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L - Local Studies and History book collection
. - Main series (octavo)
F - Large volumes (folio)
FF - Extra large volumes
p - Pamphlets
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
2; 222399 - Report upon the Kings Norton Parish Library, founded by Rev. T. Hall, curate of Kings Norton (1610-1665) and loaned in 1894 to the Birmingham Reference Library. 5pp. 1894. BRASSINGTON (WILLIAM SALT) F.S.A.
2; 305466 - A Parish library. Report upon the Kings Norton Parish Library, founded by Rev. T. Hall, curate of Kings Norton (1610-1665) and loaned in 1894 to the Birmingham Reference Library. From The Bookworm, 1894. BRASSINGTON (WILLIAM SALT) F.S.A.
2; 661659 - Dr. [Thomas] Bray's lending libraries.
3; 169427 - List of duplicate books in the Birmingham Free Libraries available for exchange. 10pp. 1890. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
3; 172546 - The Birmingham Free Libraries. A paper read before the Library Association. (Aberdeen) 27pp. 1902. *SHAW (ALFRED CAPEL) Chief Librarian, Birmingham Public Libraries, 1898 - 1912.
3; 199388 - Our Public Lending Libraries. From The Central Literary Magazine, Volume 18. 1907. *CLARKE (HENRY).
3; 306060 - Report of visits to provincial free library. Including those at Handsworth and Birmingham. July 1887. 16pp. 1887. RELTON (FREDERIC).
3; 307101 - Postcards illustrating the Birmingham Public Libraries and some of the valuable contents of the Reference Library. 1923. Postcards.
3; 311093 - Papers read at the Birmingham meeting of the Library Association, 1887. From The Library Chronicle. Vol. 5. 1888.
3; 384754 - Pearson (H.S.) Books and the worth of them. With references to the Birmingham Public Libraries. A lecture delivered at Hanley, February 15th 1883. (Hanley) 9pp. 1883. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
3; 474685 - La Bibliothèque publique de Birmingham. From Bulletin de la Societé d'Histoire et de Sciences Naturelles de Mulhouse, 1935-6. (Mulhouse) 1936. WEBER (MARIE LOUISE).
3; 477997 - Famous libraries. No. 4. Birmingham. From Fiction for Library Readers. Vol. 1. 1938. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
3; 662104 - Birmingham Public Libraries, 1861-1961 : open access. Vol. IX. New Series, No. 3. April 1961.
06; 311071 - On the present aspect of the question - who was the inventor of printing (Coster or Gutenberg)? : being a paper read at the meeting of the Library Association of the United Kingdom, at Birmingham, September 20-23 1887. 8pp. Privately printed 1887. BLADES (WILLIAM).
06; 662562 - Aslib Midlands Branch Conference : library services as an aid to productivity : Birmingham Dec. 1962.
06; 663020 - Programme [of the] Birmingham International Summer School of Librarianship held under the auspices of the Birmingham and District Branch of the Library Association and the British Council, 31st August-12th September 1959.
8; 12539 - Protestant Association of Birmingham and neighbourhood. Rules and catalogue of the library. 24pp. 1864.
8; 258984 - A catalogue of books in the circulating and reference libraries of the Church of the Saviour Teachers' Association. 16pp. 1862. Church of the Saviour.
08; 381868 - Circulars; Rules; Minutes, Nos. 107 (October 1931) – . Typescript etc. 1931 – NOTE - Minute Nos. 1 – 106 not issued. Regional Library Bureau (West Midlands).
09; 68218 - Free Libraries and Museums. Conference of representatives of municipal corporations, held in Birmingham, 1877. 15pp. 1877. Libraries and Museums (Free), Conference on, 1877.
09; 662559 - Week end conference, Birmingham/Oxford, April 1963 : [programme].
11; 29057 - The Birmingham Library. Privileges of proprietors and subscribers, laws, and list of proprietors. 20pp. 1881. Libraries : The Birmingham Library (The Old Library) to 1955.
11; 68449 - The Birmingham Library. Reprinted from A Century of Birmingham life. 15pp. 1868. *LANGFORD (JOHN ALFRED).
11; 190690 - A letter to George Croft occasioned by his address to the proprietors of the Birmingham Library, by a Propriertor. 12pp. 1803. Libraries : The Birmingham Library (The Old Library) to 1955.
11; 256413 - An address to the proprietors of the Birmingham Library. 14pp. 1803. *CROFT (GEORGE).
11; 256414 - An address to the proprietors of the Birmingham Library, on the funds, with remarks on the Address by Dr. Croft. 12pp. 1803. HARRIS (THOMAS).
11; 334494 - The Birmingham Library. An address broadcast from Birmingham (5 IT) on January 18th 1927. 6pp. 1927. *VINCE (CHARLES ANTHONY).
11; 359481 - Copy of the Birmingham Library Tontine Deed (1798) with a schedule of the several shares in numerical order. 38pp. 1799. Libraries : The Birmingham Library (The Old Library) to 1955.
11; 517931 - Birmingham Library. List of books missing from the Birmingham Library, July 16th 1810. 3pp. 1810. Libraries : The Birmingham Library (The Old Library) to 1955.
11; 518454 - Laws of the Birmingham Library, passed at a special general meeting of proprietors. January 10th 1910. 12pp. 1910. Libraries : The Birmingham Library (The Old Library) to 1955.
11; 520456 - Birmingham New Library. Report 1846; 1847.
11; 661339 - Laws of the library passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of proprietors held on 8th October, 1954.
31 Missing 1993; 68508 - Speech in the Birmingham Town Council, on the resolution to open the Public Art Gallery and Free Reference Library on Sundays. (National Sunday League) 30pp. 1872. COLLINGS (Rt. Hon. JESSE) M.P..
31; 31185 - The Sunday Question again. Shall the Free Libraries and the Art Gallery be open on Sunday? 12pp. 1871. Art Gallery and Museum (Municipal).
31; 59896 - Free Libraries. Opening of the Central Free Libraries. June 1st, 1882. Programme of proceedings. For use of Free Libraries Committee only. 10pp. 1882. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
31; 68508 - Collings (Jesse) Speech in the Birmingham Town Council, on the resolution to open the Public Art Gallery, and Free Reference Library, on Sundays. (National Sunday League) 20pp. 1872. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
31; 210167 - Brief hand list of the Cervantes Collections, presented to the Birmingham Free Library by W. Bragge. 15pp. 1874 NOTE :- The Cervantes collection was destroyed in the fire of 1879. BRAGGE (WILLIAM) Works relating to.
31; 229577 - Sketches of (Birmingham) city life by Leslie Keen (pseud). copy of Number 2 ‘The Library’ 1893.. GRIFFIN (FRANCIS ARTHUR).
31; 229597 - Griffin (F.A.) "The Library" by Leslie Keen. (Sketches of City Life. No. 2) 20pp. 1893. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
31; 278906 - Birmingham Public Libraries. Handbook to the Commercial Library. With a brief note on the Patents Library. Illus. 24pp. 1919. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
31; 308044 - Birmingham Public Libraries. The Lantern slides collection. Brief description of over 10,000 lantern slides available for loan. 15pp. 1923. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
31; 318097 - Birmingham Public Libraries. The Lantern slides collection. Brief description of over 10,000 lantern slides available for loan. 2nd edition. 16pp. 1924. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
31; 405547 - Column-special. Short story relating to Birmingham Reference Library. From Jewish World, May 25th 1933. STONE (JOHN).
31; 563094 - The city of Birmingham Public Libraries.
31; 627608 - Local archives of Great Britain. No. 5 : the Birmingham Reference Library.
32; 3166 - Central Lending Department. 1867; 1869; 1872; 1876; 1881; 1883 (Supplement); 1885; 1889; 1894; 1897 (Supplement); 1900; 1902 (Supplement); 1906; 1910. 1867 etc.. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Catalogues: Departmental.
32; 375764 - The Future of the central lending department in big centres (mainly about Birmingham Central Lending Department). Revised from a paper read at the Joint Conference of the Northern and Midland Branches of the Library Association held at Morecambe, 23rd May, 1930. 6pp. 1930. *BURTON (GEORGE LAWRENCE).
32; 399736 - Acock's Green Branch Library, Birmingham. From The Builder. Vol. 143. Illus. 1932. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries.
32; 521448 - A collection of photographs of King's Norton Branch Library. 8pp. 1940. TONKS (JAMES PHILIP).
32; 663217 - Opening [brochure] 24th February, 1967.
061; 145206 - Books before printing : [paper] read at meeting of the Library Association, 1887.
061; 278908 - Birmingham and District Library Association Conference held at Birmingham, 2nd May 1919. From The Library Association Record. 1919. Library Association (Birmingham and District).
061; 785366 - Library services to hospitals and handicapped people : [a report of the sub-committee on library provision for hospitals and handicapped people].
062; 660041 - Sixth annual weekend conference : "Selling the library service, publicity and public relations" : Birmingham [April] 1955.
301; 218462 - What shall I read? (City of Birmingham Free Libraries) 39pp. 1909. *SHAW (ALFRED CAPEL) Chief Librarian, Birmingham Public Libraries, 1898 - 1914.
301; 552902 - A selection of books on Russia available for consultation in the Birmingham Reference Library / [prepared by the City Librarian with the co-operation of the Birmingham Office of the British Council].
301; 660735 - Romanzi Italiani : a select list of modern Italian novels in the Central Lending library.
311; 31369 - Catalogue of the Shakespeare Memorial Library, Birmingham. 2 parts. (English only) 1872-6. *MULLINS (JOHN DAVIES) Chief Librarian, Birmingham Public Libraries, 1865 –.
311; 191619 - Catalogue of the Shakespeare Memorial Library, Birmingham. 2 parts. (English only) 1872-6. *MULLINS (JOHN DAVIES) Chief Librarian, Birmingham Public Libraries, 1865 –.
311; 301876 - Catalogue of the Birmingham Shakespeare Memorial Library. 18pp. 1869. *MULLINS (JOHN DAVIES) Chief Librarian, Birmingham Public Libraries, 1865 –.
311; 627607 - The Shakespeare Memorial Library : [a brief description].
311; 660434 - The Shakespeare Memorial Library : [a brief description].
95831 - Special collections of books in and near Birmingham. Read at the Birmingham meeting of the Library Association 1887. 8pp. 1888. TIMMINS (SAMUEL) F.S.A..
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 - Worcesrtershire
99 - West Midlands, Black Country
pp - Large pamphlets
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