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Sources for local history at LSE Archives
LSE Archives holds many papers which may be of interest to local historians: search the Archives catalogue| for references to specific areas. The following list indicates the main sources (reference codes to the documents are in brackets).
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Land Utilisation Survey maps
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Election campaign literature from constituencies across the United Kingdom, early 19th onwards: for details see Election ephemera
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For a list of the main papers regarding transport history, including railways, canals and roads use the advanced search facility on the archives catalogue (search for Transport in the Terms field)
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Papers of MPs may include material on local matters
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Materials on local government collated by Sidney and Beatrice Webb (WEBB LOCAL GOVERNMENT). This collection includes notes taken from parliamentary papers and acts, books, newspapers and local records
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Materials on local trade unions collated by Sidney and Beatrice Webb (WEBB TRADE UNION)
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Land Utilisation Survey, 1930-1938 (LUS). This survey gathered information about land use across England, Wales and Scotland, recorded at the scale of 6 inches to one mile using the County Series sheets produced by the Ordnance Survey
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Local lesbian and gay groups (HCA): see Lesbian and gay papers at LSE Archives
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Some of the printed works among the Rare Books collection relate to local history, especially the General Series
Sources for London history at LSE Archives
LSE Archives holds significant papers regarding London. The following list indicates the main sources (reference codes to the documents are in brackets):
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London Positivist Society, 1876-1974 (LONDON POSITIVIST SOCIETY)
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'Street Life in London' is a book of photographs of the poor in London in 1877 (SR 1146)
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Information on working class living and working conditions was collected by Charles Booth and others for the Survey into Life and Labour in London, 1886-1903: for more information see the guide for local historians on the Charles Booth Online Archive.
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Clapham Conservative Association, 1889-1949 (CCA)
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Survey of life and labour in West Ham, 1890-1909 (OUTER LONDON INQUIRY)
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London School of Economics, 1895-: see History of LSE
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Household account books showing the weekly expenses of a group of working class mothers and housewives in Lambeth, London, 1909-1913 (COLL MISC 0847)
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North Lambeth Labour Party, 1920-1955 (NORTH LAMBETH LABOUR PARTY)
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Merton and Morden Labour Party, 1926-1970 (MERTON AND MORDEN LABOUR PARTY)
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New Survey of London, 1930s (NSOL)
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Central London Omnibus Strike, 1937 (OMNIBUS STRIKE)
In addition, LSE Archives holds many rare books| relating to London, for example, John Stow's 'Survey of London', 1598 - including one edition from 1633 (OF1633/1). See especially the General Series|.
Our blog, Out of the box|, also has posts relating to the history of London.