British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the UK
- ISBN-10
- 1349652288
- ISBN-13
- 9781349652280
- Series
- British Archives
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 815
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-30
- Publisher
- Springer
- Authors
- J. Foster, J. Sheppard
Description
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
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Other editions
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- 1989
- 834 pages
- Paperback
- Stockton Press
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- 1984-11-11
- 533 pages
- Ebook
- Macmillan International Higher Education
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