Further resources
A list of quick reference materials to assist researching Â鶹ÊÓƵ's history:
Location: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Collection 05.2
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Post and Mail Yearbook (1950 to 1998)
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Red Book (1866 to 1903)
- Cornish’s Â鶹ÊÓƵ Yearbook (1912 to 1940)
Contains details such as election results, members of committees and a Â鶹ÊÓƵ biographical section.
Location: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Collection 05.6
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Midland Institute, Archaeological Society transactions and proceedings
A series of essays and reviews from 1870 onwards exploring the archaeology, architecture and topography of Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the surrounding counties.
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Historian (1987 to 2009)
A local history journal published with accompanying index. A varied range of historic Â鶹ÊÓƵ topics, many of which are in an easily digestible form.
Location: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Collection 08.2
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the late nineteenth century.
Location: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Collection 56
- List of buildings in Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Collection 71
- Showell’s Dictionary of Â鶹ÊÓƵ (1885)
A collection of brief accounts of features and figures in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s history.
- The Victorian County History series, Warwickshire Vol 7 – Â鶹ÊÓƵ ()
Especially useful when tracking the history of a Â鶹ÊÓƵ church or school.
Location: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Collection 78
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Biography newspaper cuttings collection with accompanying index
A series of newspaper articles featured in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ names providing reference to the profession/trade, year of birth, date of death and reference to relevant volumes and journals containing biographical information.
Location: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Trade Directory sequence, East Mobile Press
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.