Catalogue

Joseph Wright (editor) The English Dialect Dictionary: being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years, volume 1, A - C Oxford University Press, 1961

Joseph Wright (editor) The English Dialect Dictionary: being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years, volume 2, D - G Oxford University Press, 1961

Joseph Wright (editor) The English Dialect Dictionary: being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years, volume 3, H - L Oxford University Press, 1961

Joseph Wright (editor) The English Dialect Dictionary: being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years, volume 4, M - Q Oxford University Press, 1961

Joseph Wright (editor) The English Dialect Dictionary: being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years, volume 5, R - S Oxford University Press, 1961

Joseph Wright (editor) The English Dialect Dictionary: being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years, volume 6, T - Z Oxford University Press, 1961

William Little, H.W. Fowler and J. Coulson with C.T. Onions (editor) The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, volume 1, A - M Oxford University Press, 1959

William Little, H.W. Fowler and J. Coulson with C.T. Onions (editor) The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, volume 2, N - Z Oxford University Press, 1959

J.E. Manson (editor) Harrap's Shorter French and English Dictionary George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, 1966

Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short A Latin Dictionary: founded on Freund's Latin Dictionary, revised, enlarged and in great part rewritten Oxford University Press, 1958

J.H. Baxter and Charles Johnson with Phyliss Abrahams Medieval Latin Word List from British and Irish sources Oxford University Press, 1962

R.E. Latham Revised Medieval Latin Word List from British and Irish sources The British Academy / Oxford University Press, 1965

Cecil Geeson A Northumberland and Durham word book, the living dialect Harold Hill and Son, Ltd., 1969

Adriano Cappelli, (ed.) Lexicon Abbreviaturarum Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine ed Italiano usate nelle carte e codici specialmente del medio-evo riprodotte con oltre 14,000 segni incisi, con-l 'aggiunta di uno studio sulia brachigraphia Ulrico Hoepli, 1967

[Rev. Canon] J.S. Purvis Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Terms Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1962

John L. Fisher A medieval farming glossary of Latin and English words, taken mainly from Essex records The Standing Council for Local History / The National Council of Social Service, 1968

G.C. Greenwell A glossary of terms used in the coal trade of Northumberland and Durham [3rd edition] Bemrose and Sons, 1888

Association of County Archivists The common chronicle: An exhibition of archive treasures from the County Record Offices of England and Wales Victoria and Albert museum, 1983

Eilert Ekwall The concise Oxford dictionary of English Place-names [4th edition] Oxford University Press, 1966

G.J. Copley English place names and their origins David and Charles, 1968

Thomas Hall A compendious law dictionary, containing both an explanation of the terms and the law itself, intended for the use of the Country Gentleman, the Merchant and the Professional Man B. & R. Crosby and Co., 1813

Ann Rycraft Sixteenth and seventeenth century handwriting, series 1 University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 2nd revised edition, 1969

Ann Rycraft Sixteenth and seventeenth century handwriting, series 2 University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 2nd revised edition, 1969

Ann Rycraft English mediaeval handwriting University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 2nd revised edition, 1973

Scottish Records Association Scottish handwriting, 1500 - 1700, A self help pack Scottish Record Office, 1994

Ann Rycraft Sixteenth and seventeenth century wills, inventories and other probate records University of York, 1973

P.M. Hoskin, S.L. Slinn and C.C. Webb Reading the past: 16th and 17th Century English handwriting University of York, 2001

P.M. Hoskin and S.L. Slinn Reading the past: Medieval handwriting University of York, 2003

Charles Trice Martin The Record Interpreter: a collection of abbreviations, Latin words and names used in English historical manuscripts and records [second edition] Stevens and Sons Ltd., 1949

Andrew Wright Court Hand Restored: or, the student's assistant, in reading old deeds, charters, records, etc. neatly engraved on twenty four copper plates describing the Old Law Hands, with their contractions and abbreviations; with an appendix containing the ancient names of Places in Great Britain and Ireland; an alphabetical table of ancient surnames and a glossary of Latin words found in the works of the most eminent lawyers and other ancient writings, but not in dictionaries [fourth edition] R. Bickerstaff, 1815

Andrew Wright and Charles Trice Martin Court Hand Restored: or, the student's assistant, in reading old deeds, charters, records, etc. neatly engraved on twenty four copper plates describing the Old Law Hands, with their contractions and abbreviations; with an appendix containing the ancient names of Places in Great Britain and Ireland; an alphabetical table of ancient surnames and a glossary of Latin words found in the works of the most eminent lawyers and other ancient writings, but not in dictionaries [ninth edition] Reeves and Turner, 1879

L.C. Hector The Handwriting of English Documents Edward Arnold, 1958

Giles E. Dawson and Laetitia Kennedy-Skipton Elizabethan handwriting, 1500 - 1650: A guide to the reading of documents and manuscripts Faber and Faber, 1966

Hilda E.P. Grieve Examples of English Handwriting 1150-1750; with transcripts and translations; Part 1 from Essex Parish Records; Part 2 from other Essex Archives [Essex Record Office Publications No. 21] Essex Education Committee for Essex Record Office, 1954

E.E. Thoyts How to read old documents Phillimore, 1980

C.R. Cheney (ed.) Handbook of Dates for Students of English History Royal Historical Society, 1978

(Sir) F. Maurice Powicke (editor) and E.B. Fryde (editor) Handbook of British Chronology [second edition] Royal Historical Society, 1961

Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom [third edition] Macmillan, 1982

F.W.D. Manders Bibliography of British Newspapers, Durham and Northumberland The British Library, 1982

Jane E. Norton Guide to the National and Provincial Directories of England and Wales, excluding London, published before 1856 Royal Historical Society, 1950

L.S. Pressnell and John Orbell A Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking Gower Publishing Company Limited, 1985

J.T. Morris, Colin A. Russell and John Graham Smith Archives of the British Chemical Industry British society for the History of Science, 1988

Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton Directory of Corporate Archives [second edition] Business Archives Council, 1987

Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton Directory of Corporate Archives [fourth edition] Business Archives Council, 1997

Lesley Richmond and Bridget Stockford Company Archives: The survey of the records of 1000 of the first registered companies in England and Wales Gower Publishing Company Limited, 1986

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Survey of Architectural Surveys Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1986

K.M. Thompson Short Guides to Records [guides 1 - 48] including: (1) Ida Darlington Rate Books (2) John Cannon Poll Books (3) Francis Steer Probate Inventories (4) F.G. Emmison Estate Maps and Surveys (5) Jane M. Colman Guardians' Minute Books (6) Lawrence S. Snell Chantry Certificates (7) Roger Howell Hearth Tax Returns (8) Dorothy M. Owen Episcopal Visitation Books (9) Maurice Bond Estate Acts of Parliament (10) R. Sharpe France Wills (11) J. Anthony Williams Recusant Rolls (12) A.D. Carr Deeds of Title (13) D.M. Barratt Glebe Terriers (14) W.E. Tate Enclosure Awards and Acts (15) A.E.B. Owen Records of Commissioners of Sewers (16) H.G. Hunt Land Tax Assessments (17) S.C. Newton Parliamentary Surveys (18) Baron F. Duckham Turnpike Records (19) J.H. Thomas Fire Insurance Policy Registers (20) Lionel M. Munby Tithe Apportionments and Maps (21) Shelagh Bond Chapter Act Books (22) D.M. Woodward Port Books (23) Richard Hunt Quarter Sessions Order Books (24) H.J. Smith Local Reports to the General Board of Health (25) David Dymond Churchwardens' Accounts (26) Martyn Bennett Constables' Accounts (27) G.W. Oxley Overseers' Accounts (28) Kathryn Thompson Settlement Papers (29) Kathryn Thompson Apprenticeship and Bastardy records (30) Christopher Pickford Parish Registers (31) not included (32) David Robinson Bishops' Registers (33) David Wykes The 1669 Return of Nonconformist Conventicles (34) Jacqueline Bower Probate Accounts (35) Edward Higgs Census Returns in England and Wales (36) Brian M. Short The Lloyd George Finance Act Material (37) Simon Fowler Assistant Poor Law Commissioners' Correspondence (38) David Crook Pipe Rolls (39) Gillian Cookson Building Plans (40) Richard Oliver Ordnance Survey maps (41) not included (42) David Smith Canal and Railway Plans (43) Peter A. Neaverson Fire Insurance Plans (44) Pamela Horn School Log Books (45) J.A. Vickers The 1851 Religious Census (46) J.A. Cole & C. Rodgers Coroners' Inquest Records (47) P.D.A. Harvey Manorial Court Rolls (48) David Hawkings Prison Registers and Prison Hulk Records The Historical Association

Lowri Garland and John Bradshaw Photographic collections in the North of England Northern Arts, 1987

D.J. Rowe Northern Business Histories: a bibliography The Library Association, 1979

Newcastle Upon Tyne Libraries Joint Working Party Local Studies Group: Directory Newcastle Upon Tyne Libraries, 1980

Stewart R. Craggs Bibliography of Theses on North East England Sunderland Polytechnic Library, 1983

John Richardson The Local Historian's Encyclopaedia Historical Publications Limited, 1974

H.A.L. Cockerell and Edwin Green The British Insurance Business, 1547 - 1970 Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., 1976

William A. Barber and A. Frank Brown The Royal Cypher Labels of Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, 1701 - 1922 William A. Barber, 1988

David A. Reeder (editor) Archives and the Historian: proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Leicester, 17 June 1988 Centre for Urban History, University of Leicester, 1989

Seamus Helferty and Raymond Refaussé Directory of Irish Archives Irish Academic Press, 1988

Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton The brewing industry: a guide to historical records Manchester University Press, 1990

Gareth Shaw and Allison Tipper British Directories: a bibliography and guide to directories published in England and Wales (1850 - 1950) and Scotland (1773 - 1950) Leicester University Press, 1988

Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Records of British Business and Industry, 1760 - 1914, Textiles and leather [Guides to sources for British History, based on the National Register of Archives, 8] HMSO, 1990

Philip Riden How to trace the history of your car: a guide to motor vehicle registration records in the British Isles [second edition] Merton Priory Press, 1998

[Rev.] Oliver Heslop Northumberland words: a glossary of words used in the County of Northumberland and on the Tyneside [English Dialect Society] Kegan Paul, Trench, Trench, Truebner and Co., 1892

Susan Lumas Making use of the census: PRO Readers' guide no. 1 PRO Publications, 1992

Dictionary of First Names (incorporating Jack and Jill by Professor Ernest Weekley) Tiger Books International, 1994

HMSO Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office, 1: The British Isles, c.1410 - 1860 HMSO, 1967

E.G Withycombe The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian names [third edition] Oxford University Press, 1977 Archivists, 2000

P.H. Reaney and R.M. Wilson A dictionary of English surnames [third edition] Routledge, 1991

Wendy Habgood [editor] Chartered accountants in England and Wales Manchester University Press, 1994

The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts Records of British Business and Industry, 1760 - 1914: Metal processing and engineering Guides to sources for British History 9 HMSO, 1994

Richard William Cox Index to sporting manuscripts in the UK British Society of Sports History, 1995

Denis Stuart Latin for local and family historians: a beginners' guide Phillimore and Co. Ltd., 1995

L.A. Ritchie (editor) The shipbuilding industry: a guide to historical records: Studies in British archives series Manchester University Press, 1992

William Spencer Army Service records of the First World War (3rd expanded edition) Public Record Office, 2001

Simon Fowler, Peter Elliott, Roy Conyers Nesbit and Christina Goulter RAF Records in the PRO [PRO Readers guide no. 8] Public Record Office Publications, 1994

Ian Coulson and Anne Crawford (editors) Archives in Education: Living Archives series no. 1 Public Record Office Publications, 1995

Simon Fowler Sources for Labour History [PRO Readers Guide no. 12] Public Record Office Publications, 1995

Jane Cox New to Kew? A first time guide for family historians at the Public Record Office, Kew [PRO Readers Guide no. 16] Public Record Office Publications, 1997

Ann Morton Education and the state from 1833 [PRO Readers Guide no. 18] Public Record Office Publications, 1997

Lionel M. Munby Dates and Time: a handbook for Local Historians British Association for Local History, 1997

Rita V. Bryon and Terence N. Bryon (editors) Maritime Information: a guide to libraries and sources of information in the United Kingdom Maritime Information Association, 1983

Norman Holding More sources of World War I army ancestry [third edition] Federation of Family History Societies, 1998

Richard H.A. Cheffins Parliamentary constituencies and their registers since 1832: A list of constituencies from the Great Reform Act with the British Library's holdings of Electoral Registers together with the library's holdings of Burgess Rolls, Poll Books and other registers The British Library, 1998

A guide to special collections of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester John Rylands University of Manchester, 1999

Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton Directory of Corporate Archives Business Archives Council, 1992

N.A.M. Rodger Naval records for genealogists [Public Record Office Handbook No. 22] PRO Publications, 1998

M. Jurkowski, C.L. Smith and D. Crook Lay taxes in England and Wales, 1188 - 1688 [Public Record Office Handbook No. 31] PRO Publications, 1998

William Spencer Records of the Militia and Volunteer Forces, 1757 - 1945 [Public Record Office Readers Guide No. 3] PRO Publications, 1997

Garth Thomas Records of the Royal Marines [Public Record Office Readers Guide No. 10] PRO Publications, 1994

Kelvin Smith, Christopher T. Watts and Michael J. Watts Records of Merchant Shipping and Seamen [Public Record Office Readers Guide No. 20] PRO Publications, 1998

Roger Kershaw and Mark Pearsall Immigrants and Aliens: A guide to source on UK immigration and citizenship [Public Record Office Readers Guide No. 22] PRO Publications, 2000

P.D.A Harvey Manorial Records [Archives and the User no. 5] British Records Association, 1999

The Royal Bank of Scotland A guide to the Historical Records of The Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland, 2000

A glossary of provincial words used in Teesdale in the county of Durham London, 1849

Hilary Jenkinson The latter court hands in England, from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century Cambridge University Press, 1927

David Yaxley A researcher's glossary of words found in historical documents of East Anglia Larks Press, 2003

Rosemary E. Boyns, Trevor Boynes and John Richard Edwards Historical accounting records: A guide for Archivists and Researchers Society of Archivists, 2000

W. Y. Carman British Military Uniforms From Contemporary Pictures The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd, 1968

Henry Grove Alienated Tithes in Appropriated and Impropriated Parishes commuted or merged under Local Statutes and the Tithe Acts, together with all Crown Grants of Tithes from Henry VIII to William III, 1896

George Pemberton Leach The Tithe Acts and the Rules under the Tithe Act 1891 5th edition Shaw & Sons, London