Oxfordshire Archives and Libraries

Boundary Changes Affecting Archive Holdings

 * The Vale of White Horse district and parts of the South Oxfordshire administrative district south of the River Thames were historically part of Berkshire, but, in 1974, Abingdon, Didcot, Faringdon, Wallingford and Wantage were added to the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
 * The Caversham area of Reading, now administratively in Berkshire, was historically part of Oxfordshire, as was the parish of Stokenchurch, now administratively in Buckinghamshire.
 * The areas of Oxford city south of the Thames, such as Grandpont, were transferred much earlier, in 1889.

Archives
(In July 2011 the former Oxfordshire Record Office, Oxfordshire Studies (formerly in Oxford's Central Library), and the Oxfordshire Health Archives (formerly at the Warneford Hospital) were merged into one comprehensive history service and renamed Oxfordshire History Centre.

Oxfordshire History Centre St. Luke’s Church Temple Road Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK Telephone: 01865 398 200 Email: [mailto:oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxhist@oxfordshire.gov.uk] Website Oxfordshire Catalogues

Oxfordshire Health Archives
Oxfordshire Health Archives Oxfordshire History Centre St. Luke’s Church Temple Road Cowley, Oxford OX4 2HT UK Telephone: 01865 398 243 Email: [mailto:archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk archives@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk] Website: Health Archives


 * Oxfordshire Health Archives, hosted by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxfordshire County Council, selects and cares for the historic archives of NHS hospitals in Oxfordshire. The archives in our care include those of Oxfordshire hospitals and NHS administrative bodies, Leagues of Friends and Nurses' Alumni organizations. In addition, we provide advice to NHS staff on the management, care and disposal of recent records.


 * We also answer enquiries from those unable to visit in person. Copies of our material are available; a charge is usually made for this service.

Oxford Central Library
Oxford Central Library Westgate, Oxford OX1 1DJ UK Telephone (General enquiries): 01865 815 509 and 01865 815 549 Telephone (Information and reference enquiries): 01865 815 409 Email: [mailto:oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk oxfordcentral.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk] Website: Oxford Central Library


 * Due to the Westgate Development the library has moved to a smaller temporary, location in the Castle Quarter, offering a limited number of services until October 2017. Comprehensive facilities for local and family history research are available at Oxfordshire History Centre.

Museums
For a long list of Oxfordshire museums, go to List of museums in Oxfordshire in Wikipedia.