Birmingham City Archives: 1997 Accessions

Birmingham City Archives

• Scott family, baronets, of Great Barr (addnl): deeds 1768-1883 (MS 1900)
• Gough-Calthorpe family, Barons Calthorpe (addnl): Edgbaston estate records 17th-20th cent (MS 2126)
• Carl Chinn, Birmingham community historian (addnl): corresp and papers rel to Birminghams Italian residents 20th cent (MS 1902)
• Robin Clarke: papers rel to papermills incl Cleobury Mortimer and Tamworth 19th-20th cent (MS 2092)
• David Hart, poet and arts administrator (addnl): papers 1960-1980 (MS 1892)
• Hodgkinson family: family papers and antiquarian notes 18th-20th cent (MS 2133)
• George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright: corresp with Sir Barry Jackson (MS 2129)
• Samuel and JS Vale, employees of Boulton & Watt, Birmingham: notebooks late 19th cent (MS 2088)
• Ansells Breweries, Birmingham (addnl): records of breweries taken over by Ansells (MS 161)
• Bateman & Co, architects, Birmingham (addnl): drawings 20th cent (MS 1542)
• George Johnson & Co, metal mfrs, Birmingham: records 1890-1985 (MS 2089)
• Novello & Co, music publishers, London: letters from Gounod, Dvorak and Elgar rel to The Dream of Gerontius, The Apostles and The Kingdom 19th-20th cent (MS 2067)
• Smallwood & Sons, wine merchants, Birmingham (addnl): records c 1900-70 (MS 227)
• Tangye Ltd, engineers, Birmingham (addnl): records incl corresp 1891-1995 (MS 214)
• Baron C Underhill, architect, Birmingham: records 1892-1964 (MS 2094)
• Aston Park Congregational Church (addnl): records 1863-1962 (CC 31)
• Birmingham Diocese (addnl): records 1879-1996 (BDR)
• Cromwell Hall Mission Church (addnl): records of mission work 20th cent (XC 7)
• Bournville Village Trust (addnl): records 1806-20th cent (MS 1536)
• Cadbury Trusts (addnl): papers and grant files 1980-1997 (MS 1579)
• Middlemore Homes (addnl): admission registers c1872-1949 (MS 517)
• Birmingham Childrens Hospital (addnl): minutes and files 1861-1969 (MS 1439)
• Birmingham University Hospital (addnl): records 20th cent (MS 1942)
• Birmingham Club, Birmingham Conservative Club, Midland Conservative Club: records c1860-1990 (MS 2077)
• Bournville Works Musical Society: corresp 1927-38 (MS 2069)
• National Association of Local Government Officers, regional office: minutes and papers incl files rel to merger with Unison 1920-93 (MS 2102)
• Womens Co-operative Guild, Weoley Castle Branch: minutes 1935-64 (MS 2096)
• Birmingham Magistrates Court (addnl): petty sessions records 1954-67 (PS)