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01 - Physical Aspects - nd

02 - Geology - nd

03 - Natural History - nd

04 - Meteorology - nd

05 - General Works - nd

06 - Directories - nd

07 - Book Trade in Birmingham - nd

08 - Periodicals and Newspapers - nd

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

10 - Religion - nd

11 - Ecclesiology, Church Buildings, Art, Furniture - nd

12 - Monastic Birmingham - nd

13 - Church of England General Histories - nd

14 - Diocese of Birmingham. Archdeaconary of Birmingham - nd

15 - Diocese of Birmingham. Archdeaconary of Aston - nd

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18 - Nonconformists Dissenters - nd

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20 - Social Life - nd

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22 - Customs of Public and Private Life, Pageants, Festivals Ceremonies and Other Customs - nd

23 - Inns, Taverns, Public Houses, Hotels, Hospitaity, customes connected with eating and drinking - nd

24 - Clubs and Societies - nd

25 - Amusements, Recreation, Sports and Pastimes - nd

26 - Circuses, Fair and Similar Shows - nd

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 ealiest times - nd

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

32 - Mayoralty - nd

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34 - City Council - nd

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

36 - City Officials and Departments - nd

37 - nd

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

47 - Transport, Communication, Traffic Problems - nd

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

49 - Other Services (Gas, Electricity) - nd

50 - Culture in Birmingham - nd

1; 479494 - Modern Tempera. Catalogue of an exhibition on Modern Tempera. 8pp. 1938. Art Gallery and Museum (Municipal). - 1938

1; 512700 - An Isenbrant for Birmingham. From The Burlington Magazine. Vol. 53. Illus. 1928. *SMITH (SOLOMON CHARLES KAINES). - 1928

1; 540577 - British Landscapes in oils. An exhibition of British landscapes in oils from George II to Queen Victoria, held by the Birmingham Art Gallery at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists' Galleries May 4th-25th, 1943 under the auspices of Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts. Catalogue. With foreword by R. Edwards. 16pp. 1943. Art Gallery and Museum (Municipal). - 1943

2; 76628 - Descriptive catalogue of Woodhead's anatomical and pathological museum. Gentlemen's edition. Oddfellows Hall, Birmingham. 20pp. 1854?. Odd Fellows' Hall.

6; 12788 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Soirée, Masonic Hall December 14th 1875. Programme. 10pp. 1875. Masonic Hall. - 1875

6; 34998 - Report of Committee appointed "to obtain information respecting a marine aquarium, with a view of promoting an institution of the kind in Birmingham". 16pp. 1874. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham). - 1874

6; 35998 - Lee (T) The duty of the respective officers appointed by the Court Leet, in the Manor of Birmingham (as ascertained and presented by the jury, 1779). 8pp. 1829. Court Leet. - 1829

6; 49750 - Account of excursion to Rugby. 7pp. 1879. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society. - 1879

6; 63982 - Notes on Sutton Park. Its flowering plants, ferns and mosses. Read to the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, December 6th 1876. With The Roses and brambles of Warwickshire. 27pp. 1877. *BAGNALL (JAMES EUSTACE). - 1877

6; 64040 - Annual soiree, Temperance Hall. October 16th 1877. Programme. 4pp. 1877. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham). Founded 1858. - 1877

6; 64883 - On the principles and management of the Marine Aquarium. A paper read before the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society, 1874. Illus. 28pp. 1875. *HUGHES (WILLIAM RICHARD). - 1875

6; 67194 - Hughes (W.R.) Notes on Bopyrus Squillarum : a parasitic crustacean. Read before the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. 6pp. 1881. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham). - 1881

6; 72732 - Excursion to Ludlow, 14th June 1871. Programme. 4pp. 1871. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society. - 1871

6; 72733 - Excursion to Brandon, Wolston, Brinklow, Combe Abbey, and Coventry. September 6th 1871. Programme. 4pp. 1871. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society. - 1871

6; 75448 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Sociological section. Special creation and evolution. 15pp. 1885. *NADEN (CONSTANCE CAROLINE WOODHILL). - 1885

6; 90144 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Sociological section. The data of ethics. 12pp. 1887. *NADEN (CONSTANCE CAROLINE WOODHILL). - 1887

6; 106018 - Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Reprinted from The Midland Counties Herald, 1866. 12pp. 1866. Natural History and Microscopical Society (Birmingham). Founded 1858. - 1866

6; 174285 - Birmingham and Midland Institute. Scientific Society. "Our Society" A paper read before the Society, 1902. 11pp. 1902. TUCKER (ALEXANDER EDWIN). - 1902

6; 175288 - Archaeological Society of the Birmingham and Midland Institute. State of the new library and museum. 7pp. 1900. *WILSON (WILLIAM WRIGHT). - 1900

6; 190367 - Reminiscences of the early days of the Birmingham and Midland Institute and its scientific societies. An address delivered to the Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society, 1905. 20pp. 1905. *WOODWARD (CHARLES JOSIAH). - 1905

6; 210030 - Laws of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society. 10pp. 1894?. Natural History and Philosophical Society (Birmingham). - 1894

6; 259714 - A lecture on some portraits of Shakespeare and Shakespeare's brooch, to the Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. With an appendix. Illus. 21pp. 1884. *RABONE (JOHN). - 1884

6; 265314 - The place of archaeology in science. A paper read before the Philosophical Society of Birmingham, 1877. 35pp. 1877. *KENWARD (JAMES). - 1877

6; 265603 - Birmingham and Midland Institute Scientific Society Presidential Address 1915 "Science as enemy and ally" 24pp. 1915. CROCKER (ERNEST). - 1915

6; 402269 - Rules adopted November 1932. 6pp. 1932. Midland Institute : Birmingham Archaeological Society. - 1932

6; 568879 - The Learned Lunatics : [a discussion between the members of the Lunar Society Birmingham]. - 1945

6; 640174 - Soiree, Masonic Hall, December 16th, 1873 : programme. - 1873

6; 660002 - Library catalogue, Natural History and Philosophical Society (Birmingham) - 1954

6; 660186 - A paper on a new method of adjusting the focus of microscopes [delivered before] the Birmingham Natural History & Microscopical Society, February 8th, 1870. - 1870

6; 661355 - Centenary exhibition : October 27-November 1, 1958 opened by Lord Hurcomb : [list of exhibits]. - 1958

6; 661661 - Laws of the Birmingham Natural History and Philosophical Society (as emended March 1958). - 1958

6; 662137 - The Birmingham Archaeological Society. - 1948

6; 662305 - 101 archaeological treasures from the West Midlands / [exhibition] arranged by the Birmingham Archaeological Society. - 1961

6; 662493 - The Lunar Society : its membership and organisation : paper to be read Jan. 2nd 1963. - 1963

6; 662535 - The philosophers who met at the full moon. - 1963

6; 662586 - Our sociologic circle : [programmes ... ].

6; 662679 - The 1963 schools science fair in the Haworth Chemistry Department, Birmingham University, September 1963 : catalogue of exhibits. - 1963

6; 669601 - The National Cactus and Succulent Society : [a brief history, with special reference to the Birmingham branch]. - 1974

6; 743662 - Rules of the Birmingham Natural History Society (1964 revision). - 1964

7; 72270 - 1st annual report of the General Committee. 1880. Also list of members. 12pp. 1881. Alliance Literary and Debating Society (Birmingham). - 1881

7; 76630 - Robert Browning. The thoughts of a poet on art and faith. Lecture to the Birmingham Central Literary Association, 1885. 27pp. 1885. PEARSON (HOWARD SHAKESPEARE). - 1885

7; 123504 - Rules of the Birmingham Book Club. 8pp. 1863. Book Club (Birmingham). - 1863

7; 123505 - Brief sketch of the early history of the Birmingham Book Club. 4pp. 1864?. Book Club (Birmingham).

7; 516727 - Rules. 8pp. 1858. King's Norton Social Improvement Society. - 1858

8; 175288 - Birmingham and Midland Institute Archaeological Society. State of the New Library and Museum. A paper by W. Wilson. 7pp. 1900. - 1900

12; 662131 - The re-opening of Blakesley Hall, Yardley. - 1957

13; 64468 - Aston Hall and Park Company, Limited. Report and Balance Sheet of the Colossal Fete, presented by the Canvassing Committee to the shareholders, 1859. 7pp. 1859. - 1859

13; 64469 - Aston Hall, Birmingham. The official programme of the Aston Park Company's fete in conjunction with the grand demonstration of the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows, July 8 - 9, 1861. 16pp. 1861. Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows, Birmingham District. - 1861

13; 64471 - The Ghost of Aston Hall or the Mysteries of the King's Chamber. - c. 1860

13; 64472 - Visit to Birmingham of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, on the Inauguration of Aston Hall and Park, 1858. Official programme. Illus. 32pp. 1858. - 1858

13; 64472 - Visit to Birmingham of Queen Victoria, and the Prince Consort, on the inauguration of Aston Hall and Park, 1858. Official programme. Illus. 32pp. 1858. Queen Victoria, Visit to Birmingham, 1858. - 1858

13; 189389 - Aston Hall, the property of the Birmingham Corporation. Illus. From Country Life. 1905. - 1905

13; 259181 - Handbook of Aston Hall, Museum, and Park, Cannon Hill, Calthorpe and other Parks. (Borough of Birmingham). 32pp. 1879. *RODWAY (ALFRED). - 1879

13; 259272 - Aston Hall & Park. Programme of the Christmas Revels December 1858. 8pp. 1858. - 1858

13; 279716 - Annual Christmas Festivities! at Aston Hall. Programme of Entertainments. December 26th 1861 to January 20th 1862. 8pp. 1861. - 1861

13; 455661 - Hidson and Ellis’s Official programme of the Aston Hall fete, July 7-8, 1862. Illus. 16pp. 1862. Hidson and Ellis, printers. - 1862

13; 637851 - Aston Hall; an illustrated survey of the home of the Holtes of Warwickshire, now the property of the Birmingham Corporation / [text by Mary Woodall]. - 1953

13; 663262 - Aston Hall : a property of the City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery : [guide]. - 1967

13; 752944 - Birmingham's country house museum : Aston Hall. - 1965

14; 663269 - Birmingham's new museum. - 1966

61; 64695 - Papers sent to the National Association for promoting Social Science, Birmingham 1857. 14pp. 1857. OWEN (ROBERT). - 1857

61; 118756 - Drysdale (J.J.) Modern medicine and homoeopathy. Address at the Homoeopathic Congress, Birmingham, 1870. (Leicester) 18pp. 1870. Homoeopathic Congress, Birmingham, 1870. - 1870

61; 188424 - Official programme of the Birmingham conference. From Seeking and Saving. Map. 1905. Reformatory and Industrial Institutions (Managers, etc. of), Conference, Birmingham. - 1905

61; 199016 - Report of the proceedings at Birmingham, of Prince Ernest's Lodge, 253, on 5th November 1832. Lieutenant-Colonel Fairman in the chair. 36pp. 1832. Orange Institution. - 1832

61; 209878 - Industrial schools and reformatories. A paper read before the Association for promoting Social Science, Birmingham, 1884. 12pp. 1884. HILL (ALFRED) J.P.. - 1884

61; 259418 - Incorporated Society of Musicians. Annual conference, Birmingham, 1912-13. Order of service at the Parish Church of Birmingham, 1912. 16pp. 1912. St. Martin's Church and Parish. - 1912

61; 284528 - 11th Congress of British Esperantists, Birmingham, May 21st - 25th, 1920. From The British Esperantist. May 1920. Esperantists (British), Birmingham Conference 1920. - 1920

61; 326682 - Housing in relation to public health and social welfare : the third Kibble Memorial Lecture, delivered at Birmingham, 1925. (with a bibliography) (Liverpool) 40pp 1926. CLARKE (JOHN JOSEPH) M.A., F.S.S.. - 1926

61; 359486 - Report of the proceedings of the Birmingham Phonographic Festival, held in the Assembly Room of Dee’s Royal Hotel, July, 1843. Supplement to the Phonotypic Journal. Volume 2, Number 20. August, 1843. 12pp. 1843. - 1843

61; 520436 - The Meeting at Birmingham of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. From Chambers's Journal. Vol. 8. 1857. Social Science (National Association for the Promotion of), Birmingham Meeting, 1857. - 1857

61; 630713 - 'The Know how' : a standing conference and how it works : an address given to the Joint Conference between the Women's Group on Public Welfare and Standing Conferences of Women's Organizations at Birmingham, November 1952 / issued for the Women's Group on - 1952

61; 660127 - Art in Italy : northern centres of Renaissance culture : [programme, notices etc.]. - 1955

61; 661123 - Visit to Bournville of the British Association for the Advancement of Science : September 12, 1913 : programme. - 1913

61; 661124 - The only legend : a masque of The scarlet pierrot [performed at Bournville, September 12, 1913 on the occasion of the visit of the British Association] / the music composed by James Brier. - 1913

62; 544086 - Canadian Legion Educational Services. Course for Canadian soldiers on leave in Birmingham arranged by the University of Birmingham in association with the British Council, April 5th - 10th 1943. Programme. Illus. 14pp. 1943. University. - 1943

102; 586908 - The National Gallery [of] British Art illustrated catalogue of works by English Pre-Raphaelite painters lent by the Art Gallery Committee of the Birmingham Corporation, December 1911 to March 1912. - 1912

102; 586909 - City of Bradford Corporation Art Gallery, Cartwright Memorial Hall : illustrated catalogue (with descriptive notes) of oil paintings lent by the Corporation of Birmingham [1910]. - 1910

102; 661909 - 4000 years of gems and jewellery : [account of exhibition in Birmingham Art Gallery, Feb.-March 1960]. - 1960

102; 662135 - Jewellery and gemstones, exhibition at the City Museum, Birmingham. - 1960

434805 - The Professional annual register of lectures, musical and dramatic recitals, chamber and ballad concerts, drawing room and other entertainments, 1892-3. 32pp. 1892. Scarse and Wynne (Messrs.) Publications. - 1892

51 - Literary Associations - nd

52 - Literary Associations (Birmingham and Midland Writers Only) - nd

53 - Libraries - nd

54 - Fine Arts, artists, Printing, Sculpture - nd

55 - Music - nd

56 - Architecture in Birmingham - nd

57 - Public Buildings - nd

58 - Domestic Architecture, Household Effecrs, Gardens - nd

59 - Other Cutural Activities - nd

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60 - Economic History and Theory - nd

61 - Industrial Organisation - nd

62 - Commerce, Commercial Interests - nd

63 - Finance, Banking, Public Finance - nd

64 - Trades and Manufactures - nd

65 - Engineering and Technology - nd

66 - Chemical and Allied Industries - nd

67 - Manufactures - nd

68 - Specialised Trades and Craftys - nd

69 - Other Industries - nd

70 - History: Sources - nd

71 - History: General - nd

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

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 - 1940

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

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