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Records
for the Barnsley district are held at the Barnsley Archives
- see below for contact details
Records for the Doncaster
district are held at the Doncaster Archives - see below
for contact details
Records for the Rotherham
district are held at the Rotherham Archives - see below
for contact details
Records for the city of
Sheffield and, in some cases, for parts of the whole of South Yorkshire
are held at the Sheffield Archives - see below for
contact details
Click
here to see the list of county record offices for the whole of Yorkshire |
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BARNSLEY
ARCHIVES |
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managed
by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Barnsley
Archives are closed to the public until summer 2013 pending the move to
the new Barnsley Museum and Discovery Centre |
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INTERIM
CONTACT |
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Address |
Barnsley
Archives and Local Studies Department, Barnsley Central Library, Shambles
Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2JF |
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Telephone
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(01226)
773950 |
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E-Mail
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Archives@barnsley.gov.uk |
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DONCASTER
ARCHIVES |
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managed
by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Doncaster
Archives, King Edward Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0NA |
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Telephone
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(01302)
859811 |
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E-Mail
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doncaster.archives@doncaster.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Times at the bottom of the Introduction
to the Archives page |
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Entry
Access |
proof
of name and address required on first visit in order to obtain a readers
ticket |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Access
to Records page |
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Directions |
see
Street
Map provided by streetmap.co.uk |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - contact record office
for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Family
and Local History Alphabet page within the record office's website for
index to a series of guides to different genealogical archives (parish registers,
apprenticeship records, manorial records, etc.) |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
Welcome to Doncaster Archives Online Catalogue page |
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see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - 20p
per A4 copy, 40p per A3 copy |
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Repro
Services |
photographic
reproduction service available - contact record office for details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash and tripods allowed - no charge |
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Microform |
no
microform reader-printer provided |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
comprehensive
on the record office's holdings |
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Navigation |
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ROTHERHAM
ARCHIVES |
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managed
by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Archives
and Local Studies, Clifton Park Museuum, Clifton Lane, Rotherham, S65 2AA |
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Telephone
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(01709)
336632 |
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E-Mail
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archives@rotherham.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within the Home
Page |
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Entry
Access |
visitors
are required to sign in the visitor's book |
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Visiting
Guide |
no
information provided on the record office's web site other than brief note
on booking within Home
Page |
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Directions |
see
street
map provided by Multimap |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Services page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Family
History page for index to summaries on different holdings (parish registers,
newspapers, etc.) |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents |
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Repro
Services |
photographic
reproduction service available - contact record office for details |
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Own
Photos |
at
discretion of staff - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - no
charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader-printer available (book in advance) - 40p per A4 printout, 60p per
A3 printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
limited
on both visiting the record office and its holdings |
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Navigation |
adequate
for the limited information provided |
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SHEFFIELD
ARCHIVES |
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managed
by Sheffield City Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Sheffield
Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, S1 4SP |
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Telephone
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(0114)
203 9395 |
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E-Mail
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archives@sheffield.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening
Hours page within the record offices's web site |
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Entry
Access |
two
proofs of identity (including at least one with address) required to obtain
readers ticket |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Visiting
Us page
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
How
to Find Us page |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Service page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Collections
page within the record
office's web site |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - 30p
per A4 copy, 50p per A3 copy |
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Repro
Services |
photographic
reproduction service available - see Copying
Services page |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash and tripod by prior arrangement only - no charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader-printer available - 20p per A4 printout, 50p per A3 printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
comprehensive
on both visiting the record office and its holdings |
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Navigation |
clear
navigation within a refreshingly clean and uncluttered layout |
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This
page last updated: 14 February 2013 |
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