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L - Local Studies and History book collection
. - Main series (octavo)
01 - Physical Aspects
02 - Geology
03 - Natural History
04 - Meteorology
05 - General Works
06 - Directories
07 - Book Trade in Birmingham
08 - Periodicals and Newspapers
09 - Bibilography on all aspects of the history of Birmingham
10 - Religion
11 - Ecclesiology, Church Buildings, Art, Furniture
12 - Monastic Birmingham
13 - Church of England General Histories
14 - Diocese of Birmingham. Archdeaconary of Birmingham
15 - Diocese of Birmingham. Archdeaconary of Aston
16
17 - Roman Catholic Church
18 - Nonconformists Dissenters
19 - Minor Denominations
20 - Social Life
21 - Social Life Special Classes
22 - Customs of Public and Private Life, Pageants, Festivals Ceremonies and Other Customs
23 - Inns, Taverns, Public Houses, Hotels, Hospitaity, customes connected with eating and drinking
24 - Clubs and Societies
25 - Amusements, Recreation, Sports and Pastimes
26 - Circuses, Fair and Similar Shows
27 - Parks, Open Spaces, Public Gardens and Pleasure Gardens
28 - Theatres, Music Halls
29 - Legends, Ghost Apparitions, Hauntings
30 - History of Birmingham Government from ealiest times
31 - City Corporation, The Mayor, Aldermen and Council Collectively
32 - Mayoralty
33 - Aldermen
34 - City Council
35 - Freedom Qualifications, Rights and Duties of Citizens
36 - City Officials and Departments
37
38 - Town Hall
39 - Regional Government
40 - Statistics, Yearbooks of General Statistics
41 - Poor, Life and Labour
42 - Crimes, Offences, Misdemeanours, Juvenile Crime, Special Crimes
43 - Laws, Admisitration of Justice
44 - Markets and Food Supply
45 - Public Health
46 - Medicine Hospitals
47 - Transport, Communication, Traffic Problems
48 - Education, Teaching and Teachers, History and Description of Schools,
49 - Other Services (Gas, Electricity)
50 - Culture in Birmingham
51 - Literary Associations
52 - Literary Associations (Birmingham and Midland Writers Only)
53 - Libraries
54 - Fine Arts, artists, Printing, Sculpture
55 - Music
56 - Architecture in Birmingham
57 - Public Buildings
58 - Domestic Architecture, Household Effecrs, Gardens
59 - Other Cutural Activities
60 - Economic History and Theory
61 - Industrial Organisation
62 - Commerce, Commercial Interests
63 - Finance, Banking, Public Finance
64 - Trades and Manufactures
65 - Engineering and Technology
66 - Chemical and Allied Industries
67 - Manufactures
68 - Specialised Trades and Craftys
69 - Other Industries
70 - History: Sources
71 - History: General
72 - History: Before the Conquest
73 - Histories of Specific Periods
74 - Relations with Foreign Countires. Colonial Relations
75 - Military, Naval and Air History
76 - Political History
77 - Geneaology, Heraldry
78 - Biography
79 - Collections of Portraits, Catalogues of Portraits
80 - Topography and description
81 - Birmingham as described by foreign travellers
82 - Vestiges of Old Birmingham and Midlands
83 - Guides to Birmiongham and Surrounding Country
84 - Maps and Plans
85 - Views, Prospects, Panoramas
86 - Improvement Schemes to 1939
87 - Reconstruction and Redevelopment: 1940s onwards
88 - Conservation, Environment
89 - Particular streets and localites
90 - Parishes
91 - Suburbs and Districs in Warwickshire
92 - Suburbs and Districts transferred from Worcestershie
93 - Suburbs and Districts transferred from Stafforsdhire
94 - Herefordshire
95 - Shropshire
96 - Staffordshire
97 - Warwickshire
98 - Worcestershire
99 - West Midlands, Black Country
26174 - Going to markets and grammar schools, being a series of autobiographical records and sketches of forty years spent in the midland counties from 1830 to 1870. Including references to the Grammar School of King Edward VI etc. 2 volumes. Illus. 1870. GRIFFITH (GEORGE).
27886 - All round the Wrekin. Containing a description of Birmingham and its manufactures. 1860. WHITE (WALTER).
142127 - The story of the Midlands. Including “The Queen of the Midlands”, “In Soho” and “Made in Birmingham”. Illus. 1898?. History of Birmingham.
247467 - Excursions guide book. Illus. 1913. British Association for the Advancement of Science, Birmingham Meeting, 1913.
313678 - Motoring in the Midland counties. A practical handbook for motor tourists. Illus. Maps. (Burrow’s R.A.C. Guides. Volume 3) (Cheltenham) 1924?. HARPER (CHARLES GEORGE).
365893 - Martin (H) ed. The life of a modern university. Containing references to Birmingham University. 84pp. 1930. University.
365894 - Warwickshire and the motorist; Worcestershire and the motorist. In Burrows (E.J.) The R.A.C. county road map and gazetteer : Warwickshire and Worcestershire, The Shakespeare country. (R.A.C. Motoring Guides No. 10) Illus. Maps. 56pp. 1930. MOSS (R.A.).
441152 - Vagabonding through the Midlands (containing a chapter 'Odd Characters of the Bull Ring') illus. 1935. BYFORD-JONES (W) (Pseud Quaestor).
449324 - Hackwood (F.W.) The story of the Black Country. Containing a chapter on Boulton and Watt. (Wolverhampton) Frontis. 74pp. 1902. WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer. Works relating to.
458172 - Towns of the Black Country. Articles from the Birmingham Daily Post. Newspaper cuttings. 1864-5.
780049 - The National Trust: complete in text and pictures.
783400 - Black Country stories / [edited by Harold Parsons].
788289 - Freeman's Black Country folk : [a collection of short biographical sketches].
788767 - Portrait of Elmbury.
811298 - Tourist rambles in the northern and midland counties [with a chapter on Kenilworth castle, Warwick castle and Stratford-on-Avon]. 2nd series.
F - Large volumes (folio)
FF - Extra large volumes
p - Pamphlets
pp - Large pamphlets
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