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Description: | The Reference LibraryÃ's Local Collection contains a wide range of books as well as other printed materials, such as reports, newsletters, community magazines and ephemera. Concentrating on the N.Yorkshire/Teesside region, the collection includes histories of: villages, towns and parishes; businesses and societies; prominent buildings. The library also holds a collection of local maps dating back to the 19th century.
The photographic collection, containing approximately 3,500 images illustrates the social history of the area. The majority, taken by local photographer A.E. Graham in the early 1900Ã's, include pictures of streets, buildings, people and events. A selection of the photographs can be viewed at www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/librariesby following the links to the Historical photo archive.
We also hold materials of interest to family historians such as local census returns, monumental inscriptions and some parish records.
- | Format: | 5900 items of local significance | Subjects: | Photographic heritage Geography and History Directories Local history Photographs Local History Census data Genealogy Maps Geography Parish records | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Telephone: | 01642 472 162 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6512 | Format: | 5900 items of local significance | Go to resource |
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