GENERAL INFORMATION
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reels available on request.
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MEDIAEVAL MANUSCRIPTS ON MICROFILM

CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
The Anglo-Saxon & Medieval Manuscript Collection

The collection of Medieval manuscripts held at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is one of the foremost in the Western World. In particular it is renowned for the quality and number of its Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, which devolved mainly from the famous collection deposited by Archbishop Parker on his death in 1575. The unusually good condition of his collection, and its remarkable intactness, owe much to the special condition imposed by Archbishop Parker.

Among the great treasures of the collection are the Canterbury Gospels, the Peterborough Psalter, Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, the Dover Bible and the Bury Bible. 

There are six main subject areas in the manuscripts: Theology; The Bible and Biblical Studies; Law Manuscripts; Literature and Music, with the Greek and Latin Classics; Historical Manuscripts and “Medica” and the Natural Sciences. Separate sections have been made up of each of these, and the remainder of the manuscripts (mainly those containing a variety of subjects) are contained in a seventh section under the general heading “Secular Studies”.

Thus most of the main areas of Anglo-Saxon and Medieval study are to be found in this magnificent collection of some 400 volumes, on 155 reels of 35mm silver positive roll microfilm.

The collection may be purchased as a whole, by subject section, or by individual reels. Prices as below or on request. Detailed contents list available free on request.

The manuscript titles are taken from M.R. James’ two-volume ‘A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge’. C.U.P. 1912. James’ one-line titles (and in some cases titles based on James’ description of contents) are intended only as a guide and finding aid for the microfilm. For full details reference should be made to the very comprehensive entries in James’ catalogue. The catalogue is out of print but can be supplied in microfilm if required. Please enquire.

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
The Mediaeval Manuscript Collection (including some post-Mediaeval Manuscripts)

The world famous library of Trinity College, Cambridge is home of some of the greatest treasures surviving from the Middle Ages. The collection, which contains some 1,500 volumes, has been microfilmed in its entirety and will allow scholars the opportunity to explore a unique source of information on every aspect of medieval knowledge. Though manuscripts such as the Trinity Apocalypse, the Canterbury Psalter, the Winchester Psalter and a copy of St. Paul’s Epistles (possibly in Bede’s own hand) stand out, it is the depth and range of Trinity’s holdings which make this collection such an indispensable resource.

LINCOLN CATHEDRAL LIBRARY
The Mediaeval Manuscript Collection

One of the most significant manuscript collections in Western Europe, this is a rich and convenient collection for use by medievalists in all fields. “The colour in reel 9, which includes a 15th century Flemish Office of the Virgin, a 15th century French psalter and a 16th century Italian antiphonary, is superb, giving a good sense of the luminous quality of mediaeval illumination….” Ronald B. Herzman Microfilm Review. 

MEDIAEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS AT OXFORD COLLEGES
Balliol ** Christ Church ** Corpus Christi ** Magdalen ** Merton ** New College

LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY: THE MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS

The mediaeval manuscripts in Lambeth Palace Library number over 600 volumes dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries. The collection was made principally at the beginning of the 17th century and is in its range and quality one of the most Important collections in existence. It is now available on microfilm in its entirety.

In addition to masterpieces of mediaeval art such as the Lambeth Bible and the Lambeth Apocalypse, it covers almost every aspect of mediaeval thought and learning, notably art, history, poetry (including English poetry), medicine, philosophy, liturgy, the Bible, and Greek and Latin Classical literature.

LIST OF SECTIONS

WINCHESTER COLLEGE (WARDEN & FELLOW’S LIBRARY):
Mediaeval Manuscript Collection

“Colour fidelity is high so that even the gold on occasion seems to gleam. The merit of colour microfilm for reproducing the written splendours of the past could not be better demonstrated.”- James Finn Cotter, 
Microfilm Review.

19 Reels (one colour)/35mm microfilm Ref: WCM Price £1,000 

LIBRARY OF THE INNER TEMPLE ARCHIVES: 1547-1970
For the first time, a selection of the extensive Archives of the Inner Temple are available for study and research in the convenient format of microfilm. They consist of:
- Admissions: admission to the society with biographical details; stamp duty books etc.
- Barristers: call stamp books; composition books; call papers; disbarments; qualifications.
- The Bench: table order books; committee minutes; disciplinary action; acts of Parliament; petitions to the 
bench.
- Finance: treasurers’ accounts books; accounts and receipt books and other records.
55 Reels/35mm microfilm Ref: LIU Price £3,300 

TRINITY APOCALYPSE: Trinity College, Cambridge ON CD-ROM
The production of fully illustrated and luxurious texts of the Apocalypse, produced specifically for a lay audience, is perhaps the most characteristic and substantial achievement of English manuscript illumination in the second half of the 13th c. and is certainly without parallel on the continent. One of the earliest of the series is the Trinity Apocalypse, which with its use of deep saturated colours and sophisticated design represents, without doubt, the most outstanding and beautiful example of the entire series.

Ref: CIL1  Price £60


LIVERY COMPANY ARCHIVES

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BARBERS: ARCHIVES, 1604-1890

Held at the Barber-Surgeons Hall in London, the Barbers' Archives are divided into five sections:

1) Records of External Authority and Regulation includes: Characters; Acts of Parliament;  Bye-Laws; Illuminated Arms, etc.

2) Records relating to the Government of the Company Includes: Minutes of the Court, Examiners and Committees; Summoning Books, etc.

3) Membership Records Includes: Annual Lists of Court and Livery listing Members details; Registers of Freedom Admissions; Turnover Books; Orphans books, etc.

4) Records relating to Professional Activities Includes: Naval Surgeons Certificates.

5) Records relating to Charities, Company Property and Estates Includes: Charity Fund Accounts; Pension Accounts: Book of Property and Estates; Inventory, Records of the Irish Estate, etc.

43 reels of 35mm microfilm               Ref. BAR                   Price £2,050   

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THE SHIPWRIGHTS COMPANY: CONSTITUTIONAL RECORDS, MINUTES & ACCOUNTS, 1428-1930

The Shipwrights Records contain substantial papers on the financial, legislative and membership affairs of the Company.  In addition to these, there are many interesting historical manuscripts, including: Papers relating to disputes with non-London shipwrights; Ship models competitive exhibitions; National Architectural classes; Educational Trust Fund, etc.

8 reels of 35mm microfilm                 Ref. SWC                    Price £490

BRITISH HISTORY 15TH-18TH CENTURIES

BRITISH HISTORY 19TH CENTURY HISTORY

THE GIBBS ARCHIVE: The Papers of Antony Gibbs & Sons, 1744-1953 

The records contained in this archive are mostly the business records of Antony Gibbs & Sons and its associated companies, together with the family papers of the Gibbs Family of Devonshire and Aldenham (Herts). The complete archive of this famous London merchant and banking house includes substantial source material related to Latin America and Australia. Chile, Peru, Mexico, Argentina etc, were major centres of activity for the company throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and this is reflected in the preservation of extremely detailed correspondence, accounts, general records etc. There was also an office in Spain (Cadiz) between 1808 and 1827, and there has been an office in New York since 1913. Reels may be purchased separately- contents list free on request. 
319 reels 35mm microfilm      Ref: GAR       List price £21,000 

LAND TAX COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF LONDON, LAND TAX ASSESSMENTS. Volumes 1-398. 1692-4; 1703-1831 

The first assessments of 1692-3 were made under the terms of “An Act granting to their Majesties an aid of 4 shillings in the pound for one year for carrying on a vigorous war against France” ($W. & M. c. 1, 1692/3). The Act specified that real estate and personal property, that is building and moveable goods as well as land, were to be taxed, as were the salaries. The name of the owner or occupier of each premises; the amount at which each person was assessed in respect of his/her property, personal and real; the name of the Parish, street or precinct.
135 reels 35 mm microfilm      Ref: LTA      List price £7,590 

THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES: Rare Books on Accountancy & related subjects: 15th-19th Centuries 

The Library of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in London contains the world’s finest collection of rare books on book-keeping and accountancy. 

Individual titles include:
A. English Language 17 reels List £995                 B. Italian Language 8 reels List £500 
C. Dutch Language 3 reels List £175                     D. French Language 7 reels List £430 
E. German language 7 reels List £430                   F. Spanish & Portuguese 1 reel List £80 
G. Japanese Language 2 reels List £150               H. I) Early books on Manufacturer’s accounts 
II) Edward Jones and his Circle      3 reels £175 

Complete Collection: 49 reels      Ref: ICA      List price £2,950 

THE EXTEL RECORDS: Archives of the Exchange Telegraph Co 1872-1966

The Exchange Telegraph Co Ltd was incorporated in March 1872 to transmit business intelligence from stock or commercial exchanges and offices of the company to subscribers. In the same year the first service, the financial service, began and in 1874 a system whereby firms could send messages to the floor of the Stock Exchange was introduced. Later Parliamentary, News and Sporting services were introduced Here are just a few examples of what each part consists of:

Part A includes: Operating Agreements, Board and AMG minutes etc.
Part B includes: Statements of Accounts, Law service statements etc.
Part C includes: Reports of court cases, wage negotiations etc. 

122 reels 35mm microfilm      Ref: EXL      List price £9,750 

COUNTRY REPORTS FROM THE E.I.U ON MICROFICHE: 1952-98 
(formerly Quarterly Economics Reviews) 

The extensive series of the Economist Intelligence Unit provide accurate up-to-the-minute assessments of the general economic situation in some 190 countries. These have been published for the last 50 years as the Country Reports and Profiles, and as a series they constitute invaluable source material for the study of recent economic history.The Reports are concise. They aim to interpret the facts, not simply to report them. They also assess the current economic position.The essential content of each Report is summarised in a single introductory page; indicators of economic activity are charted for each country and an appendix provides a wide range of statistics. 
On microfiche or 16mm. microfilm.

Price for Complete Set 1952-98: £32,000      Ref: QER      Price per Country Per Year £80

SUN INSURANCE FIRE POLICY REGISTERS 1775-87 with the ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE RECORDS 1775-87

During the late 1960s historians began to appreciate the importance of fire insurance policies of the 18th and 19th centuries as a source of information on property, its nature, its value, value and ownership. Although documents relating to fire insurance were not new to them, no systematic use had been made of the voluminous policy registers of the fire offices until the recognition that such policies could contribute to research into methods for measuring the role of capital formation during Britain’s Industrial Revolution.The availability of these records on microfilm provides researchers with a convenient way to cover substantial material. A highly detailed index by Professor R Floud and students at Birkbeck College is available on MICROFICHE.

Price for collection: £2,650 44 reels 35mm microfilm      Ref: SF1 
Microfiche Index (separate) £200

ECONOMIC HISTORY PERIODICALS

INVESTORS’ GUARDIAN 1863-1973 
Between 1863 and 1973 the worlds of commerce and industry have altered so radically that in a direct comparison of the two years they would hardly be recognisable. These changes, however, have been gradual, and the comprehensive history of the evolution of the business world can be most fruitfully studied through the pages of a continuous publication such as the Investors’ Guardian.

102 reels 35mm microfilm      Ref: IVG      List price £5,350

INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY 1918-1999* 
Industrial Society is one of the world’s longest-running journals devoted to all aspects of labour relations. 

41 reels 35mm microfilm      Ref: INS      List price £1,600

POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
BRITISH TRADE UNION HISTORY COLLECTION

The roots of Trade Unionism are buried deep in the 18th Century, if not earlier. This collection of some 330 titles contains all the main source material for a complete study of all aspects of the history and development of the Unions, and gives access to the wealth of social and political history contained in the story of these organisations. 

Microfiche or 50 reels/16mm Microfilm      Ref BTU       List Price £1,800

BRITISH LABOUR HISTORY EPHEMERA

1880-1900 - A carefully compiled collection of pamphlets, journals, monographs, cartoons etc. which provides valuable source material for students and researchers into all aspects of the development of Socialism in the late 19th Century. 

46 reels/35mm Microfilm      Ref BLH      List Price £2,150 

1900-1926 – Another outstanding collection of over 100 items relating to British Labour History. Research into the mass social movements can be impeded by difficulty in obtaining scattered and incomplete material. The Microfilm brings together much of this type of document. 

22 reels/35mm Microfilm      Ref BLE      List Price £1,050 

COMMUNIST PARTY OF GREAT BRITAIN. 1916-92 COMPLETE ARCHIVES

SERIES ONE: JOURNALS – Titles: Imprecor 1921-37; World News & Views 1938-62; Comment 1963-82; Focus 1982-92. 57 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref CPB, List Price £3,200 

SERIES TWO: NEWSPAPERS – Titles: The Call 1916-20; The Communist 1920-23; The Workers’ Weekly 1923-27; Workers’ Life 1927-29. 9 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref CPC, List Price £450

SERIES THREE: THEORETICAL JOURNALS – Titles: The Communist Review 1921-35; The Communist 1927-28; Discussion 1936-38; Modern Quarterly 1938-53; Marxist Quarterly 1854-57; Marxism Today 1957-92. 40 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref CPD, List Price £1,950 

SERIES FOUR: PAMPHLETS 1920-92. 50 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref CPE, List Price £2,350 

Complete set, containing Series 1,2,3 and 4: Ref CPA, List Price £7,500

LONDON TRADES COUNCIL: MINUTES & PAPERS 1860-1953
Continuous record of the progress from disorganised groups of disaffected workers to a fully organised labour movement. 11 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref LTC, List Price £650

THE DAILY WORKER 1930-66/MORNING STAR 1966-2005 and continuation
In its early years the Daily Worker had considerable influence on the ever-growing left-wing movements, when large numbers of people found themselves deeply involved in the fight against Fascism – particularly at that watershed of British radical activity, the Spanish Civil War. Since then as the organ of the Communist Party, the newspaper has continued to play an important part in socialist affairs. It became the “Morning Star” on the 25th April 1966. 
280 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref DWS, List Price £15,350 

I.L.O REPORTS & RECORDS 1919-2005 and continuation
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION. REPORTS AND RECORDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE, 1919-2005

The ILO is concerned with the labour problems of UN member states throughout the world. It supports efforts by the International Community and by nations to achieve full employment, and promotes co-operation between workers and employers. For students of labour history there is no comparable source for the thorough study of activities throughout the world. 136 Reels of 35mm Microfilm Ref ILO List Price £6,200 

WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT CARD CATALOGUE
The collection covers most aspects of working class life from the 1790’s to the present day: from the rise of the factory system to the 1984 miners’ strike. The collection contains a mass of material on every aspect of Labour History, topics covered include: Owenism, Chartism, material on Unionism including the Trades Union Congress, Poor Law Reform etc. This is a resource of great value to researchers in the field.
30 reels/16mm Microfilm Ref CCW List Price £1,400 

T.U.C. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MINUTES 1888-1921; 
RECORDS 1908-19
Essential background information on attempts to lobby M.P.’s in order to influence legislation. 
8 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref TUC, List Price £500

LABOUR RESEARCH 1917-2005 and continuation
Official journal of the Labour Research Dept; of great value to students of Socialism since the end of World War I. 
46 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref LRE List Price £2,300

L.R.D PAMPHLETS & BOOKS 1916-2005 and continuation
Throughout its existence the L.R.D has published pamphlets and books on the issues that most concern the trade unions and Labour movement. Among the authors are G.B.H Cole, R.Page Arnot, Emile Burns, A.J. Cook and D.N Pritt.. 
26 reels 16mm microfilm OR on microfiche Ref: LRD List price £1,900

BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY 1950-2005 and continuation
Published by the LSE, it is at the forefront of current sociological thought. 26 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref BJS, List Price £1,400

AMERICA: LIFE AND LABOR 1911-1921 Journal of the National Women’s Trade Union League. 4 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref ALL, List Price £250

THE WOMAN WORKER 1908-10 New ideas for women to work in their own interest. Launched by Mary MacArthur. 4 Reels/35mm microfilm, Ref WWO, List Price £250

ANTI-SLAVERY MATERIALS

ANTI-SLAVERY MATERIALS: REGIONAL RECORDS AND OTHER PAMPHLETS 18TH-19TH CENTURIES, THE COLLECTION AT JOHN
RYLANDS LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
The collection of anti-slavery material at John Rylands Library is a wide ranging and fascinating one, which is of particular importance for the study of provincial philanthropic societies in England. As well as this there are documents from Africa and many from the West Indies in addition to substantial papers concerning the American Civil War.

Forming an important part of the manuscripts at Rylands is the Raymond English collection of the letters, diaries, pamphlets and press cuttings of the abolitionist George Thompson and his son-in-law F W Chesson. It includes items relating to the Aborigine's Protection Society and to the London Emancipation Committee.

Equally significant is the Wilson anti-slavery collection, a collection of 19th century pamphlets given by H G Wilson, the Member of Parliament for Sheffield. A C Wilson gave a large amount of the material held by the library. Well over 100 items under the title "Letters to Mary Anne Rawson, Henry Joseph MP and others" include information on the abolitionist movement in Sheffield. Mrs Rawson was the compiler of the "Bow in the Cloud" and there are numerous letters, rough notes, minutes etc, addressed to this publication, notably from the Sheffield Female Anti-Slavery Society. Also among the documents given by A C Wilson is a collection of miscellaneous poems on slavery copied from several sources, both 
manuscript and printed.

The microfilming of the Rylands slavery and anti-slavery papers represents one of the most valuable and practical aids to study in this field.
19 reels of 35mm film Ref. MUA £1,230


ANTI-SLAVERY COLLECTION: 18Th - 19TH CENTURIES. FROM FRIENDS' HOUSE LIBRARY, LONDON. 
This collection consists of: The 37 volumes of anti-slavery tracts; a number of miscellaneous pamphlets, ephemera etc; the Thompson Clarkson Collection on which Thomas Clarkson based his "History of the Abolition of Slavery" published in 1808; some rare periodicals including the "Anti-Slavery Record" and "The Friend of Africa".
25 reels of 35mm film Ref. ASL £1,550

THE RHODES HOUSE LIBRARY, OXFORD: ANTI-SLAVERY COLLECTION, 1795-1880
The collection at Rhodes House, Oxford, is a major non-researched source for the history of the anti-slavery movement in the 19th century. 
A major part of the collection relates to the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. The society was founded in 1839, its aim to secure the abolition of slavery in general and in America in particular. It convened the first world Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840 and this was followed in 1842 and 1843 by further conferences. Papers relating to these conferences are included in the collection.
59 reels of 35mm microfilm Ref. RHL £3,050

HEARTMAN MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, NEW ORLEANS: MANUSCRIPTS ON SLAVERY
The Xavier University of New Orleans, the only black Catholic institute of higher education in the United States, possesses in its library a substantial collection of manuscripts relating to the North American slave trade during the period 1724-1897,including important documents from New Orleans dating from 1803 to early Reconstruction. 
7 reels of 16mm microfilm OR microfiche Ref. HMN £560

ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY
THE SLAVE TRADE BOOK AND PAMPHLET COLLECTION; 1680-1865
The collection of pamphlets at the Royal Commonwealth Society includes many rare examples and will prove of great value to scholars working in this field. The include T Tryon's: "Negros complain of their hard servitude... in the West Indies plantations" (c.1680), W Bosman's description of the slave trade on the Guinea Coast (1705), Wllberforce's letter to Talleyrand (1814), and works by Ramsay, Clarkson, Macaulay etc.
21 reels of 35mm microfilm Ref. RCS £1,270

THE WILLIAM SMEAL COLLECTION FROM
GLASGOW PUBLIC LIBRARY
This important collection of anti-slavery and emancipation material contains many unique and rare manuscripts and printed items. The records of the Glasgow emancipation Society are very full; they include: Minute books (1833-75), cash books (1833-76), subscription book (1833), and 13 volumes of printed annual reports (1833-51).
11 reels of 35mm microfilm Ref. SME £680

SLAVERY TRACTS AND PAMPHLETS FROM THE WEST INDIA 
COMMITTEE COLLECTION
The sugar trade of the West Indies and its dependence on slave labour was a highly controversial subject in 19th century England, giving rise to an extensive pamphlet literature. The collection owned by the West India Committee was described by the historian and bibliographer LB Ragatz as "the finest lot of pamphlets in existence" and includes many items not easily found in other public collections. There are some 350 in all including pamphlets by Wilberforce, Macaulay etc.
28 reels of 35mm microfilm Ref. WIC £1750

PAPERS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH SOCIETY, 17TH-19TH CENTURIES
"The numerous maps, account books, letters and registers in the collection paint a clear and detailed picture of the Society's active involvement in the field of learning, particularly in the early years of Harvard and William and Mary Colleges. 
Since the Society was also among the chief influences in spreading awareness of the realities of slavery during the 18th and 19th centuries, a sizeable part of the records relate to the American colonies.--"Catholic Historical Review, 1980". 
11 reels of 35mm microfilm. Ref: CFS. £680

We are pleased to announce our first "digitised" microfilm title. This is the "HEARTMAN MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION ON SLAVERY", and is described below. It will be available on CD-Rom, DVD, or as an online subscription site on the web, and is priced at £295 for the complete set, as compared with £560 for the microfiche or 16mm. microfilm version. 

HEARTMAN MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY, NEW ORLEANS: MANUSCRIPTS ON SLAVERY 
The Xavier University of New Orleans, the only black Catholic institute of higher education in the United States, possesses in its library a substantial collection of manuscripts relating to the North American slave trade during the period 1724-1897,including important documents from New Orleans dating from 1803 to early Reconstruction.
On CD-Rom, DVD, or as an online subscription site on the web Price £295 

MEDICAL HISTORY

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

THE GUARDIAN (1846-1951)
Published in association with Lambeth Palace Library

The Guardian was the leading newspaper of the Church of England, documenting the Church’s life week by week for 105 years, and has been described as ‘the most intelligent weekly among the churches’. It was founded in 1846 by R. W. Church, later dean of St. Paul’s, and Frederic Rogers amongst others to uphold Tractarian principles – and to demonstrate their relevance to the best secular thought of the age. Unlike such papers as The Record (1828) or The Church Times (1863), which appealed more to those holding decidedly ‘party’ views, it was numbered among the best of the weeklies for the intelligentsia, providing an independent commentary on all the major contemporary theological, intellectual, political and social issues and preoccupations. It maintained high literary and scholarly standards, offering considered reviews of current theological and other publications. It is therefore an important source particularly for the Victorian and Edwardian periods, and has a contribution to make towards the study of the Oxford Movement, church and State relations, responses to D