Links

Libraries and Archival repositories

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Manchester and region:

John Rylands University Library of Manchester

Royal Northern College of Music Library

Manchester Metropolitan University Library

Salford University Academic Information Services

UMIST Library

Working Class Movement Library

Manchester Central Libraries

Greater Manchester County Record Office (Includes excellent guide to local repositories)

National and International:

ARCHON - Historical Manuscripts Commission gateway Invaluable site for all manuscript searches

Bodleian and Oxford University Union Catalogue (OLIS)

British Library OPAC

COPAC (Union catalogue of 19 of the largest university libraries)

NISS - Higher Education & Research Library Catalogues (Extensive national library links pages)

Library of Congress (Includes LC's web catalogues)

Other Independent Libraries:

Association of Independent Libraries Home Page

Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne (Includes further independent library links)

Other links:

North West Museums Service

Heritage Lottery Fund

Visit Manchester - the official tourism website of Greater Manchester

Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society

The Blackden Trust