Archives Collections
Introduction
Both the Manchester Room@City Library and the Greater Manchester Record Office hold a wide range of printed and archive material relating to the history of the Manchester region.
This page offers a summary of the main collections held at the Manchester Room@City Library and the Greater Manchester County Record Office. Please select an option from the menu below.
For books you may wish to search the Library Catalogue. For archives you may also wish to search the Pastfinder Catalogue which describes archive collections held across Greater Manchester.
Contents of Archives Collections
- Introduction (this page)
- Books
- Business Records
- Cemetery Registers
- Church Registers
- Commonwealth Games Legacy and Archive (M2002 Ltd.)
- Coroners Records
- Court and Prison Records
- Current Information
- Directories and Phone Books
- Ethnic Minorities
- Electoral Registers
- Family and Estate Papers
- Groups and Societies' Records
- Hospital Records
- Jewish Records
- LGBT History
- The 1996 Manchester Bomb and the City's Regeneration
- Manchester City Council Records
- Maps
- Methodist Records
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- Photographs and Illustrations
- Political and Trade Union Records
- Poor Law and Workhouse Records
- Probate Records
- Rate Books and Land Tax
- School Records
