Leaflets and Resource Lists

Leaflets for use in research


Suffolk Record Office has a number of downloadable leaflets in PDF format, to assist you with your research giving locations of resources and web page links:

Information for Searchers:
 
1.  Record Office Branches (PDF, 428Kb) Locations of our three Record Offices, with maps, access and opening times.
 
2. How to Use the Searchroom (PDF, 44 Kb) Guidelines on using the searchroom, ordering and handling documents.
 
3. Guidelines covering bequests and deposits (PDF, 47Kb) covering access and ownership, deposits and preservation.
 
4. Statement of collecting Policy (PDF, 45Kb) outlining the identification, collection and preservation of archives in Suffolk, and ensuring public access.
  
5. Iveagh Manuscripts (PDF, 35Kb) a rich source of archieval evidence for the county's medieval history including the Phillips and Cornwallis collections.
 
6. Caring for your archives (PDF, 92Kb)
   
10. Sudbury - archives for all (PDF, 43Kb) collection of local studies stock held at Sudbury library.
 
11. Richard Garrett and Sons Collection (PDF, 50Kb) for Richard Garrett and Sons Engineering works at Leiston.
 
12.  Suffolk Regiment Archive (PDF, 79Kb)
 
13. Tracing the history of a parish church (PDF, 60Kb)
 
14. Photographic collections (PDF, 72Kb) Details of the main photographic collections held at Bury, Ipswich and Lowestoft Record Offices.
 
15. Beginning your family history (PDF, 55Kb) Advice for starting your family history.
 
16. History of a property (PDF, 69Kb) Advice and resources for researching a property history.
 
17. Census (PDF, 43Kb) Using and understanding census returns for 1841-1911.
 
18. Parish registers and civil registration (PDF, 69Kb)
 
19.  Black and Asian history (PDF, 73Kb). 

20. Probate records (PDF, 39Kb)
 
21. Websites for family history (PDF, 82Kb)

21A.  Websites for black history (PDF, 49Kb)
 
22. Local Studies collecting policy (PDF, 47Kb) Books, pamphlets and periodicals relating to Suffolk.
 
23. 1939-1945 War (PDF, 247Kb) Includes records from three sections: records in the Suffolk Regiment archive; records in all other archive collections; a selection of books from the Local Studies collection.
 
24. Property History websites (PDF, 45Kb) Useful websites to assist with tracing the history of a property.

26. School records (PDF, 46Kb) 

27.  Old Poor Law records (PDF, 44Kb)

28. Jewish Ancestry (PDF, 47Kb)

29. Websites for nonconformist ancestors (PDF, 49Kb)

30. Nonconformist Ancestors (46Kb) 

31. The Corder collection (PDF, 600Kb) an important collection of heraldic and genealogical manuscripts researched and prepared by Miss Joan Corder.

32.  History of Ireland (PDF, 102Kb) Sources for studying the history of Ireland and connections between Ireland and Suffolk.

34.  Polish Ancestors (PDF, 74Kb)