| Ref No | BCC/1/EA |
| Title | Air Raid Precautions Committee (1936 - 1937) and its related sub-committees |
| Level | Series |
| Date | 1936 - 1937 |
| Related Material | There are numerous primary and secondary sources relating to civil defence and the Home Front in Birmingham, particularly during the Second World War. The key sources are listed below but additional items may appear in our on-line Archives and Heritage Catalogue (follow link http://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/CalmView/), Library Catalogue (see link below) and other indexes and finding aids. A Source Guide of Second World War resources is also available in the Wolfson Centre. Please ask staff for more information.
Archives, Heritage and Photography, Library of Birmingham - Archive Collections:
- BCC/1/CO/D/1 (previous ref: MS 1303) Records of Birmingham Fire Brigade 1874 - 1969
- BCC Addnl and MS 2507 [Accessions 1957/028-029 Nos. 660818 a-c] Bomb damage photograph albums 1940s
- MS 33 Photograph album showing details of bombing to B.S.A. factory
- MS 1138 Birmingham Blood Transfusion Service
- MS 1346 Collection of printed and manuscript material re: air raid precautions, civil defence etc.
- MS 1497/4 Digbeth Oral History Project: Taped reminiscences of air raids in Digbeth & Deritend 1940-1941
- MS 1668 Kings Norton Fire Watching Records
- MS 1893 Diary of air raids, news cuttings and ration books
The following items comprise individual air raid log books: MS 794, MS 984, MS 1346, MS 1392, MS 1638.
Archives, Heritage and Photography, Library of Birmingham - Reference Collections:
Other printed resources relating to civil defence matters more generally and the Home Front in Birmingham during the Second World War are listed in the Local Studies and History Printed Catalogue in the Heritage Research Area, Floor 4, Library of Birmingham: Check under related search terms: Air Raid Precautions', Civl Defence', 'War', 'Second World War' etc. Also check the Library of Birmingham Library Catalogue and Archives and Heritage Catalogue following links from website www.libraryofbirmingham.com. The key resources include:
- World War Two News Cuttings 1939 - 1983 (Include articles relating to the war years after the end of the war in 1945)
- LF 75.82 Composite Air Raid Map for City of Birmingham
- LS 8/1-46 Air Raid Map Sheets for the City of Birmingham [Refer to composite map above first] |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |