Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre

Title: Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre

Description: The collections cover the area of the present London Borough of Camden, which was formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras. Before 1900 this comprised the parishes of Hampstead, St Andrew Holborn above Bars, including the Liberty of Saffron Hill, St George the Martyr Queen Square, St Giles in the Fields, St George Bloomsbury, and St Pancras.
The total number of items including uncatalogued material, is estimated to be about 150,000 and reflects all aspects of life in Camden. Material on the history of the Black and Asian peoples in Camden can be found throughout the holdings and new resources are added on a regular basis.

The materials held include books, pamphlets and periodicals; London and local directories; electoral registers; London, parish, estate and Ordnance Survey maps; illustrations including photographs, prints, paintings, drawings and slides; local newspapers and news cuttings; leaflets from local organisations and other ephemera; theatre programmes and playbills; microfilms (including census returns and parish registers); tapes, films and videos; and a very small number of museum objects. A number of special collections are held, for example the Heal Collection on St Pancras and the Kate Greenaway Collection.

Archives of the former parishes, boards and boroughs and of the London Borough of Camden have been deposited in the Centre. The earliest parish records date from 1618. Over 13,000 rating and valuation records are held, the earliest ratebook dating from 1726. Lists of most of the pre-1965 local authority records held in the Centre can be searched on the Access to Archives website at http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/ . Some recent records may not be available for at least 30 years, others of a more confidential or personal nature may have further restrictions.

Some archives of other bodies, organisations and individuals have been deposited in the Centre including records from local societies and bodies, some local business records, family and personal papers, title deeds and other documents.

Strengths:

Size: Holdings relating to the history of Black and Asian people in Camden have not been quantified.

Catalogue: Printed catalogues

Catalogue URL:

Main URL: http://www.camden.gov.uk

Access: Reference only collections. No special access conditions apply. Items are not loaned (except to other libraries, museums, archives, etc. for exhibitions).

Acquisition dates: Present holdings date from c.17th century to the present day.

Note:

Interest: Black, Asian

Complete: Complete

Subjects

History

Personal/Corporate names

Places

Camden, London, United Kingdom