Oscar Wilde October 16, 1854- November 30, 1900, Dublin, Ireland, the son of an eminent Dublin surgeon, stands out among the fraternity of Victorian dramatists.
British History Research Guide

General guides to archival and manuscript materials

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Index to Primary Sources  | Printed primary sources  | Archival & manuscript materials  | Government documents

Archives and manuscript collections: repositories outside the U.S.: Great Britain (Columbia)
Columbia University's website that provides links to repositories in the U.S. and abroad.
ARCHON
The Historical Manuscripts Commission's site for access to information on all repositories in the United Kingdom and all those repositories throughout the world which have collections of manuscripts noted in the the UK National Register of Archives. In addition, there is information on archival organisations and initiatives.
Aster, Sidney. British foreign policy, 1918-1945: a guide to research and research materials. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1991.
SML, Main Reference Room Z6465 G7 A85 1991 (LC)
British Archives
The premier reference work on holdings of archives and manuscript collections throughout the UK. Offering the historian or archivist a useful starting point, each entry provides detailed information on the nature and extent of a collection, as well as the organization holding it - including access policy, contact name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail where available. The print edition is:

Foster, Janet. British archives: a guide to archive resources in the United Kingdom. 4th ed. New York: Palgrave, 2002.
SML, Main Reference Room CD1040 F67 2002 (LC)
Cook, Chris. The Longman guide to sources in contemporary British history. London, New York: Longman, 1994- .
SML, Main Reference Room DA566.3 C66 1994
Directory of archives and manuscript repositories in the United States. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: National Historical Publications and Records Commission, 1988.
SML, Main Reference Room CD3020 +D49 1988 (LC)
Empire online
This database provides access to approximately 60,000 images of original manuscript and printed documents from libraries and archives around the world. Published in five thematic sections, it's fully searchable and offers thematic essays by leading scholars, embedded with hypertext links which relate directly to the documentary evidence provided.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. Surveys of historical manuscripts in the United Kingdom: a select bibliography. 2nd ed. London: HMSO, 1994.
Owen, Dolores B. Guide to genealogical resources in the British Isles. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1989.
SML, Main Reference Room Z5305 G7 O94 1989 (LC)
Record repositories in Great Britain : a geographical directory. 9th ed. London: H.M.S.O., 1991.
SML, Main Reference Room CD1041 J65 1991 (LC)
Repositories of Primary Sources: United Kingdom Links (University of Idaho)
Storey, Richard. Primary sources for Victorian studies: a guide to the location and use of unpublished materials. London: Phillimore, 1977.
SML, Main Reference Room Z2019 S76 (LC)
UNESCO Archives Portal: Resources: Internet Resources
UNESCO Archives Portal: Resources: Primary Sources Online
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