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L - Local Studies and History book collection
. - Main series (octavo)
B.Col - The Birmingham Collection
F - Large volumes (folio)
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)
1; 375229 - How gas helps industry. An account of the use made of gas in Birmingham factories. A Thousand and One Uses for Gas. Volume 19. Number 203. Illus. 12pp. 1931. Gas.
1; 661650 - Institution of Gas Engineers, Midland Section : chairman's address, Coventry, April 25th 1958.
11; 112345 - Conseil municipal de Paris. Traduction du Rapport de la Commission du gaz de la ville de Birmingham. (Paris) 28pp. 1891. Gas.
11; 396613 - Newspaper cuttings relating to the sale of the Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Company to the Corporation of Birmingham, and to the Corporation of Birmingham Gas Bill, 1874-75. c. 1873-87. Gas.
12; 84038 - Birmingham Corporation Gas Undertaking. Plans and description of the extensions at the Windsor Street Gasworks. 1886. *HUNT (CHARLES).
12; 87917 - Birmingham (Corporation) Gas Bill. Minutes of evidence, speeches, etc. before a Select Committee of the House of Commons. 1875. Parliamentary Reports and Papers.
12; 104906 - Birmingham Gas Arbitration. Between the Corporation of Birmingham and the West Bromwich Improvement Commissioners, the Tipton Local Board, the Smethwick Local Board and the Oldbury Local Board. Proceedings, 1877-80. 3 volumes.. Gas.
12; 110139 - Robinson and others and the Corporation of Birmingham. In the matter of an Arbitration. Proceedings. Relating to the sale of tar. 1885. Gas.
12; 217972 - Birmingham Gas Arbitration. In the matter of the Birmingham (Corporation) Gas Act, 1875 and the West Bromwich Improvement (Gas) Act 1876. Award of the Umpire (Sir H.A. Hunt) in the Arbitration. 4pp. 1878. Gas.
12; 217973 - Birmingham Gas Arbitration. Opinion of the Legal Assessor, A. Wills. 12pp. 1878. Gas.
12; 217974 - Birmingham Gas Arbitration. In the High Court of Justice. In the matter of the Birmingham (Corporation) Gas Act 1875 etc. Affidavit of Alfred Penny. 2pp. 1879. Gas.
12; 217975 - Birmingham Gas Arbitration. Evidence of J. Chamberlain in Committee of the House of Lords on the Birmingham (Corporation) Gas Bill, June 23, 24, 1875. 37 pp. 1878. Parliamentary Reports and Papers.
12; 217976 - Birmingham (Corporation) Gas. Bill for effecting the sale and transfer to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Birmingham, of the undertakings of the Birmingham Gas Light and Coke Company and of the Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Company etc. (38 & 39 Vict.) 1875. Bills (Parliamentary).
12; 217977 - Act for effecting the sale and transfer to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Birmingham, of the undertakings of the Birmingham Gaslight and Coke Company and of the Birmingham and Staffordshire Gaslight Company etc. (38 & 39 Vict., c.178) 1875. Gas.
12; 227126 - Birmingham (Corporation) Gas Bill, Minutes of Evidence etc. 1875.
12; 404936 - City of Birmingham Gas Department. The Manufacture of town’s gas explained in simple language. Revised edition. Illus. Dgms. 24pp. 1933. Gas.
12; 443232 - City of Birmingham Gas Department. History and descriptions of the various works. Revised and corrected to 1933. 1928-33. Gas.
12; 466242 - City of Birmingham Gas Department. New offices, stores and workshops, Lord Street. Brochure. Illus. 16pp. 1937. Gas.
12; 509724 - The manufacture of town's gas explained in simple lanugage.
12; 509746 - City of Birmingham Gas Department. Industrial Research Laboratories incorporating Industrial Heating section. Illustrated booklet. 26pp. 1938. Gas.
12; 662752 - The manufacture of town's gas explained in simple language.
13; 668838 - Boost : [the newspaper of West Midlands Gas] ...
21; 157785 - A few notes on the public supply of electricity in Birmingham to 1899. Illus. 13pp. 1899. VAUDREY (JOHN C.).
21; 313337 - Urban District of Handsworth, in the county of Stafford. Opening of the Electric Light and Power Station, October 1905. Programme of proceedings and descriptive account of the Electric Supply undertaking with sketches and plans of the Generating Station. Illus. 10pp. 1905.
22 600182 - Souvenir of the Birmingham undertaking from 1900 to 1948.
22; 384802 - Hams Hall power station. Souvenir of the opening ceremony by the Duke and Duchess of York. November 1929. Ports. Illus. 71pp. 1929. George VI., King of England.
22; 416844 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Hams Hall Electric Power Station. 1929 --.
22; 662100 - The Birmingham Electric Supply Company Limited and the Birmingham Corporation : report.
23; 662974 - Midlands Electricity Board news : the newspaper of the Midlands Electricity Board.
23; 663037 - Midlands power : the newspaper of the Midlands Region of the Central Electricity Generating Board ...
106; 259500 - Gas Municipal and General Workers (Amalgamated Society of) Monthly Journal. Volumes 1 - 4. July 1915 - December 1920. 4 volumes. NOTE :- 1. Preceded by The Municpal Employees’ Monthly 2. From January 1921 incorporated with The National Union of General Workers Journal.
106; 662482 - An examination of essentials in the search for a lower cost of gas production : presented to the Midland Junior Gas Association, Nov. 1962.
206; 276361 - Notices of meetings, 1918. With annual reports and statements of accounts 1913--. Electric Club (Birmingham and District).
206; 388829 - Annual reports, circulars, tickets etc. 1927 --. Electrical Association for Women, Birmingham and Midlands Branch.
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
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
FF - Extra large volumes
p - Pamphlets
pp - Large pamphlets
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