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LS - Derbyshire Local Studies collection - 19th-21st Cent
Archive Reference / Library Class No.
LS
Title
Derbyshire Local Studies collection
Date
19th-21st Cent
Description
This catalogue contains descriptions of items added to the Local Studies collection from 2014 onwards. The collection includes books, periodicals, newspapers, photographs and many other categories of material relating to Derbyshire. Click here and follow the link for a full list of arrivals since 2014. Information on existing stock can be found in the local studies card catalogue, which can be viewed at Derbyshire Record Office. Derbyshire Libraries also have a wide selection of local studies books, many of which are available for loan. See the library catalogue on www.derbyshire.gov.uk for details.
Many items in the local studies collection are included in Derbyshire Record Office's "50 Treasures" selection:
Treasure 1: the bindings of the books themselves
Treasure 16: a Soviet map of the English midlands
Treasure 19: a grangerised copy of the Lysons' Magna Britannia
Treasure 20: Sheffield Clarion Rambers' guides
Treasure 23: Derbyshire trade catalogues and brochures
Treasure 31: a book relating to notable cases heard on the Midland Assizes circuit
Treasure 33: "Memories of Tin Town" by Brian Robinson
Treasure 41: "Several Surgical Treatises" by Richard Wiseman
For details, see link below
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Derbyshire Record Office
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