The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (HMC) in its annual Accessions to Repositories exercise collects information relating to manuscript accessions from over 200 repositories and record offices throughout the British Isles. This information is then edited and used to produce a number of thematic digests which are distributed for publication in a wide range of learned journals and news sheets, as well as being published in full on the Commission's website (http://www.hmc.gov.uk). It is also added to the computerised indexes to the National Register of Archives (NRA), which the Commission maintains as a central collecting point for information concerning the location of manuscript sources for British history outside of the public records. The NRA, which includes over 42,000 unpublished lists of archives, can be consulted in our public search room at Quality House, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1HP, whilst the indexes to the NRA are also available via the HMC website. The Commission's staff will also answer limited and specific enquiries by post, fax (0171 831 3550) and e-mail (nra@hmc.gov.uk).
Readers should note that dates for records in this digest are given when known, but that these are covering dates which are not intended to necessarily indicate the presence of records for all intervening years. Records have been included in the digest regardless of whether the deposit has yet been fully listed, and readers are advised to check with the staff of the relevant repository as to whether this, or any other factors, may prohibit availability for research.
National, Special and University
Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department, Main Library, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
Amateur Athletic Association (addnl): minutes 1947-91
E Audrey Levick of Surrey, lacrosse player: papers rel to the All England Ladies Lacrosse Association c1911-60
Liverpool University, Department of Special Collections and Archives, PO Box 123, Liverpool L69 3DA
British Universities' Sports Association (addnl): records, incl those rel to predecessor bodies 1985-97 (D.741)
Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff CF5 6XB
St Fagans Lawn Tennis Club: minutes 1925-35 (3770/1-2)
National Library of Scotland, Department of Manuscripts, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW
Lothians Coursing Club: records 1939-66 (Acc 11601)
Luffness New Golf Club, East Lothian: records 1927-91 (Acc 11692)
North Berwick Golf Club, East Lothian: records 1833-1988 (Acc 10578)
National Library of Wales, Department of Manuscripts and Records, Aberystwyth SY23 3BU
Football Association of Wales: minutes 1893-1986 (Football Association of Wales Records)
South Wales Football Association: minutes 1892-1962 (South Wales and Monmouthshire Football Association)
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY
Irish Football Association: records 1880-1985 (D/4196)
Trinity College Dublin, College Street, Dublin 2
All Ireland Polo Club: records (11041)
Local Repositories in England
Berkshire Record Office, Shire Hall, Shinfield Park, Reading RG2 9XD
Reading Swimming Club: records 1903-83 (D/EX 1502)
Bolton Archive Service, Central Library, Civic Centre, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton BL1 1SE
Bolton Boys Federation, football section: records 1947-89
Bolton Football Combination (addnl): minutes 1993-96
Bolton Sports Federation: records 1934-90
Bury Archive Service, 1st Floor, The Derby Hall Annexe, Edwin Street (off Crompton Street), Bury BL9 0AS
Radcliffe Cricket Club (addnl): records incl scorebooks 1894-1958 (RRC)
Chester Archives, Town Hall, Chester CH1 2HJ
Chester Football Club (addnl): records 1985-94 (CR749/6-12)
Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library, Barrow, 140 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1XW
Barrow Schools Football Association: minutes 1919-33
Buccleuch Amateur Rowing Club, Barrow: minutes 1873-82
Cumbria Record Office, Kendal, County Offices, Kendal LA9 4RQ
AB Hargreaves, climber, of Ulverston: papers rel to mountaineering and climbing organisations 1932-96 (WDX 1271)
Holme Cricket Club (addnl): scorebooks 1966-95 (WDSo 196)
Kendal Amateur Swimming Club (addnl): records 1934-97 (WDSo 71)
Derbyshire Record Office, New Street, Matlock DE4 3AG Correspondence address: County Offices, Matlock DE4 3AG
Derby Junior Table Tennis Tournament (addnl): records 1995-97 (D3389)
Rising Star Football Club, Killamarsh: financial records 1904-06 (D4859)
Table Tennis Association, Derby and District (addnl): financial records 1973-75 (D3389)
Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham DH1 5UL
Durham City Hockey Club: records 20th cent
East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Business Park, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, Dover CT16 3EH
Margate Bowls Club: records 1967-85 (R/U 141)
Essex Record Office, County Hall, Chelmsford CM1 1LX
Essex County Cricket Club: score books 1996-97 (A10345: D/Z 82 addl)
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, County Hall, Hertford SG13 8DE
Hatfield Hyde Cricket Club: score books 1997 (Acc 3326)
Hatfield United Football Club: minutes 1910-22 (Acc 3399)
Hertfordshire Small Bore Rifle Association: records (Acc 3313)
Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston PR1 2RE
West Lancashire Yacht Club: sailing committee minutes 1962-72 (DDX 2138 acc 8414)
London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB
London Schools Football Association: minutes and accounts 1892-1995 (LMA/4045)
North East Lincolnshire Archives, Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Grimsby DN31 1HX
Grimsby Harriers: records 1906-85 (1088)
Waltham Cricket Club: minutes 1928-92 (1100)
Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham NG2 1AG
Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club: records 20th cent (Acc 5550)
Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking GU21 1ND
Dorking Golf Club (addnl): records 1955-86 (4666)
Henry Goulburn, major: corresp and papers rel to Surrey Union Hunt 1899-1900 (4636)
The Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE8 2AH
Leicestershire County Cricket Club: records 1886-1997 (DE 5432, DE 5442)
Nether Broughton Cricket Club: minutes 1877-1988 (DE 5353)
Tyne and Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4JA
Quayside Squash Rackets Club, Newcastle upon Tyne: minutes 1920-38 (SX83)
Tynemouth Cricket Club (addnl): records
Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS
Halford Bowls Club: records 1786-1887 (CR 3486)
West Sussex Record Office, Sherburne House, 3 Orchard Street, Chichester
Correspondence address: County Hall, Chichester PO19 1RN
Goodwood Racecourse: letter book 1891-1904 (Acc 11,152)
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford, 15 Canal Road, Bradford BD1 4AT
Thackley Association Football Club: records 1950-61 (Acc 25D98)
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds, Chapeltown Road, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 3AP
Cambridge Methodist Cricket Club, Leeds (addnl): scorebooks 1996-97 (Acc 4285)
Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office, County Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8JG
Wiltshire County Women's Bowling Association: records 1946-95 (3114)
Wylye Valley Hunt: records 1928-66 (3082)
Local Repositories in Scotland
Edinburgh City Archives, Department of Corporate Services, City of Edinburgh Council, City
Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ
William Hastie Lawrie, angling author: papers 1947-74 (Acc 436)
Highland Council Archive, Inverness Library, Farraline Park, Inverness IV1 1NH
Inverness Angling Club: minutes 1917-93 (HCA/D504)
Mactavish Camanachd Association, Inverness: records 1904-98 (HCA/D493)
North Highland Archive, Wick Library, Sinclair Terrace, Wick KW1 5AB
Caithness Field Club: minutes 1912-18 (P286a)
Lybster Playing Fields Association: minutes c1960 (P357)
Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre, St Mary's Mill, Selkirk TD7 5EW
Kelso Angling Association: records 1859-1990 (SBA/46)
Kelso Cricket Club: records 1821-30 (SBA/62)
Local Repositories in Wales
Flintshire Record Office, The Old Rectory, Hawarden CH5 3NR
Broughton and Bretton Cricket Club: record of scores and fixture list 1930-52 (856)
Flintshire County Cricket Club: score book 1994-98 (986)
Hawarden Park Cricket Club: score books and fixture card 1998 (798)
Pembrokeshire Record Office, The Castle, Haverfordwest SA61 2EF
Pembrokeshire and District Rugby Football Union: minutes 1960-94 (HDSO/29)