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| Name of Library: |
Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies |
| Address: |
Register Office Block, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, |
| Hertfordshire Record Office |
| Purpose and main user community of the library |
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Preserving and promoting
archive and library resources for the discovery and enjoyment of Hertfordshire's
heritage. |
| Free
access to library and archives |
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Monday and Wednesday 9 to 17.30,
Tuesday 10 to 19.30,
Thursday 9 to 19.30,
Friday 9 to 5,
Saturday 9 to 13.00 |
| Periodicals - Back Issues |
| Manuscripts: 992.8cm (incl maps); ca 2,500 microforms; ca 10,000 maps; ca 550 films + |
| videos; archives 3 miles of shelves |
| History of religion in Hertfordshire, including nonconformity, various sects, histories of |
| individual churches, sermons (both printed + manuscript), the Dissolution etc. |
| Some 19th C sermons held but not as a special collection |
| William Upton's survey of religious meeting places in Herts, 1847-8 (Ref. D/Ex812/Q1); |
| Quaker archives from 1643 (NQ); papers of Quaker families - Wheeler, Tuke & Seebohm |
| (Ref.D/Ese); Flamstead Cartulary, C1240 (ref.17465) |
| Non-conformity especially Quakers; archdeaconry of St Albans (records dating from 1415); |
| Diocese of St Albans many local examples of national trends. |
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Full reprographics service incl. Photocopying, scanning, photography; word processing etc; research service (fee payable). Internet access is free for the first hour then there is a charge
(£2.50 per hour). Using the net for family history is free for
as long as there are PC's available. |
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