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Dating mainly from the 19th century onwards and covering the historic county of Lincolnshire. Includes all the volumes published by the SLHA, Lincoln Record Society and the 4 volumes written by Sir Francis Hill on the history of Lincoln. Also the one volume that has been produced of the Victoria County History for Lincolnshire.

1841-1901 on film/fiche, LFHS surname indexes in booklet/fiche. Also Census Statistics 1801-1991 in book form (1981 on fiche). A Microfilm Reader Printer is available to use. To book the Reader or check whether the year you want is available, please contact the team direct.

 Lincolnshire Echo (1879-1888, 1893 to date), Lincolnshire Chronicle 1833-1959 (incomplete) and the Stamford Mercury 1712-1908 (incomplete) and 1987-2020. Short runs of other local newspapers are also available. A Microfilm Reader Printer is available to use. To book the Reader or check whether the title and year you want is available, please contact the team direct.

Amongst the most significant are: Associated Archaeological and Architectural Societies papers 1850-1964, Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology publications including Lincs Past and Present and Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, Lincolnshire Life 1961 to date, Lincolnshire Notes and Queries 1888-1936 and Fenland Notes and Queries 1899-1909.

Contemporaneous maps of Lincoln and Lincolnshire from mainly 19th & 20th centuries including many OS maps in various scales, some earlier maps including strip maps. Other maps and plans depicting Lincoln and Lincolnshire from Roman times, through village enclosures to modern High Street Shops and Town plans. Searchable by card index and sheaf catalogue.

Photographs (approx. 50,000) of Lincoln and Lincolnshire from the late 19th century to date; these are mainly street views, churches and other buildings. There is a collection of portraits (mainly photographs] of Lincolnshire people, a small collection of photographs by Lincolnshire photographers and official British WWII photographs. Searchable by card index and staff enquiry.

Abell Scrapbooks on all aspects of Lincoln and its history. News cuttings and notes dating from 1930s-1960s compiled by a history teacher; Hammertons Windmills cuttings about Lincolnshire Windmills 1970s/80s; Lincoln City Memory Book (microfilm); Terence Leach Collection – notes and news cuttings from the files of the late Local Historian and author of the Lincolnshire Country Houses and their Families series; Walter Lee Grantham at War – photographs taken of Grantham for every day of the Second World War.

Dating from 1980s onwards covering notable Lincoln figures and events.

For Lincoln a variety of titles/dates from 1791 to 1975. For Lincolnshire a variety of titles/dates from 1826 to 1937.

Lincoln 1908-2002. North Kesteven, West Lindsey and East Lindsey 1975-2002.

The predecessors to Electoral Rolls, dating from the 18th and early – mid 19th century.

An eclectic mix of pamphlets, periodical articles and other ephemera covering Lincoln and Lincolnshire.

A collection of 24+ bound volumes of Lincolnshire pamphlets dating mainly from 18th and 19th centuries.