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09 - Bibilography on all aspects of the history of Birmingham - nd

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12 - Monastic Birmingham - nd

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27 - Parks, Open Spaces, Public Gardens and Pleasure Gardens - nd

28 - Theatres, Music Halls - nd

29 - Legends, Ghost Apparitions, Hauntings - nd

30 - History of Birmingham Government from earliest times - nd

31 - City Corporation, The Mayor, Aldermen and Council Collectively - nd

32 - Mayoralty - nd

33 - Aldermen - nd

34 - City Council - nd

35 - Freedom Qualifications, Rights and Duties of Citizens - nd

36 - City Officials and Departments - nd

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38 - Town Hall - nd

39 - Regional Government - nd

40 - Statistics, Yearbooks of General Statistics - nd

41 - Poor, Life and Labour - nd

42 - Crimes, Offences, Misdemeanours, Juvenile Crime, Special Crimes - nd

43 - Laws, Admisitration of Justice - nd

44 - Markets and Food Supply - nd

45 - Public Health - nd

46 - Medicine Hospitals - nd

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48 - Education, Teaching and Teachers, History and Description of Schools, - nd

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50 - Culture in Birmingham - nd

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66 - Chemical and Allied Industries - nd

67 - Manufactures - nd

68 - Specialised Trades and Craftys - nd

69 - Other Industries - nd

70 - History: Sources - nd

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72 - History: Before the Conquest - nd

73 - Histories of Specific Periods - nd

74 - Relations with Foreign Countires. Colonial Relations - nd

75 - Military, Naval and Air History - nd

76 - Political History - nd

77 - Geneaology, Heraldry - nd

78 - Biography - nd

1 BAS; 403251 - Baskerville in Briefen. In Archiv fur Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik (February) 1933. Port. Illus. (Leipzip) 1933. BOCKWITZ (HANS H.). - 1933

1 BAS; 415782 - Baskerville in letters. Translated into English by H. Woodbine. (Reprint of the edition reprinted from 'Archiv fur Buchgewerbe' at the Birmingham School of Printing). 15pp. (Ebenezer Baylis Booklets. III) (Worcester) 1934. BOCKWITZ (HANS H.). - 1934

1 BOD; 548580 - [A collection of typescript letters etc., newspaper articles and photostat prints of material relating to Dr. George Bodington, 1779-1882, of Sutton Coldfield and Dr. George Fowler Bodington and his descendents, of Vancouver, Canada].

1 BOU; 397963 - Matthew Boulton Centenary, August 17, 1909. Correspondence, portraits, newspaper cuttings etc. collected by W.J. Harris. 1788-1911. BOULTON (MATTHEW) Works relating to. - 1911

1 BOU; 467142 - Watt (J) Biographical sketches of Matthew Boulton. Manuscript. 1809 NOTE : Photostat reproduction made at the Birmingham Reference Library, 1937. BOULTON (MATTHEW) Works relating to. - 1937

1 BOU; 544104 - Foreword. In Watt (J) Memoir of Matthew Boulton, Glasgow, September 17th 1809. Printed at the City of Birmingham School of Printing, College of Arts and Crafts. 12pp. 1943. WESTWOOD (ARTHUR). - 1943

1 BRA; 69593 - BRAGGE (W.) Bibliotheca Nicotiana. A second catalogue of books about tobacco, collected by W. Bragge. Privately printed - 1880

1 BRA; 69593 - Bibliotheca Nicotiana: A Second catalogue of books about tobacco, etc. collected by W. Bragge, Birmingham (Privately printed) 1880. BRAGGE (WILLIAM) Works relating to. - 1880

1 BRA; 413434 - BRAGGE (W.) Bibliotheca Nicotiana. A second catalogue of books about tobacco, collected by W. Bragge. Privately printed. Differs from 65953

1 BRI; 114967 - Pall Mall Gazette "Extra". The John Bright celebration at Birmingham, 1883. A verbatim report of the speeches of John Bright, Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Granville. 32pp. 1883. Liberal Association (Birmingham). - 1883

1 BRI; 445120 - Newspaper cuttings etc. relating to John Bright 1883-89. BRIGHT (JOHN) M.P. for Birmingham. Works relating to.

1 Bir; 662750 - Diary of G.R. Bird, including weather reports and their effect upon canal traffic, 1820-30.

1 CHA; 662936 - Annual meeting of the Tariff Reform League, to be addressed by Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P. : official programme and souvenir. - 1905

1 DAW; 663726 - [A collection of newspaper cuttings relating to George Dawson, 1859-1907]. - 1910

1 DEA; 668996 - [School and examination certificates presented to Frederick Deakin].

1 DEE; 663048 - [Reminiscences, with reference to the Dial Glass Works, Stourbridge and the glass trade, 1825-1901]. - 1908

1 GRI; - Address presented to Thomas Griffiths esq., late Chairman of the Harborne School Board, May 1884. - 1884

1 GRI; - Address presented to Thomas Griffiths esq., late chairman of the Harborne School Board, May 1884. - 1884

1 GRO; 663432 - Newscuttings concerning his term of office as Lord Mayor of Birmingham 1957-58.

1 HAL; 310586 - Powicke (F.J.) New light on an old English Presbyterian and bookman : The Rev. Thomas Hall, B.D., 1610 – 1665. From Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. Vol. 8. (Manchester) 1924. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal)The "Thomas Hall" or King's Norton Parish Library. - 1924

1 HAL; 467148 - A brief narrative of the life and death of Thomas Hall, late pastor of King's Norton. With a transcript of his will (dated 10 April, 1664) and a catalogue of books given to the library at Birmingham, and to the parish of King's Norton. Manuscript. c.1662-64 NOTE - Photostat reproduction made at the Birmingham Reference Library, 1936, from the original in Dr. Williams's Library, London. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal)The "Thomas Hall" or King's Norton Parish Library.

1 HOP; 238833 - HOPKINS (J.S.) A winter's journey up the Nile. 1876-7. Photographs. 91pp. - 1877

1 MOR; 771874 - Trivial reminiscences of old Stratford-upon-Avon, the Morgan family and seventy-two years in libraries. [Parts 1-2].

1 PAR; 662654 - List of British patents taken out in the names of Alexander Parkes or Henry Parkes from indices of [the] Patent Office, 1930 : with copies of letters to E. Marston Rudland and A. Parkes, Jr., 1934-45.

1 SMI; 764657 - The career of Richard Smith [founder of the Round Oak Iron Works, Brierley Hill : extracts from an M.A. thesis]. - 1967

1 STU; 662611 - [Letters] : copies of letters between Joseph Sturge and Francis Place, with replies, 1842. - 1930

1 WAI; 662622 - [Letters to various people, 1910-30]. - 1910s-1930s

1 WATT; 478009 - A tribute to the work of James Watt in relation to the prosperity of New Zealand. In The James Watt Bi-centenary commemorative volume. A record of the celebrations held by New Zealand Engineering Societies at Wellington. (Wellington) Ports. Illus. 64pp. 1936. LUKE (JOHN PEARCE). - 1936

1 WIL; 662912 - [Prisoner of war experiences, 1942-1945 : photostats of articles from newspapers and periodicals].

1 Wai; 662622 - [Letters to various people, 1910-30]. - 1910-1930

1 Watt; 456641 - Dunnett (A.) and Gough (J.) The Romance of steam: a programme in commemoration of the bicentenary of James Watt. Revived in the Radio Drama Festival, Glasgow, October 10, 1936. Typescript. BOULTON (MATTHEW) Works relating to.

1; 169151 - John Rogers of Deritend, scholar and martyr. In Birmingham and Midland Institute, Archaeological Section. Transactions, 1895. With MS pedigree inserted. 9pp. 1896. DENT (ROBERT KIRKUP). - 1896

1; 242281 - A collection of newspaper cuttings, cartoons, circulars, etc. relating to John Bright 1868-83. BRIGHT (JOHN) M.P. for Birmingham. Works relating to.

1; 244026 - Newspaper cuttings, circulars etc., relating to C. Vince. 1862-75. VINCE (Rev. CHARLES) Works relating to.

1; 268932 - Newspaper cuttings etc., relating to Henry Hawkes. 1839-87. HAWKES (HENRY) Works relating to.

1; 268933 - Newspaper cuttings etc., relating to Henry Hawkes. 2 volumes. 1874-91. HAWKES (HENRY) Works relating to.

1; 294983 - Newspaper cuttings etc., relating to Henry Hawkes. 1866-83. HAWKES (HENRY) Works relating to.

1; 302126 - Political cartoons chiefly relating to Joseph Chamberlain. Collected by J. Macmillan. 44pp. c.1895 – 1906. Political History. - 1906

1; 302131 - Chamberlain (Joseph) Portraits and cartoons relating to. 76pp. c.1880 - 1906. MACMILLAN (JOHN) Newspaper cuttings etc., collected by. - 1906

1; 327058 - Buckley (Jessie K.) Joseph Parkes of Birmingham, and the part which he played in Radical Reform movements from 1825 to 1845. With a preface by H. Belloc, and a bibliography. Port. 1926. Reform Movement, 1817 – 1832. - 1926

1; 372960 - Chovil (A.S.) In memory of Hugh Morton, M.A., J.P., of Meadow Bank, Moseley, Birmingham. Born 1865, died 1930. Port. 16pp. 1930. MORTON (HUGH) Works relating to. - 1930

1; 381871 - Birmingham and I, reminiscences. Newspaper cuttings from the Birmingham Evening Despatch, March to April 1931. Ports. Illus. 1931. BOWATER (Sir WILLIAM HENRY). - 1931

1; 382842 - Newspaper cuttings relating to J.H. Chamberlain. 1883-4. CHAMBERLAIN (JOHN HENRY) Works relating to. - 1883-1884

1; 392811 - Birmingham and I. Cuttings from the Birmingham Evening Despatch. March to April 1931. Sir W.H. Bowater's own copy with obituary notices relating to him inserted. Ports. Illus. 1931. History of Birmingham. BOWATER (Sir WILLIAM HENRY). - 1931

1; 394763 - A collection of leaflets (signed by John Wilkinson, Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton) relating to a proposed General Chamber of Manufacturers of Great Britain, 1785. 1932 NOTE :- Photostat reproduction from the originals in the Assay Office, Birmingham. BOULTON (MATTHEW). - 1785 (1932)

1; 413434 - Timmins (S) The pipes of all peoples, by "Este". The William Bragge collection, exhibited at the Midland Institute. Reprinted from the "Birmingham Daily Post" 1870. In Bragge (W) Bibliotheca Nicotiana. 1880. Midland Institute (Birmingham and). - 1880

1; 435797 - W.J. Wainwright, R.W.S., R.B.S.A. A short account of his life and character, together with addresses given by him on various occasions. By W. Turner. Ports. Illus. 1935. TURNER (WALTER). - 1935

1; 453973 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Joseph Chamberlain's visit to Glasgow. October 1903. Illus. 1903. CHAMBERLAIN (Rt. Hon. JOSEPH) M.P. Works relating to. - 1903

1; 459871 - Newspaper cuttings relating to a portrait of Alderman Henry Hawkes, J.P. 56pp. 1885-86. HAWKES (HENRY) Works relating to.

1; 464465 - Bennett (W) John Baskerville, the Birmingham printer : his press, relations, and friends. Printed at the Birmingham School of Printing. 2 volumes. Port. 1937-39. Printing (Birmingham School of) Central School of Arts and Crafts.

1; 472972 - Newspaper cuttings etc. relating to the Right Rev. A. Hamilton Baynes. Ports. 1893 - 1900. BAYNES (ARTHUR HAMILTON) Bishop of Natal, afterwards Rector of St. Philip's. - 1900

1; 501661 - William Withering and the introduction of digitalis into medical practice. (New York) Ports. Facimiles. From Annals of Medical History. Vol. 8. 1936. RODDIS (LOUIS H.). - 1936

1; 514888 - James Sketchley of Birmingham, auctioneer, printer, publisher and freemason. (Reprinted from the Transactions of the Quator Coronati Lodge, Vol. 1) Port. 35pp. 1937. *FENTON (SYDNEY JAMES). - 1937

1; 520447 - A collection of programmes, leaflets etc., relating to John Cheshire and Zoe Cheshire. 44pp. c. 1850 - 1937. CHESHIRE (ZOE) Work relating to. - 1937

1; 530527 - Memoir of the life of David Cox. With selections from his correspondence, and some account of his works. Ports. Illus. 1873. NOTE - Extra illustrations and other material inserted. SOLLY (NATHANIEL NEAL).

1; 537529 - [Political cartoons relating to Joseph Chamberlain, taken from "Truth"].

1; 539127 - Botwood (H.A.) A Masonic biography : Richard Fenwick. Port. Illus. 28pp. 1908. Freemasonry. - 1908

1; 544104 - Memoir of Matthew Boulton, Glasgow, September 17th 1809. Memorandum printed from a manuscript in the Birmingham Assay Office. With a foreword by A. Westwood. Printed at the City of Birmingham School of Printing, College of Arts and Crafts. 12pp. 1943. *WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer. - 1943

1; 570776 - E?loge historique de Joseph Priestley, lu a? la se?ance publique de l'Institut National, classe des sciences mathe?matiques et physiques, le 5 messidur an 13 [June 23rd, 1805]. - 1805

1; 661809 - Flowers and symbolism in the Longworth reredos ... / executed by Myra L. Bunce and Kate E. Bunce : [and erected in memory of John Thackray Bunce], 1904. - 1904

1; 661932 - Notes on David Parkes, 1763-1833, water colour painter and drawing master. - 1960

1; 662105 - Picture politics : a penny popular monthly / issued by the Westminster Gazette and Budget ; illustrated and edited by F. Carruthers Gould.

1; 662105 - Picture politics; a penny popular monthly / issued by the Westminster gazette and Budget ; illustrated and edited by F. Carruthers Gould. - 19th cent.

1; 662120 - This fair company : a tribute programme to the late Sir Barry Jackson the founder and for many years director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre : [broadcast 27th April, 1961]. - 1961

1; 662200 - [Miscellaneous leaflets, pamphlets, invitation cards etc., relating to the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Samuel Johnson]. - 1959

1; 662214 - [Letters, cuttings, etc. relating to the Rev. Arthur O'Neill].

1; 663390 - The life of William Hutton, stationer, of Birmingham; and the history of his family. / Written by himself. With some extracts from his other works ; [illustrated with autographs and prints by Catherine Hutton]. - 1841

1BAS; 199969 - John Baskerville : a memoir. By R. Straus and R.K. Dent. (Cambridge) Port. Illus. 1907 NOTE - No. 39 of edition limited to 300 copies. STRAUS (RALPH). - 1907

1BAS; 403251 - Bockwitz (H.H.) Bakerville in Briefen. In Archiv fur Buchgewerbe und Gebrauchsgraphik (February) 1933. (Leipzig) Illus. 1933. BASKERVILLE (JOHN) Works relating to. - 1933

1BAS; 415782 - Bockwitz (H.H.) Baskerville in letters. Reprinted from 'Archiv fur Buckgewerbe' at the Birmingham School of Printing, Central School of Arts and Crafts. Reprint. (Ebenezer Baylis Booklets, III) (Worcester) 15pp. 1934. *WOODBINE (HERBERT) Works translated by. - 1934

1BAS; 464465 - John Baskerville, the Birmingham printer. His press, relations and friends. Printed at the Birmingham School of Printing. 2 volumes. Port. 1937-39. *BENNETT (WILLIAM).

1BOU; 394763 - A collection of leaflets (signed by John Wilkinson, Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton) relating to a proposed General Chamber of Manufacturers of Great Britain, 1785. Photostat reproduction from the originals in the Assay Office, Birmingham. 1932. Assay Office. - 1932

1BOU; 397963 - Matthew Boulton Centenary, August 17, 1909. Correspondence, portraits, newspaper cuttings etc. Collected by W.J. Harris. 1788 - 1911. HARRIS (WILLIAM JOSEPH) Collections made by. - 1911

1BOU; 467142 - Biographical sketches of Matthew Boulton. Manuscript. 1809 NOTE - Photostat reproduction made at the Birmingham Reference Library, 1937. *WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer. - 1937

1BRA; 413434 - Bibliotheca Nicotiana: a catalogue of books about tobacco, etc. collected by W. Bragge, Birmingham. (Privately printed) 1880 NOTE :- differs from 69593. BRAGGE (WILLIAM) Works relating to.

1BRI; 114967 - Pall Mall Gazette. ‘Extra’ The John Bright celebration at Birmingham, 1883. A verbatim report of the specches of John Bright, Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Granville. 32pp. 1883. GRANVILLE (GRANVILLE GEORGE LEVESON-GOWER, 2nd Earl). - 1883

1CHA; 302126 - Political cartoons chiefly relating to Joseph Chamberlain. Collected by J. Macmillan. 44pp. c.1895 - 1906. CHAMBERLAIN (Rt. Hon. JOSEPH) M.P. Works relating to. - 1906

1CHA; 302131 - Portraits and cartoons relating to Joseph Chamberlain. Collected by J. Macmillan. 76pp. c.1880 - 1906. CHAMBERLAIN (Rt. Hon. JOSEPH) M.P. Works relating to. - 1906

1DOD; 149158 - Dodsley (Robert) Letter book containing autograph copies of letters to John Baskerville, William Shenstone and others. 1756-64. Manuscripts.

1GAL; 250915 - The life, letters and labours of Francis Galton. Including his early life in Birmingham. Ports. Illus. 3 volumes. 1914-30. PEARSON (KARL). - 1914-1930

1HAL; 310586 - Powicke (F.J.) New light on an old English Presbyterian and bookman. The Rev. Thomas Hall, B.D., 1610 - 1665. From Bulletin of the John Rylands Library. Volume 8. (Manchester) 1924. *HALL (Rev. THOMAS) of King's Norton. - 1924

1HAL; 467148 - A brief narrative of the life and death of Thomas Hall, late pastor of King's Norton. With a transcript of his will (dated 10 April, 1664) and a catalogue of books given to the library at Birmingham, and to the parish of King's Norton. Manuscript. c.1662-4 NOTE - Photostat reproduction made at the Birmingham Reference Library, 1936, from the original in the Dr. Williams's Library, London. *HALL (Rev. THOMAS) of King's Norton.

1HAL; 480224 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Dr. J.F. Hall-Edwards. 2 volumes. 47pp. 1908-26. HALL-EDWARDS (JOHN FRANCIS) Works relating to.

1HIL; 456502 - The Recorder of Birmingham. A memoir of Matthew Davenport Hill. By Rosamund and Florence Davenport-Hill. Extra illustrated. Ports. Illus. 2 volumes. 1878. HILL (ROSAMUND DAVENPORT). - 1878

1MOR; 372960 - In memory of Hugh Morton, M.A., J.P. of Meadow Bank, Moseley, Birmingham, born 1865, died 1930. (Anon) Port. 16pp. 1930. *CHOVIL (ALFRED SAMUEL). - 1930

1PAR; 73771 - Sermon preached in the Church of St. Martin, Birmingham, 1778 on the death of Rev. John Parsons. 16pp. 1778. *YOUNG (Rev. WILLIAM TOY). - 1778

1PRI; 291835 - Hardinge () The speech of Mr. Hardinge, as counsel for the defendants, in the cause of Priestley against the Hundred of Hemlingford. 42pp. 1793. Riots 1791. - 1793

1REE; 448315 - Newspaper cuttings etc. relating to the Rev. F.A. Rees of Birmingham. Ports. Illus. 1861 – 1926. REES (Rev. FREDERICK ABIJAH) Work relating to. - 1926

1ROD; 530116 - A collection of circulars, newspaper cuttings, MS. notes etc., by and relating to Robert Richard Rodgers. Ports. 1867 – 1929. *RODGERS (Rev. ROBERT RICHARD) Minister of Wretham Road Church. - 1929

1SHE; 455594 - William Shenstone scrap book of newspaper cuttings etc. 1935 -. SHENSTONE (WILLIAM) the poet. Works relating to.

1SHO; 250746 - A collection of leaflets, letters etc., by, or relating to, S. Royle Shore. 1900 etc.. *SHORE (S. ROYLE).

1SHO; 250746 - Dramatic and variety entertainment, February 21st 1911. Programme. In A collection of leaflets etc., by, or relating to S. Royle Shore. 1911. Women's Employment Bureau (Birmingham and Midland). - 1911

1SHO; 250746 - Shore (S. Royle) A collection of leaflets, letters, manuscripts etc., by or relating to. 1900 etc.. Manuscripts.

1WAT; 405203 - Arago (D.F.J.) Historical éloge of James Watt. Port. Large paper copy. 1839. MUIRHEAD (JAMES PATRICK) Work translated by. - 1839

1WAT; 405203 - Historical eloge of James Watt. Translated by J.P. Muirhead. Port. 1839. Large paper copy. ARAGO (DOMINIQUE FRANCOIS JEAN).

1WAT; 456641 - The Romance of steam. A programme in commemoration of the bicentenary of James Watt, by A. Dunnett and J. Gough. Revised in the Radio Drama Festival, Glasgow, October 10, 1936. Typescript. 1936. GOUGH (JOHN) Producer for the B.B.C.. - 1936

1WAT; 456641 - The romance of steam. A programme in commemoration of the bicentenary of James Watt by A. Dunnett and J. Gough. Revived in the Radio Drama Festival, Glasgow. October 10th, 1936. Typescript.. DUNNETT (ALASTAIR).

1WAT; 458179 - Steam Engineering Exhibition, Tokyo, 1936 in celebration of the bicentenary of James Watt's birth. Held under the auspices of the James Watt Society of Japan, the Japan Power Association and the Tokyo Science Museum. Watt Memorial album containing reproductions of material supplied by the Birmingham Reference Libray and Birmingham firms. (Tokyo) 1936. James Watt Society of Japan. - 1936

1WAT; 478009 - Life and work of James Watt. The second of the James Watt Commemoration lectures. In The James Watt bi-centenary Commemorative volume. A record of the celebration held by New Zealand engineering societies at Wellington. (Wellington) Ports. Illlus. 64pp. 1936. JENKINSON (S.H.). - 1936

1WATT; 282989 - Circulars, guides, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. 1919. Watt (James) 1736 - 1819, engineer : Centenary Commemoration, 1919. - 1919

1WATT; 282990 - James Watt centenary commemoration, Greenock, September 1919. Newspaper cuttings etc. 1919. Watt (James) 1736 - 1819, engineer : Centenary Commemoration, 1919. - 1919

1WATT; 405203 - Arago (D.F.J.) Historical éloge of James Watt. Translated by J.P. Muirhead. Port. 1839. WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer. Works relating to. - 1839

1WATT; 458179 - Steam Engineering Exhibition, Tokyo, 1936, in celebration of the bicentenary of James Watt's birth. Held under the auspices of the James Watt Society of Japan, the Japan Power Association and the Tokyo Science Museum. Watt Memorial album containing reproductions of material supplied by the Birmingham Reference Library and Birmingham firms. (Tokyo) 1936. Libraries (Free Public) (Municipal), Books and Pamphlets on the Libraries. - 1936

1WATT; 478009 - The James Watt Bi-centenary commemorative volume. A record of the celebrations held by New Zealand engineering societies at Wellington. (Wellington) Ports. Illus. 64pp. 1936. - 1936

1YOU; 384633 - Fiction and the medical profession. An interview with Francis Brett-Young. From Great Thoughts. Port. 1931. WODDIS (M.J.). - 1931

170090 - Botwood (H.A.) Mr. Chamberlain in Caricature. A biography in cartoon. From Birmingham Daily Mail. 1901. In Newspaper Extracts George Dawson and Joseph Chamberlain. 1863 - 1909. CHAMBERLAIN (Rt. Hon. JOSEPH) M.P. Works relating to. - 1909

179257 - The County of Stafford and many of its family records. Including several Birmingham men. (Exeter) Ports. 1897 NOTE :- edition limited to 120 copies. Families.

181888 - Familiar Figures. Portraits and biographical sketches. Cuttings from Birmingham Evening Despatch. Numbers 1 - 1005. 2 volumes. 1903-6. - 1903-1906

185889 - Birmingham at the opening of the 20th Century. Contemporary biographies. (Pike's New Century Series, No. 3) (Brighton) Ports. Illus. 1900. PIKE (W.T.) Works edited by. - 1900

198526 - County biographies, 1901. (Staffordshire) Including Handsworth biographies. Ports. 1901. LUDLOW (FREDERICK B.) Work edited by. - 1901

217842 - Midland Captains of Industry. Cuttings from the "Birmingham Gazette and Express" Ports. 1907-9.

243129 - Obituary notices of Birmingham and district. 2 volumes. 1864 - 1909. OSBORNE (GEORGE HENRY) Newspaper cuttings etc. collected by. - 1909

243130 - Obituary notices of Birmingham and district, collected by G.H. Osborne. Volume 2. 1881 - 1909. - 1909

243132 - George Dawson and Joseph Chamberlain. Newspaper cuttings etc. 1863 - 1909. OSBORNE (GEORGE HENRY) Newspaper cuttings etc., collected by. - 1909

243140 - Newspaper cuttings relating to deaths in Handsworth and district. Collected by G.H. Osborne. 1899 - 1908. - 1908

243141 - Newspaper cuttings relating to marriages and deaths in Handsworth and district. Collected by G.H. Osborne. 1872 - 1903. - 1903

243210 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Births, Marriages and Deaths in Handsworth, Perry Barr and district. Collected by G.H. Osborne. 1876 - 1908. - 1908

249694 - Gaskell (E) Worcestershire leaders : social and political. Ports. 1908. Political History. - 1908

250039 - Warwickshire leaders : social and political. By W. Gaskell and G. Rickword. Ports. 1906. RICKWORD (GEORGE). - 1906

276907 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Birmingham. Obituaries, Musical Festival, Central Libraries Fire etc., collected by J.T. Bunce. 1871-98. Musical Festivals (Triennial).

289562 - Warwickshire. Historical, biographical and pictorial. Ports. Illus. c.1913. GRANT (JOHN) Work edited by. - 1913

302176 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Birmingham. Chiefly biographical. Collected by J. Macmillan. 1866 - 1909. - 1909

320938 - Popular portraits. Articles and portraits from The Birmingham News. 1922-5.

358434 - The County of Stafford and many of its family records. Including several Birmingham men. (Exeter) Ports. - 1897

366108 - Warwickshire, historical, descriptive and biographical, in the reign of King Edward VII. With references to Aston Hall and Aston Parish Church. Ports. Illus. (County Biographies) 1912. DALE (JOHN) Work edited by. - 1912

389876 - Midland notablilities. Newspaper cuttings from the Birmingham Evening Despatch. Ports. 1930. - 1930

425012 - Men of the period. Selected from centres of commerce and industry. Portraits and pen pictures of leading men. Illustrated with views of national edifices. Containing a Birmingham section. Ports. c.1900. - 1900

434231 - Letters from James Watt to Matthew Boulton, 1778 - 1782. 10pp. 1935 NOTE - Photostat reproductions made at the Birmingham Reference Library, 1935. *WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer. - 1935

434232 - Letters from James Watt to William Small, 1769 - 1772. 14pp. 1935 NOTE - Photostat reproductions made at the Birmingham Reference Library, 1935 *WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer :- continued. *WATT (JAMES) 1736 - 1819, engineer. - 1769-1772

576110 - [A Midland portrait gallery. Nos. 1-78, Articles with drawings of Midland notabilities : newspaper cuttings from the Sunday Mercury, 1944-46].

617194 - [Birmingham biography : leaflets, cuttings letters, etc.]. - 1913-

660457 - Their work shall endure : a tribute to the lives of three men : F.T. Jefferson, John Arthur Kenrick, J. Archibald Kenrick. - 1933

HEB; 668488 - [Some of my great grandfather Roger Hebden's writings taken from his handwriting].

79 - Collections of Portraits, Catalogues of Portraits - nd

80 - Topography and description - nd

81 - Birmingham as described by foreign travellers - nd

82 - Vestiges of Old Birmingham and Midlands - nd

83 - Guides to Birmiongham and Surrounding Country - nd

84 - Maps and Plans - nd

85 - Views, Prospects, Panoramas - nd

86 - Improvement Schemes to 1939 - nd

87 - Reconstruction and Redevelopment: 1940s onwards - nd

88 - Conservation, Environment - nd

89 - Particular streets and localites - nd

90 - Parishes - nd

91 - Suburbs and Districs in Warwickshire - nd

92 - Suburbs and Districts transferred from Worcestershie - nd

93 - Suburbs and Districts transferred from Stafforsdhire - nd

94 - Herefordshire - nd

95 - Shropshire - nd

96 - Staffordshire - nd

97 - Warwickshire - nd

98 - Worcesrtershire - nd

99 - West Midlands, Black Country - nd

FF - Extra large volumes - nd

p - Pamphlets - nd

pp - Large pamphlets - nd

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