ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

A list of quick reference materials to assist researching ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s history:

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Collection 05.2

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Post and Mail Yearbook (1950 to 1998)
• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Red Book (1866 to 1903)
• Cornish’s ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Yearbook (1912 to 1940)

Contains details such as election results, members of committees and a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ biographical section.

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Collection 05.6

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and Midland Institute, Archaeological Society transactions and proceedings

A series of essays and reviews from 1870 onwards exploring the archaeology, architecture and topography of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and the surrounding counties.

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Historian (1987 to 2009)

A local history journal published with accompanying index. A varied range of historic ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ topics, many of which are in an easily digestible form.

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Collection 08.2

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Faces and Places (1888 to 1894)

A series of volumes containing articles and images of a biographical and topographical nature. A good source if investigating ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in the late nineteenth century.

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Collection 56

• List of buildings in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of architectural or historic interest (1986)

List compiled by the Department for the Environment in 1986. Useful for identifying when a property listed was built along with a summary of its architectural features.

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Collection 71

• Showell’s Dictionary of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (1885)

A collection of brief accounts of features and figures in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s history.

• The Victorian County History series, Warwickshire Vol 7 – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ ()

Especially useful when tracking the history of a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ church or school.

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Collection 78

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Biography newspaper cuttings collection with accompanying index

A series of newspaper articles featured in the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ newspapers and compiled by library staff from 1872 onwards.

Location: Quick Reference shelves

• Woodward’s Index to Biographical and Personal Notices up to 1914

An alphabetical index of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ names providing reference to the profession/trade, year of birth, date of death and reference to relevant volumes and journals containing biographical information.

Location: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Trade Directory sequence, East Mobile Press

• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Trade Directory Collection (1767 to 1974)

Typically divided into five sections - Commercial, Trades, Private addresses, Street listings and an official section of establishments and institutions. Useful for confirming where a company operated and compiling a picture of a company’s activities in the city.