N.B. The following is a list of manuscripts and manuscript collections relating to sport received by repositories during 1995. Some collections are not yet fully listed and consequently are not open to researchers. Other collections are closed for specific periods. Researchers should note that THE DESCRIPTION OF A COLLECTION IN THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT IMPLY THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH. Please address any queries regarding access to the staff of the relevant repository.

National, Special and University Repositories

National Library of Scotland

Department of Manuscripts, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW

Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers: records 1744-1992 (access restricted) (Acc 11208)

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY

Belfast Rowing Club: membership records and accounts 1920-87 (D 4079)

University of Warwick

Modern Records Centre, University Library, Coventry CV4 7AL

National Cycle Archive, British Cycling Federation: records incl personal papers of EC Claxton and JB Dunlop (MSS 328/B)

University of Westminster

University of Westminster Archive, Information Resource Services, 37-49 Riding House Street, London W1P 7PT

The Polytechnic, Regent Street: records incl those of various Polytechnic sports and social clubs c1890-1971

Local Repositories in England

CHESHIRE

Chester City Record Office, Town Hall, Chester CH1 2HJ

Chester Football Club: album of photographs and news cuttings 1969-94 (CR749)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucestershire Record Office, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3DW

Cirencester Golf Club: records 1899-1989 (D7054)

HEREFORD AND WORCESTER

Hereford and Worcester Record Office, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP

Evesham Golf Club: minute books 20th cent (BA 11862)

HERTFORDSHIRE

Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford SG13 8DE

Hatfield Hyde Cricket Club: records 1908-87 (Acc 3048)

KENT

Rochester-upon-Medway City Archives, Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester ME2 4AW

Old Roffensian Society: misc records incl cricket scoring books c1880-1994 (DE440)

LEICESTERSHIRE

Leicestershire Record Office, Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE18 2AH

FH Pickering of Desford and Leicester: notebooks rel to Leicester City Football Club and Leicester Rugby Football Club statistics, with Filbert Street match programmes 1922-80 (DE 4819)

SURREY

Sutton Heritage Service-Archive Section, Central Library, st Nicholas Way, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1EA

Release from John Watson of Carshalton to George Woodford of Wiltshire rel to horse racing on the downs 1696 (Acc 234)

GREATER LONDON

Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives Bancroft Road Library, 277 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQ

Bethnal Green Anglers Club: rough minute book 1930-33 (TH/8650)

GREATER MANCHESTER

Bolton Archive Service, Central Library, Civic Centre, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton BL1 1SE

Ken Dagnall, association football referee, Bolton: corresp and papers c1950-90 (ZDA)

Bury Archive Service, 1st Floor, Derby Hall Annexe, Edwin Street, Bury BL9 0AS

Tom Hamer, Bury: cycling photo album c1930 (FMX/7)

Wigan Archives Service, Wigan Record Office, Town Hall, Leigh WN7 2DY

Baths Hall, Wigan: handbill for boxing matches 1937 (ACC 2946)

MERSEYSIDE

Liverpool Record Office and Local History Department, City Libraries, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EW

Hillsborough Disaster Appeal: corresp rel to donations 1989 (ACC 5132)

WEST MIDLANDS

Coventry City Record Office, Mandela House, Bayley Lane, Coventry CV1 5RG

Coventry Mountaineering Club: records 20th cent (Acc 1770)

Sandwell Community History and Archives Service, Local Studies Centre, Smethwick Library, High Street, Smethwick, Warley B66 1AB

West Bromwich Albion Football Club: contract for George Woodhall to play 1889 (Acc 9519)

OXFORDSHIRE

Oxfordshire Archives, County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND

Oxford University and College Servants Rowing Club: records 19th-20th cent (4028)

SUFFOLK

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch, Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2AR

Stoke-by-Nayland Cricket Club: records 1911-15 (GC 553)

SURREY

Surrey Record Office, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2DN

Surrey Lawn Tennis Association: annual handbooks 1952-54 (4419)

Surrey sports guide 1962-68 (4426)

Surrey County Cricket Club: yearbooks 1976-78 (4427)

The Epsom Brotherhood: cricket score books 1924 (6264)

TYNE AND WEAR

Tyne and Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA

Northumberland Football Association: records 1899-1994 (S/NFA)

Birtley Welfare Ladies Bowling Club: photographs and newscuttings 1939-93

Northern Women's Bowling Association: records 1931-94 (SX46)

Bensham Wesleyan Tennis Club: minutes 1922-41 (SXS3)

Up North Combine North of England Homing Union: handbooks 1951-93 (SXS4)

Percy Park Rugby Union Football Club: records 1881-1980 (S/PPR)

Medical Rugby Union Football Club: minutes and handbooks 1946-93 (S/RFC2)

Northumberland Rugby Union: handbooks 1957-92 (S/NRU)

Transcripts of entries in local newspapers rel to Northumberland Rugby Union 1880-1969

Wallsend Old Boys Football Club: minutes 1906-08 (S/FC1)

Rockliff Rugby Union Football Club, Whitley Bay: records 1890-1989 (S/RFC3)

Gateshead Amateur Swimming Club: minutes 1904-47 (SX48)

North Eastern Counties Amateur Swimming Association: records 1911-93 (SX63)

Gosforth Central Bowling Club: minutes 1934-82 (SX64)

WARWICKSHIRE

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office, The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon CV37 6QW

Stratford-upon-Avon Bowling Club: records 1933-53 (DR 876)

WILTSHIRE

Wiltshire County Record Office, County Hall, Trowbridge, BA14 8JG

Alderbury Cricket Club: records 1896-1990 (2955)

NORTH YORKSHIRE

North Yorkshire County Record Office, County Hall, Northallerton DL7 8AF

Goathland Golf Club: records 1895-1948 (MIC 3116) (ZSX)

Local Repositories in Scotland

LOTHIAN

Edinburgh City Archives, Department of Administration, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ

Edinburgh Corporation Golf Club: records c1890-1970 (275)

TAYSIDE

Perth and Kinross District Archive, The A K Bell Library, York Place, Perth PH2 8EP

King James VI Golf Club, Perth: records 1856-91 (MS151)

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