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William Harrison Ainsworth; Engraving of E. Finden, 1844. Courtesy of Birmingham City Archives. Cat ref: MS 168/114
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Projects completed - 2002

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@ the Heart of the Community:

access to school and education archives very broadly defined, and to ecclesiastical parish archives

(Completed March 2002)

South West Region

Gloucestershire Record Office

Access to Somerset Archives:

access to archives in public custody across the county of Somerset

(Completed March 2002)

Access to Somerset Archives

Somerset Archive and Record ServiceExternal website - link opens in a new window

East Midlands Manuscripts and Archives (EMMA):

access to estate and family archives

(Completed March 2002)

East Midlands Region

Northamptonshire Record OfficeExternal website - link opens in a new window

English Quarter Sessions and Petty Sessions:

access to Quarter Sessions and Petty Sessions archives, funded by the Public Record Office as part of its contribution to A2A

(completed March 2002)

A2A central team

A2A central teamEmail link

Electronic catalogues:

over 20,000 catalogues in a variety of electronic formats from repositories in England, converted to standard format by the A2A central team

(Completed March 2002)

A2A central team

A2A central teamEmail link

From Landlord to Labourer:

access to family and estate archives in 15 repositories in South East England

(Completed March 2002)

South East Region

Hampshire Record OfficeExternal website - link opens in a new window

Governing London:

local government records from the parish to the county council held in county and borough archives and London Metropolitan Archives

(Completed March 2002)

London Local Authorities Task Force

London Metropolitan ArchivesExternal website - link opens in a new window

Landscape and Archives:

access to archives illustrating the development of the urban and rural landscape in Eastern England

(Completed March 2002)

Eastern Region

Suffolk Record OfficeExternal website - link opens in a new window

London Archives on the Wider World:

access to archives held in London illuminating Britain's contacts with the world beyond Europe

(Completed March 2002)

London Archives on the Wider World Consortium

British Library, Oriental and India Office CollectionsExternal website - link opens in a new window

Muck and Brass:

access to archives relating to rural and urban life providing a showcase for the diversity of the West Midlands

(Completed March 2002)

West Midlands Region

Shropshire ArchivesExternal website - link opens in a new window

Our Mutual Friends in the North:

access to archives of mutual and voluntary organisations and of Protestant Nonconformity

(Completed March 2002)

North West Region

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local StudiesExternal website - link opens in a new window

Picks and Pistons:

access to archives from repositories in the North East relating to the economic development of the region

(Completed March 2002)

North East Region

Teesside Archives

Politicians and Political Thinkers:

access to the personal papers of key politicians and political theorists of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries

(Completed March 2002)

Political Archives Consortium (PAC)

House of Lords Record OfficeExternal website - link opens in a new window

Tracking Railway Archives Project (TRAP):

access to records relating to railways (including overseas railways) and the railway industry

(Completed March 2002)

Tracking Railway Archives Project (TRAP)

Railway and Canal Historical SocietyExternal website - link opens in a new window

Waterways Virtual Archive Catalogue Project:

catalogues of waterways archives held by British Waterways and 3 local record offices

(Completed March 2002)

Waterways Virtual Archive Catalogue Project Consortium

British WaterwaysExternal website - link opens in a new window

Web of Science History:

access to archives of scientific organisations and scientists

(Completed March 2002)

Web of Science History

Royal SocietyExternal website - link opens in a new window

Norfolk Records:

access to the archives of Norfolk institutions

(Completed July 2002)

Norfolk Record OfficeExternal website - link opens in a new window

Salters' Estates:

access to the deeds of the Salters' Company

(Completed July 2002)

Salters' CompanyExternal website - link opens in a new window

Unlocking the Past:

access to the archives of the public authorities of East Sussex

(Completed October 2002)

East Sussex Record OfficeExternal website - link opens in a new window