Essex Archives and Libraries

Essex Record Office
Essex Record Office Wharf Road Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6YT UK Telephone: 03330 132 500 Email: [mailto:ero.enquiry@essex.gov.uk ero.enquiry@essex.gov.uk] Website: Essex Record Office Catalogue: Catalogue


 * This is the online catalogue for the Essex Record Office. Here you can find a description of every document we look after. You can also see how each item fits into the collection.


 * The Essex Record Office holds many thousands of documents, maps, photographs, sound recordings and videos. Most of these have not been digitised. To see these you will have to visit the Essex Record Office in person, or apply for a search, or ask for a copy of a document to be sent to you.

Barking and Dagenham Archives and Local Studies Centre
Barking and Dagenham Archives and Local Studies Centre Valence House Becontree Avenue Dagenham, London RM8 3HT UK Telephone: 020 8227 2033 Email: [mailto:localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk] Website: Archives and Local Studies Centre


 * Visit the Archives and Local Studies Centre at Valence House and delve into our wonderful collection of maps, manuscripts, photographs, local newspapers, books, CD-Roms, and much more.

Havering Local Studies Library
Havering Local Studies Library Central Library St. Edwards' Way Romford, London RM1 3AR UK Telephone: 01708 432392 Email: [mailto:localstudies@havering.gov.uk localstudies@havering.gov.uk] Website: Havering Local Studies Library


 * If you are interested in Havering's history, want to start tracing your family history, find an old newspaper report, information about your house or street in the past, a photograph or other illustrations of Havering's buildings and historial events we may be able to help you.

Newham Archives and Local Studies Library
Newham Archives and Local Studies Library Stratford Library (First floor) 3 The Grove Stratford, London E15 1EL UK Telephone: 020 3373 6881 Email: [mailto:archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk archiveslocalstudies@newham.gov.uk] Website: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library


 * We have a range of facilities, resources and museum collections at our Archives and Local Studies Library that can help you to find out about the history of the borough and its people.

Redbridge Archives and History
Redbridge Archives and History Redbridge Central Library Clements Road Ilford, London IG1 1EA UK Telephone: 020 8708 2414 Email: [mailto:info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk info.heritage@visionrcl.org.uk] Website: Redbridge Archives and History


 * The Heritage Service is on the second floor in Redbridge Central library. It is free to use and offers a diverse range of local and family history resources. Many of these general resources including books, historic newspapers and online resources are available during normal Library opening times.

Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library
Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library Vestry House Museum Vestry Road Walthamstow, London E17 9NH UK<brTelephone: 020 8496 4381 Email: [mailto:vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk] Website: Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library


 * The Waltham Forest archives and local studies library are based at Vestry House Museum. We can help you if you are interested in researching your family history, the history of your house or street, the development of the local area and local communities, or subjects for a school project or for academic research.

Albert Sloman Library - Special Collections
Albert Sloman Library - Special Collections Library The University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester, Essex CO4 3UA UK Telephone: 01206 873192 Email: [mailto:libline@essex.ac.uk libline@essex.ac.uk] Website: Sloman Special Collections

Chelmsford Museums
Chelmsford Museums Oaklands Park Moulsham St. Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9AQ UK Telephone: 1245 605700 Website: Chelmsford Museums


 * Chelmsford Museums consists of Chelmsford Museum, the Essex Regimental Museum, and the industrial and science collections at Sandford Mill.

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