strong>War</strong> Charities. Records of <strong>the</strong> <strong>War</strong> Pensions Committee. Nurs<strong>in</strong>g Recordsof <strong>the</strong> Bedfordshire branch of <strong>the</strong> Red Cross and VADs. Papers of <strong>the</strong> Relief ofDistress Committee. Private papers: Wilfred Hammond, soldier, 8th BattalionK<strong>in</strong>gs Royal Rifle Corps: correspondence with his mo<strong>the</strong>r whilst serv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>France <strong>in</strong> dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> (Z1360). The diary of Evelyn Jackson, VADnurse, 1916 (full transcript available as a pdf file). Letters of Richard Dill<strong>in</strong>ghamof Flitwick, who served <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 7th L<strong>in</strong>colnshire Regiment. He was killed <strong>in</strong>November 1917 defend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Ypres Salient. Roll of Honour and <strong>War</strong> Memorials.Miscellaneous collection of military diagrams. <strong>Collections</strong> of Armistice lettersand attestation books.Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> Cadbury’s started to produce <strong>the</strong> Milk Tray andsupplied <strong>the</strong>se chocolates to soldiers at <strong>the</strong> Front. The collection <strong>in</strong>cludesphotographs show<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> production and distribution of <strong>the</strong>se chocolates.Records also chart <strong>the</strong> chang<strong>in</strong>g price of cocoa dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> war and <strong>the</strong>advertis<strong>in</strong>g campaigns used by <strong>the</strong> chocolate manufacturer dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> war.Personal papers of a large number of <strong>the</strong> Cadbury family <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g DameElizabeth Mary Cadbury.Records of Birm<strong>in</strong>gham City Council. List of Birm<strong>in</strong>gham Post Office staff, withdetails of <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> services. Records of churches and Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamHebrew Congregation and <strong>the</strong> Hebrew School. Circulars displayed <strong>in</strong> Catholicchurches on recruitment, fund rais<strong>in</strong>g and coal ration<strong>in</strong>g. Bus<strong>in</strong>esses: Papers ofMidland Counties Dairies Ltd. Oral testimony: Harry Horton (b. 1875) talks abouthis experiences dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1961. Interviews with veteranofficers of <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>: Brigadier Lucas Philips, Henry Williamson, LordChandos and Robert Graves, <strong>in</strong> 1971. Private papers: Papers of Sir RichardThrelfall (1861-1932) who served on <strong>the</strong> committee of <strong>the</strong> Naval Board ofInvention and Research dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. He worked on projects toimprove munitions and smoke screens. Papers of Ebenezer Anthony Lees (1853-1931) who served as secretary to <strong>the</strong> Lady Mayoress’ Depot, a post that oversawfive thousand volunteer workers. This service was recognized by <strong>the</strong> Crown andLees was awarded an O.B.E. <strong>in</strong> 1918. Papers of Sergeant Charles Blackwell, whoenlisted <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 3rd Royal <strong>War</strong>wickshire Regiment <strong>in</strong> 1911 and served <strong>in</strong> Franceand Italy dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> war.Newspaper cutt<strong>in</strong>gs with photographs of voluntary workers at ‘The Alexandra’hospital, Clifton, dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. Identity cards from <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong><strong>War</strong>. Papers and memoirs of men who served dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> war. Pr<strong>in</strong>ted booksfor reference like Army Service Records of <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>, pr<strong>in</strong>ted by <strong>the</strong>National Archives <strong>in</strong> 1997. Photographs and pictures relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> war heldby <strong>the</strong> Record Office, for example Bristol Motorcycle Club tak<strong>in</strong>g Australiansoldiers from Southmead Hospital on an out<strong>in</strong>g and people look<strong>in</strong>g at a tank <strong>in</strong>central Bristol. Society of Friends papers <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>structions for Quakers and<strong>the</strong> war and war work by Quakers. List of war dead of <strong>the</strong> University of Bristolcompiled for a service at Bristol Ca<strong>the</strong>dral, rolls of honour and arrangementsfor <strong>the</strong> erection of war memorials.Regular Private papers Records of churches, schools and local bus<strong>in</strong>esses <strong>in</strong> Croydon spann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>twentieth century. Papers of <strong>in</strong>dividuals: Recent acquisitions <strong>in</strong>clude those ofGeorge Glasscock, conscientious objector: correspondence 1916-1919 (A975),William Charles Berwick Sayers (1881-1960), librarian of Croydon PublicLibraries, poet and historian: diaries and papers 1899-1940 (A1011), Aust<strong>in</strong>Bennet, soldier: correspondence rel to service <strong>in</strong> France, India and Middle East1916-18 (A942)RegularRegularRegularPrivate papers,photographiccollections,objects - smallPrivate papers,public records,photographiccollectionsPrivate papers,photographiccollectionsFamily papers: Records of <strong>the</strong> Gell family of Hopton Hall, Derbyshire. Papers of<strong>the</strong> Barton family of Derby. Papers or Toml<strong>in</strong>son Family of Darley Abbey (1664-1994). Papers of Titterton family of Middleton by Youlgreave <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g letterfrom ‘Jack’, at <strong>the</strong> front <strong>in</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn France, to ‘Bess’, about family mattersand <strong>the</strong> German retreat, Oct 1918. Bus<strong>in</strong>esses: Rob<strong>in</strong>son and Sons Ltd, textileand packag<strong>in</strong>g manufacturers, Chesterfield, report <strong>the</strong> effect of <strong>the</strong> war on<strong>the</strong>ir bus<strong>in</strong>ess. M<strong>in</strong>utes of <strong>the</strong> Central Association of <strong>the</strong> Lime and LimestoneIndustry of Great Brita<strong>in</strong>, 1911-1922. Private papers: Sergeant James LomasBarratt, Mach<strong>in</strong>e Gun Corps: diaries, research notes and transcripts 1915-16,1985-86 (D7158). Papers of Colonel Herbert Brooke-Taylor (1855-1923) on his<strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>-era work with <strong>the</strong> Red Cross, Boy Scouts and various reliefcommittees. Papers of Joseph Arthur Hodgkiss’s service <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong><strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g photographs and letters home. He served with <strong>the</strong> Royal Field Artilleryand died on <strong>the</strong> 8th of October 1917. He is buried at Godewaersvelde BritishCemetery <strong>in</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn France. Papers of William Bertram Weston (1892-c1963)of Chaddesden, Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, K<strong>in</strong>g’s Own Yorkshire LightInfantry: Includes diaries, letters and service papers. Papers of Gerard Fowkes,who served <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 8th battalion of <strong>the</strong> L<strong>in</strong>colnshire Regiment. He died <strong>in</strong>September 1915, aged 18. He is commemorated on <strong>the</strong> Loos Memorial. Papersof Horace John Rylands, 16 mach<strong>in</strong>e Gun. Co. on his active service <strong>in</strong> France,Belgium and Germany, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g album of sketches of military life, 1916-1918.Papers of Millicent Jackson, who worked at <strong>the</strong> Derbyshire Royal Infirmarydur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> war. Postcards featur<strong>in</strong>g photographs of soldiers <strong>in</strong> trenchesdur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. Rolls of honour associated with different places <strong>in</strong>Derbyshire.John Couch, soldier: diaries and papers rel to <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> service andlater <strong>in</strong>volvement with <strong>the</strong> Devon and Exeter Football League 1914-1987 (7659).Also Submissions to <strong>the</strong> Culmstock Local Tribunal for exemption from militaryservice <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>, cases A to L, 1916.Extensive material relat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> Durham Light Infantry - photographs, postcarddraw<strong>in</strong>gs, greet<strong>in</strong>gs cards, journals, scrapbooks. Records relat<strong>in</strong>g to localfamilies, bus<strong>in</strong>esses and organisations <strong>in</strong> reference to <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Bedfordshire and Luton Archivesand Record Service, RiversideBuild<strong>in</strong>g, Borough Hall, CauldwellStreet, Bedford, Bedfordshire,MK42 9AP: Open<strong>in</strong>g hours: Monday:9am - 7pm, Tuesday, Wednesdayand Friday: 9am - 5pm. Noappo<strong>in</strong>tment required. Contact <strong>the</strong>archive with enquiries by telephoneon 01234 228833.Birm<strong>in</strong>gham Archives and Heritage,Central Library, Chamberla<strong>in</strong>Square, Birm<strong>in</strong>gham, B3 3HQ:Open Access Research Area isopen Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pmand Saturday: 9am – 5pm. Secureserv<strong>in</strong>g area is open Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday: 10am– 5pm, Thursday: 10am – 8pmand Saturday 10am – 5pm. Usersneed a County Archive ResearchNetwork ticket to use <strong>the</strong> archives.Telephone: 0121 303 4549. Email:archives.heritage@birm<strong>in</strong>gham.gov.ukBirm<strong>in</strong>gham Archives and Heritage,Central Library, Chamberla<strong>in</strong>Square, Birm<strong>in</strong>gham, B3 3HQ:Open Access Research Area isopen Monday – Friday: 9am – 8pmand Saturday: 9am – 5pm. Secureserv<strong>in</strong>g area is open Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday: 10am– 5pm, Thursday: 10am – 8pmand Saturday 10am – 5pm. Usersneed a County Archive ResearchNetwork ticket to use <strong>the</strong> archives.Telephone: 0121 303 4549. Email:archives.heritage@birm<strong>in</strong>gham.gov.ukTuesday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm,first two Thursdays of <strong>the</strong> month:9am - 7pm, first two Saturdays of<strong>the</strong> month: 10am - 4pmLocal Studies Library, Level3, Central Library, CroydonClocktower, Kathar<strong>in</strong>e Street,Croydon, CR9 1ET: Monday: 10am– 1pm and 2pm – 7pm, Wednesdayand Friday: 10am – 1pm and 2pm –5.30pm and first and third Saturdayof <strong>the</strong> month: 10am – 1pm and 2pm– 4.30pm. Contact <strong>the</strong> Local StudiesLibrary by telephone on 020 87266900 and by email at localstudies@croydon.gov.ukCounty Hall Local Studies Library,Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG:Monday - Friday: 9.30am - 4.30pmand one Saturday per month.Contact <strong>the</strong> staff by telephoneon 01629 536579 or by email atlocalstudies@derbyshire.gov.uk orrecord.office@derbyshire.gov.ukMonday - Friday: 10am - 6pm andoccasional Saturdays: 9.30am -12.30pmMonday - Tuesday: 8.45am -4.45pm and Wednesday: 8.45am- 8pm. Admission to Search Roomis free but an appo<strong>in</strong>tment isnecessary and two weeks’ noticeis advised.None specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionhttp://recordoffice.wordpress.com/L<strong>in</strong>ks to enable users to share each pageon Facebook, delicious, dig, StumbleUponand YahooNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionSearchablecatalogue(<strong>in</strong>complete)and digitisedcontentFull cataloguelist<strong>in</strong>g availablevia <strong>the</strong> NationalArchives’Access toArchives pageSearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogueand digitisedcontentDatabase<strong>in</strong>formationonlySearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogue(<strong>in</strong>complete)Searchablecataloguehttp://apps.bedscc.gov.uk/bedsccis3/default.aspxwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=143-ms466&cid=1-3-4&kw=first%20world%20war#1-3-4http://calmview.birm<strong>in</strong>gham.gov.uk/CalmView/advanced.aspx?src=CalmView.Cataloghttp://archives.bristol.gov.uk/dserve/www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives/rsdatabasewww.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/records/catalogue/default.asphttp://app-calmview.devon.gov.uk/CalmView/www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/recordoffice/register.nsf/$$searchdccDigitised images of photographs,draw<strong>in</strong>gs and documentsaccompany some of <strong>the</strong> items.The images cannot be purchasedor downloaded withoutconsult<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> archive directly.The archives hope to have all of<strong>the</strong> records onl<strong>in</strong>e by 2015.Onl<strong>in</strong>e catalogue currentlyconta<strong>in</strong>s records of only 5.5percent of <strong>the</strong> collection. Add<strong>in</strong>gentries to <strong>the</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e catalogueis an ongo<strong>in</strong>g project. Onl<strong>in</strong>ecatalogue shows preparationsfor thumbnails and documentimages. Currently <strong>the</strong>se areblank columns on <strong>the</strong> resultspage of <strong>the</strong> catalogue. Accessstatus is open.Onl<strong>in</strong>e catalogue currentlyconta<strong>in</strong>s records of only 5.5percent of <strong>the</strong> collection. Add<strong>in</strong>gentries to <strong>the</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e catalogueis an ongo<strong>in</strong>g project. Onl<strong>in</strong>ecatalogue shows preparationsfor thumbnails and documentimages. Currently <strong>the</strong>se areblank columns on <strong>the</strong> resultspage of <strong>the</strong> catalogue. Accessstatus is open (apart recentrecords of <strong>the</strong> Birm<strong>in</strong>gham CityCouncil).Open access. Low resolutionthumbnails attached to someitems. Digitisation bureau allowsusers to <strong>in</strong>struct <strong>the</strong> archive todigitise an item and send outcopies by email and by post.Price guide for this service isavailable onl<strong>in</strong>e. See www.bristol.gov.uk/node/5526Research database is currentlya broken web l<strong>in</strong>k. Papercatalogues available at <strong>the</strong> LocalStudies Library.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Each item has areference number that can bequoted when contact<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>archive directly.Open accessFees for copies and for detailedresearch work carried out.Image onl<strong>in</strong>e are watermarkedwith this accompany<strong>in</strong>g text:“This image is held <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>Durham Record Office and mustnot be reproduced <strong>in</strong> any formwithout permission.”Page 28
<strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>Collections</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong>A prelim<strong>in</strong>ary horizon-scanHold<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>stitutionEast AnglianFilm Archive,NorwichGlasgowCity Council:Mitchell Libraryand ArchiveHampshireRecords OfficeHampshireRecords OfficeHampshireRecords OfficeLambethArchivesDepartmentLondonMetropolitanArchivesLondonMetropolitanArchives:HospitalArchivesItem/ collection L<strong>in</strong>k to website Brief description Region Type oforganisationMov<strong>in</strong>g imagearchiveRecords of<strong>the</strong> city andits <strong>in</strong>dustries,<strong>in</strong> particularits shipp<strong>in</strong>gcompanies.Royal NavalOrdnance Depotarchive (109M91)HampshirePhotographicProject:HampshireCounty MuseumService land-girlpostcardsMany smalleritems relat<strong>in</strong>g tofamilies that lived<strong>in</strong> Hampshiredur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.<strong>First</strong> SurreyRifles Association(1859-1957)Largest localauthorityarchive <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>United K<strong>in</strong>gdomcover<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>whole of GreaterLondonArchives for overone hundredhospitals <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>London regionwww.eafa.org.uk/www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Library_Services/The_Mitchell/www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/halscollections.htmhttp://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.<strong>in</strong>i&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=115&dsqSearch=(((text)=’-first’)AND((text)=’world’)AND((text)=’war-’))http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.<strong>in</strong>i&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=175&dsqSearch=(((text)=’-first’)AND((text)=’world’)AND((text)=’war-’))www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/LeisureCulture/LocalHistory/<strong>Collections</strong>Hold<strong>in</strong>gs.htmwww.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Mov<strong>in</strong>g image archivefor English countiesof Bedfordshire,Cambridgeshire, Essex,Hertfordshire, Norfolk andSuffolk.Mitchell Library’s Special<strong>Collections</strong> and Archive.Papers related to <strong>the</strong>development on Navalord<strong>in</strong>ance between 1890and 1945 <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>development of <strong>the</strong>torpedo.Sixteen digital images ofwomen work<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong>land <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> area aroundBas<strong>in</strong>gstoke.Correspondence, papersand copy letters relat<strong>in</strong>gto <strong>the</strong> use of RownhamsHouse as a hospital dur<strong>in</strong>g<strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>.Battalion orders, newssheets, files, accountbooks, m<strong>in</strong>ute books,tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g manuals,personal collections,books, magaz<strong>in</strong>es andphotographs.Records of <strong>the</strong> GreaterLondon authority,churches, bus<strong>in</strong>esses,charities and hospitals <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> Greater London area.Records of <strong>the</strong> hospitals’build<strong>in</strong>gs, staff andpatients. Includes recordsof Guy’s and St Thomas’Hospitals.Eastern EnglandScotlandSouth EastSouth EastSouth EastLondon regionLondon regionLondon regionRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumLocal archive/museumRegionalarchive/museumRegionalarchive/museumSubject area Status Medium Key <strong>in</strong>dividuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Network<strong>in</strong>g Onl<strong>in</strong>e access L<strong>in</strong>k to website Terms of useAllNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>g,Industries andbus<strong>in</strong>essNaval andshipp<strong>in</strong>gAgriculture andfood productionHospitals andconvalescenceMilitary service(British)Government andpoliticsHospitals andconvalescence,Mental healthHighlysignificantImportantFilm Reg<strong>in</strong>ald Tyrwhitt (1870-1951)Private papers,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalrecords,photographiccollectionsThomas Lipton (1850-1931)Early film and c<strong>in</strong>ema: Films dat<strong>in</strong>g from 1896 show life <strong>in</strong> ports like GreatYarmouth and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> city streets of Norwich. Children’s Mat<strong>in</strong>ee (1914) showschildren crowd<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> entrance to <strong>the</strong> Vaudeville C<strong>in</strong>ema <strong>in</strong> Colchester, Essex.Films from <strong>the</strong> war years show women replac<strong>in</strong>g men <strong>in</strong> agricultural work,K<strong>in</strong>g George V <strong>in</strong>spect<strong>in</strong>g soldiers <strong>in</strong> Cambridge, female fire brigade membersat work. Gaumont newsreel film Surrender of U Boats (1918) show Germansubmar<strong>in</strong>es surrender<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> Harwich Force, commanded by Admiral SirReg<strong>in</strong>ald Tyrwhitt, on <strong>the</strong> River Stour. Funeral of Edith Cavell (1919) is a filmshot by a local camera man show<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> procession through <strong>the</strong> streets ofNorwich for <strong>the</strong> nurse executed by <strong>the</strong> Germans <strong>in</strong> 1915 for aid<strong>in</strong>g Britishsoldiers <strong>in</strong> escap<strong>in</strong>g from occupied Germany. From <strong>the</strong> immediate post-warperiod are several films show<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> unveil<strong>in</strong>g of memorials to <strong>the</strong> war dead.The work of Papworth Hospital and Village Settlement, a Cambridgeshirecommunity for people with tuberculosis, is recorded through promotional filmsfrom 1918 to 1924 and 1935. Detailed <strong>in</strong>formation guide to <strong>the</strong> archives at: www.eafa.org.uk/EAFA-collections.pdfSpecial <strong>Collections</strong>: North British Locomotive Company (formed <strong>in</strong> 1903 whenthree Glasgow companies amalgamated) Photographic Collection. ScottishRegimental Histories Collection. Sir Thomas Lipton Collection: Photographscover<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> life of Sir Thomas Lipton (1850 - 1931), founder of <strong>the</strong> now-famoustea company. Includes <strong>the</strong> album Sir Thomas Lipton’s Mission to Serbia onboard <strong>the</strong> British Red Cross Hospital Ship - S.Y. Er<strong>in</strong>. 1915. Wo<strong>the</strong>rspooncollection: 41 folio albums cover<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> development of shipp<strong>in</strong>g andshipbuild<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> Clyde, <strong>the</strong> West Coast of England and <strong>the</strong> Channel between1812 and <strong>the</strong> 1930s: portraits, draw<strong>in</strong>gs, watercolours. Archive collections:Belgian Refugees, 1914-1920: List of names, addresses and occupations for8,000 Belgian refugees that arrived <strong>in</strong> Glasgow <strong>in</strong> 1914 (available to downloadas PDF). Clyde Navigation Trust photographs that <strong>in</strong>clude views of shipbuild<strong>in</strong>gsites on <strong>the</strong> Clyde. Shipbuild<strong>in</strong>g archives for <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g companies: ArdrossanDockyard Ltd, Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd, George Brown & Co (Mar<strong>in</strong>e) Ltd, CharlesConnell & Co Ltd, Fairfield Shipbuild<strong>in</strong>g & Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Co Ltd, A&J Inglis Ltd,John G K<strong>in</strong>caid & Co Ltd, Hugh McLean & Sons Ltd, Langmuir Collection, ClydePaddlesteamers. On VirtualMitchell: Photographs of women war workers andStobhill Hospital.Important Public records A series of gun logs conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g summaries of <strong>the</strong> operation of nearly every gunused by <strong>the</strong> Royal Navy between 1900 and 19150. Includes handbooks, draw<strong>in</strong>gs,plans and photographs.RegularPhotographiccollectionsFor example: Bas<strong>in</strong>gstoke area: women land-workers (with a small boy) bal<strong>in</strong>ghay with <strong>the</strong> aid of a Ruston mechanical hay-baler, c. 1915.Regular Private papers Includes letters to Lord Ab<strong>in</strong>ger and Lady Ab<strong>in</strong>ger from Miss Lilian Laforce,Commandant of Hants V.A.D. 200; George Twiss, St. John’s AmbulanceAssociation, Southampton, A.G. Tate, Nutfield Nurs<strong>in</strong>g, Hants and Romsey RuralDistrict Council.RegularImportantImportantPublic recordsand photographiccollectionsPublic records,<strong>in</strong>stitutionalrecords,photographiccollections,private papersPublic recordsand photographiccollectionsText from Access2Archives: Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Great <strong>War</strong>, <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> Surrey Rifles foughtwith great gallantry and dist<strong>in</strong>ction, and also with tragic loss. With<strong>in</strong> weeks of<strong>the</strong> outbreak of war, a second l<strong>in</strong>e Battalion was formed; and later a third l<strong>in</strong>eas well. <strong>the</strong> 1/21st served cont<strong>in</strong>uously on <strong>the</strong> Western Front from March 1915to <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> war. At <strong>the</strong> battle of High Wood on <strong>the</strong> Somme <strong>in</strong> September1916, <strong>the</strong> Battalion was all but annihilated, and only some 60 men came outunsca<strong>the</strong>d. The 2/21st embarked from France <strong>in</strong> June 1916 and after serviceon <strong>the</strong> Western Front until November of that year, it went onto Macedoniaand Salonika. It <strong>the</strong>n went to Egypt and Palest<strong>in</strong>e, and took part <strong>in</strong> Allenby’scampaign, and was present at Gaza, Jericho, Jerusalem, and <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> JordanValley. The 3/21st was a Home Service Battalion, and never served overseas, buttra<strong>in</strong>ed re<strong>in</strong>forcements for <strong>the</strong> 1/21st and 2/21st.Records of <strong>the</strong> local authority departments and committees like <strong>the</strong> Educationdepartment and <strong>the</strong> <strong>War</strong> Emergency Committee. Pamphlets and circularsissued by <strong>the</strong> local authority for example air raid circulars issued to schools.London bus<strong>in</strong>esses like chemists, brewers and banks. Charitable organisationsfor example <strong>the</strong> London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund, <strong>War</strong> RefugeesCommittee, Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Families Association, Invalid Meals ForLondon. Records for parishes, diocese and specific churches. Private papers ofLondon-based families. Details of war memorials giv<strong>in</strong>g locations, funds andnames to be engraved. Photographic collections of London dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. Guildhall Library: Stock Exchange archives and pr<strong>in</strong>ted collections,Lloyd’s of London archive and pr<strong>in</strong>ted collections, St. Paul’s Ca<strong>the</strong>dral archives,Christ’s Hospital archives and <strong>the</strong> City of London Livery Company archives.Records of hospitals with<strong>in</strong> Greater London, for <strong>in</strong>stance Guy’s and St Thomas’hospital group. The records of St Thomas’ <strong>in</strong>cludes copies of <strong>the</strong> ‘Magaz<strong>in</strong>eof <strong>the</strong> Fifth London (City of London) General Hospital - St Thomas’. This was<strong>the</strong> military section of <strong>the</strong> hospital dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong>. The magaz<strong>in</strong>e<strong>in</strong>cludes lists of military patients. O<strong>the</strong>r examples: Westm<strong>in</strong>ster Hospital group,Brook General Hospital, Woolwich, St Giles’ Hospital, Camberwell, St Luke’sHospital, General Ly<strong>in</strong>g-In Hospital, Hospital for Diseases of <strong>the</strong> Sk<strong>in</strong>, RoyalWaterloo Hospital for Children and Women, South London Hospital for Womenand Children, Moorfields Eye Hospital and <strong>the</strong> Metropolitan Ear, Nose andThroat Hospital. Also <strong>in</strong>cludes hospitals for <strong>the</strong> mentally ill like Darenth AdultAsylum, Hanwell Asylum and Lambeth Hospital.The Archive Centre, Mart<strong>in</strong>eauLane, Norwich: Open<strong>in</strong>g byarrangement. Contact <strong>the</strong> archivefor fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>formation.The Mitchell Library: Monday -Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday andSaturday: 9am - 5pm. ArchiveOpen<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday: 9am- 5pm, Tuesday: 9am - 8pm,Wednesday - Friday: 9am - 5pmand Saturday by appo<strong>in</strong>tment.Enquiries regard<strong>in</strong>g archivematerial should be sent toarchives@glasgowlife.org.ukHampshire Record Office, SussexStreet, W<strong>in</strong>chester, SO23 8TH:Monday-Wednesday: 9am - 5pm,Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday: 9am- 5pm and Saturday: 9am - 4pm.Contact <strong>the</strong> archive by telephoneon 01962 846154 or by email atenquiries.archives@hants.gov.ukHampshire Record Office, SussexStreet, W<strong>in</strong>chester, SO23 8TH:Monday-Wednesday: 9am - 5pm,Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday: 9am- 5pm and Saturday: 9am - 4pm.Contact <strong>the</strong> archive by telephoneon 01962 846154 or by email atenquiries.archives@hants.gov.ukHampshire Record Office, SussexStreet, W<strong>in</strong>chester, SO23 8TH:Monday-Wednesday: 9am - 5pm,Thursday: 9am - 8pm, Friday: 9am- 5pm and Saturday: 9am - 4pm.Contact <strong>the</strong> archive by telephoneon 01962 846154 or by email atenquiries.archives@hants.gov.ukLambeth Archives at M<strong>in</strong>et Library,52 Knatchbull Road, London, SE59QY: Monday: 1pm – 8pm, Tuesdayand Thursday: 10am – 6pm, Friday:10am – 1pm and Saturday: 9am– 5pm. Closed Wednesday andSaturday. Appo<strong>in</strong>tment necessary.Contact <strong>the</strong> library by telephoneon 020 7926 6076 or by email atarchives@lambeth.gov.ukLondon Metropolitan Archives, 40Northampton Road, Clerkenwell,London, EC1R 0HB: Open<strong>in</strong>g hours:Monday: 9.30am - 4.45pm, Tuesday- Thursday: 9.30am - 7.30pm andopen occasionally on Saturdays.Users need to register for a HistoryCard, which allows <strong>the</strong>m to accessorig<strong>in</strong>al documents. This can bedone onl<strong>in</strong>e or <strong>in</strong> person at <strong>the</strong>Archives. Contact <strong>the</strong> Archives bytelephone on 020 7332 3820 or byemail at ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk. Some of <strong>the</strong> archivesare held at <strong>the</strong> Guildhall Library:Open<strong>in</strong>g Hours: Monday – Saturday:9:30am – 4.45pm.London Metropolitan Archives, 40Northampton Road, Clerkenwell,London, EC1R 0HB: Open<strong>in</strong>g hours:Monday: 9.30am - 4.45pm, Tuesday- Thursday: 9.30am - 7.30pm andopen occasionally on Saturdays.Users need to register for a HistoryCard, which allows <strong>the</strong>m to accessorig<strong>in</strong>al documents. This can bedone onl<strong>in</strong>e or <strong>in</strong> person at <strong>the</strong>Archives. Contact <strong>the</strong> Archives bytelephone on 020 7332 3820 or byemail at ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.ukhttp://twitter.com/#!/EAFilmArchivewww.facebook.com/pages/East-Anglian-Film-Archive-EAFA/117774111570705None specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionhttp://twitter.com/#!/HantsArchiveshttp://twitter.com/#!/HantsArchiveshttp://twitter.com/#!/HantsArchivesNone specific to <strong>the</strong> collectionwww.flickr.com/photos/londonmetropolitanarchives/ http://twitter.com/#!/LdnMetArchiveswww.facebook.com/pages/London-Metropolitan-Archives/132408150128712www.flickr.com/photos/londonmetropolitanarchives/ http://twitter.com/#!/LdnMetArchiveswww.facebook.com/pages/London-Metropolitan-Archives/132408150128712Contact<strong>in</strong>formationDigitisedcontentSearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogueFull cataloguelist<strong>in</strong>g availablevia <strong>the</strong> NationalArchives’Access toArchives pageSearchablecatalogueSearchablecatalogueTelephone: +44 (0)1603 592664. Email:eafa@uea.ac.ukwww.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.<strong>in</strong>i&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=(((text)=’royal’)AND((text)=’naval’)AND((text)=’ordnance’)AND((text)=’depot’))http://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/Search%20all.htmhttp://calm.hants.gov.uk/DServe/Search%20all.htmwww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=088-iv36&cid=-1#-1http://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwima<strong>in</strong>.dll?patronlog<strong>in</strong>&application=LMA_ANONYM&language=144&file=[LMA]simple_search_anonym.htmhttp://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwima<strong>in</strong>.dll?patronlog<strong>in</strong>&application=LMA_ANONYM&language=144&file=%5bLMA%5dsimple_search_anonym.htmNo digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e.This selection of images canbe enlarged, emailed or copiesordered onl<strong>in</strong>e.Digitised copies available onrequest.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Reference numbersallow users to enquire aboutview<strong>in</strong>g or o<strong>the</strong>rwise research<strong>in</strong>gspecific items.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Reference numbersallow users to enquire aboutview<strong>in</strong>g or o<strong>the</strong>rwise research<strong>in</strong>gspecific items.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Guide to <strong>the</strong> archives:www.lambeth.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/4660B252-EA23-4C85-9F9C-92B02A1C5EE8/0/ArchiveGuide0505.pdfNo digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e.No digitised content availableonl<strong>in</strong>e. Access Restrictions:These records are open to public<strong>in</strong>spection, although undersection 5(4) of <strong>the</strong> 1958 PublicRecords Act adm<strong>in</strong>istrativerecords are closed for 30 yearsand patient records for 100years.Page 29
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