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. - Main series (octavo)

01 - Physical Aspects

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

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

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

1, 142789 - Royal Agricultural Society. Catalogue of the Exhibition at Four Oaks Park, Birmingham, 1898. Agricultural Society (Royal), Birmingham Meeting, 1898.

1, 142790 - Royal Agricultural Society. Awards of prizes of the meeting at Four Oaks Park, Birmingham, 1898. 48pp. 1898. Agricultural Society (Royal), Birmingham Meeting, 1898.

1, 144133 - Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society. 3rd series. Volume 9. Part 3. (Birmingham meeting) 1898. Agricultural Society (Royal), Birmingham Meeting, 1898.

1; 57720 - Brunton (John) and Co., 83 High Street. Catalogue of plants, botanically arranged according to the system of Linnaeus, etc. Printed by R. Martin (with Baskerville's types). 1777. Brunton and Co.

1; 64286 - The present position and future prospects of English Agriculture. Read at the 1st meeting of the Midland Farmers' Club, Birmingham, 1864. 13pp. 1864. CHAWNER (R.C.).

1; 64287 - Turnpike roads. A paper, 1867 (Midland Farmers’ Club) 26pp. 1867. HORLEY (THOMAS).

1; 66868 - Midland Farmers' Club. A paper on British agriculture in 1877. 26pp. 1877. MECHI (J.J.).

1; 66869 - Midland Farmers’ Club. A paper on “Covered yards and the early maturity of beef” 18pp. 1877. HOWMAN (HENRY A.).

1; 69529 - CRANSTON (J) An account, with illustrative sketches, of Cranston's patented buildings, as applied to horticulture, 1861. Illus. 39pp.

1; 148889 - Annual report. 1st (1888-9) – 10th (1900-01) 10 volumes. 1889 – 1901. Rural Labourers' League.

1; 217586 - Harborne Tenants Horticultural Society. Schedule of prizes for annual flower and vegetable shows. 1st – 22nd (1909 – 1933) NOTE - All published. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 225786 - Birmingham Post Office Horticultural Society. Schedule of Annual Show, Masonic Hall, 1908. 8pp. 1908. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 225787 - Birmingham Post Office Horticultural Society. Annual Report (1908-54) Schedule and programme. 1908-54. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 233511 - Moseley, Kings Heath and Balsall Heath Horticultural Society. Annual flower show (Exhibition) Schedule of prizes (Annual report etc.) 16th (1895); 25th (1904) – 37th (1916); 39th (1918) etc. 1895 etc. NOTE - 1920 and 1921 imperfect. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 239598 - The Unjust incidence of the poor rate. Paper before the Midland Farmers' Club, Birmingham, 1868. With discussion thereon. 23pp. 1868. STARTIN (ARTHUR).

1; 239599 - The exhaustion of the soil, and the problem of its fertility. Paper before the Midland Farmers' Club, Birmingham, 1868. 42pp. 1868. MECHI (J.J.).

1; 239600 - Midland Farmers' Club. Paper on "The means of increasing the home production of animal food", 1868. 37pp. 1868. WOOD (WILLOUGHBY).

1; 239601 - On the tenure of land. Paper before the Midland Farmers' Club, Birmingham, 1864, with the discussion thereon. 99pp. 1864. MASFEN (R.H.).

1; 243006 - Brunton and Forbes, nursery and seedsmen in Birmingham. A catalogue of Forest Trees, Fruit Trees, etc. 22pp. 1782. Brunton and Co.

1; 245597 - Birmingham Horticultural Society. Exhibition and floral fete. Schedule of prizes including Reports, 1912-14; 1933-39. With official programmes, 1912; 1932; 1934-39. 11 volumes. 1912-39 NOTE - 1. 1915-32 of schedule of prizes; and 1913-31; 1933 of the official programme wanting 2. The Society was formerly the Handsworth and District Horticultural Society, see also Handsworth, below. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 245927 - Handsworth & District Horticultural Society. Schedule of prizes, with list of subscribers, 1888 (4th) (imperfect) – 1899, 1901-11. Containing Annual Reports for 1887-98; 1900-1910. 23 volumes. 1888 – 1911 NOTE - After 1911 the Society became the Birmingham Horticultural Society : see Birmingham, above. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 248619 - Hortensia's Annual. Horticultural gardening book almanack and address book. Reports of Midland and other horticultural exhibitions, lists of societies, colleges etc. 1913 etc. Illus. 1912 etc.. CARRADINE (WILLIAM G.).

1; 253623 - Birmingham Horticultural Society. Birmingham and its annual Floral Exhibition and Fete. The rise and progress of the Handsworth Flower Shows. Illustrated souvenir, edited by W.G. Carradine. Ports. 1914. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 283032 - A paper on local taxation read before the Midland Farmers' Club, 1876. With the discussion thereon. (Midland Farmers' Club) 18pp. 1876?. WILLIS-BUND (JOHN WILLIAM).

1; 298335 - Municipal tenants monthly. (Birmingham Corporation Housing and Estates Department) Numbers 1 - 7. All published. 1922-3. Estates Committee.

1; 319332 - Schedule of prizes for the annual show. 1st - 16th (1924-39). Chrysanthemum Society (South Birmingham Early Flowering).

1; 325608 - Lea Village Floral and Horticultural Society. Annual show. Schedule of prizes etc. 5th – 15th (1925-35) 11 volumes. 1925-35 NOTE - Called Lea Village Horticultural Society from 1927. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 368366 - Annual reports ... ; [and], Schedule of prizes and rules ...

1; 389848 - Municipal housing estates garden competitions : programmes of prize distributions and concerts, held in the Town Hall ...

1; 395949 - Annual exhibition of carnations, Bingley Hall. Schedule of prizes, 1st (1932) With prospectus, 1933. 1932-33 NOTE - All published. Carnation Society (Birmingham and District).

1; 413125 - Chrysanthemum and Fruit Exhibition, Bingley Hall. Official programme of concerts, November 8th, 9th and 10th, 1932. 8pp. 1932. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

1; 526782 - Leather Goods directory. (W.B. Tattersall) 1941. .

1; 533739 - Catalogue of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, goats etc., at Sutton Coldfield. September 3rd and 4th 1924. Plan. 1924. Warwickshire Agricultural Society.

1; 608497 - 1950 Bath and West [and Southern Counties Society] Show, Birmingham [with which is amalgamated for the year the Warwickshire Agricultural Society, May 31-June 3, 1950 : [brief history and description].

1; 610218 - Bath and West and Southern Counties Society, with which is amalgamated for the year 1950 the Warwickshire Agricultural Society : programme of the Birmingham Show, 31st May-3rd June, 1950.

1; 610219 - Bath and West and Southern Counties Society : Birmingham show, 1950 : short description of the various breeds of cattle and sheep specially prepared for the school children of Birmingham.

1; 636800 - Lessons from the land [containing references to the Birmingham district].

1; 637188 - Bath and West and Southern Counties Society in conjunction with the Warwickshire Agricultural Society : Birmingham [show] 1950 : 31st May-3rd June : official catalogue.

1; 639822 - Urban farming : a study of the agriculture of the city of Birmingham.

1; 640893 - Floral designs / by H. Lohrman & Co., high-class florists and landscape gardeners.

1; 660692 - Annual flower & vegetable show : [programme] ... : with rules ...

1; 662012 - Journal ...

1; 662937 - Souvenir guide [to] the Royal Show [held at] Stoneleigh Abbey, Kenilworth, Warwickshire ...

1; 782620 - General view of the agriculture of the county of Worcester : with observations on the means of its improvement; a reprint of the work drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement / by W. Pitt.

2; 211470 - Official catalogue of the Midland Counties Building Trades' Exhibition, Bingley Hall Birmingham. 1908. Building Trades' Exhibition, 1908.

2; 384424 - Annual reports, 1926-1931. 6 volumes. Ports. 1927-32 NOTE :- From 1932 included in Year Book, 1933 etc. catalogue number 411778. Building Trades Employers (Midland Federation of).

2; 411778 - Year book and directory, 1933 -- Ports. Building Trades Employers (Midland Federation of).

2; 548592 - Year book and directory of members

2; 619969 - Midland region and southern counties region year book ...

2; 662168 - The midland builder and plumber.

2; 662888 - Midland Federation directory of associated builders : handbook and tables, 1909-1910.

3; 6506 - Articles of the Birmingham Coal Company, 1793. 36pp. Coal Company, Birmingham.

3; 19055 - The miner's guide, being a description and illustration of a chart of sections of the principal mines of coal and ironstone in the counties of Stafford, Salop, Warwick and Durham / by Thomas Smith, Land Agent.

3; 57654 - The miner's guide : being a description and illustration of a chart of sections of the principal mines of coal and ironstone in the counties of Stafford, Salop, Warwick and Durham / by Thomas Smith.

3; 350883 - Midland Link (The) : Official organ of the Birmingham & Midland Counties Coal Merchants' Association. Volumes 1 - 3, April, 1924 - September 1927. All published. 1924 - 7. Coal Merchants' Association (Birmingham & Midland Counties).

3; 390988 - Excursion to Birmingham. Including the report of a visit to the Industrial Exhibition at Bingley Hall, 27 October 1886. In North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Transactions. Volume 8. 1887. Bingley Hall.

3; 390990 - The Birmingham and Liverpool Ship Canal. Proceedings of a meeting to discuss the Canal Scheme. In North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Transactions Volume 10. 1891.

3; 752237 - A history of mining in the Black Country.

3; 793137 - Men and mining in Warwickshire; a short account of six ventures in coal mining between Coventry and Nuneaton and the market which they sought to exploit during the period 1595 to 1800 / [by] A. W. A. White.

5; 790861 - The Staffordshire potter : [an account of industrial struggles, strikes and Trade Union development in the pottery industry] / with a chapter on the dangerous processes in the potting industry by the Duchess of Sutherland.

5; 797883 - The rise of the Staffordshire potteries / [with a preface by G. D. H. Cole].

6; 450390 - Leather Goods directory, 1936. (W.B. Tattersall Ltd.) 1936. .

6; 460541 - Leather Goods directory. (W.B. Tattersall Ltd.) 1937. .

6; 477066 - Leather Goods Directory (W.B. Tattersall Ltd.) 1938. .

6; 493977 - Leather Goods directory. (W.B. Tattersall Ltd.) 1939. .

6; 511810 - Leather Goods directory. (W.B. Tattersall Ltd.) 1940. .

9; 479781 - The Service Link. The house organ of Durex Abrasives Ltd. Volumes 1- 8. 1938 - 1953 NOTE :- Many numbers wanting. Ceased publication. Durex Abrasives Ltd..

9; 757872 - Zip fasteners : an instructional handbook for teachers.

13; 190435 - The Midland Reafforesting Association. An appeal. 8pp. 1905. Reafforesting Association (Midland).

19; 584919 - City of Birmingham Flower Show, Handsworth Park / under the direction of the city of Birmingham Parks Committee ; [regulations for exhibitors and schedule of classes] ...

106; 3937 - Newsletter.

106; 3943 - List of members : National Begonia Society.

106; 15361 - The Birmingham and Midland Gardeners’ Magazine. Numbers 1 - 11, March 1851 - January 1852. Col. illus. 1851-2 NOTE :- For continuation see Greenhouse and Garden, below. Gardening.

106; 92399 - Practical papers on gardening, read before the Members, 1886-7. 82pp. 1887. Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement Association (Birmingham and Midland Counties).

106; 140036 - Annual Report. 1st (1893) - 13th (1905) (Final) 13 volumes. 1894-1906. Gardeners’ Association (Birmingham and District Amateur).

106; 174308 - Technical School and Friends’ Institute. Schedule of prizes etc. 1896, 1898-1905 9 volumes. 1896 - 1905. Gardeners’ Association (Birmingham and District Amateur).

106; 174312 - Flower Show in connection with the New Century Engineering & General Trades’ Exhibition, Bingley Hall, 1901. Programme. 4pp. 1901. Gardeners’ Association (Birmingham and District Amateur).

106; 240056 - Lecture on orchids to the Birmingham Gardeners' Association. 15pp. 1898. BURBERRY (HARVEY A.).

106; 242284 - Sparkhill & District Amateur Horticultural Society. Schedule of prizes, 11th Annual summer show, 1911 etc., and Report for 1910-11 etc.. Horticultural Societies and Exhibitions.

106; 253727 - 18th annual exhibition. August 5, 1901. Schedule of prizes etc. 44pp. 1901. King's Norton Floral and Horticultural Society.

106; 267520 - The viola and pansy year book. 1st and 2nd (1915-16) The official organ of the National Viola and Pansy Society (Birmingham) Edited by E.G. Page. 2 volumes. 1916-17. Viola and Pansy Society (National).

106; 284980 - Annual report. 1886-7. 8pp. 1887?. Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement Association (Birmingham and Midland Counties).

106; 388403 - Programmes and schedules of annual flower, fruit and vegetable shows. 7 volumes. 1923-29 NOTE - All published. London, Midland and Scottish Railway Horticultural Society (Birmingham.

106; 510987 - The 13th annual show, held in the Station Road Council Schools, September 21st, 1918 in aid of St. Dunstan's Home for the training and after-care of blinded soldiers and sailors. Schedule of prizes. 14pp. 1918. Chrysantemum and Horticultural Society (Harborne Early-flowering).

106; 607273 - Birmingham Great Chrysanthemum, Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition / [organized by the Birmingham Chrysanthemum Society at] Bingley Hall ... [catalogue].

106; 977388 - Bulletin.

406; 253833 - Annual report. 16th (1913) etc. (First published) 1914 etc.. Laundry Proprietors' Association (Birmingham and Midland Counties).

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

99 - West Midlands, Black Country

B.Col - The Birmingham Collection

F - Large volumes (folio)

FF - Extra large volumes

p - Pamphlets

pp - Large pamphlets

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