Whatever aspect of Suffolk you want to look into, the record office contains all kinds of material that will help you.  We collect records from all kinds of sources including businesses, churches and individuals.  The records consist of many different types including accounts, diaries, photographs etc and come in a variety of formats including tapes, digital files, photographs, paper and parchment. 

Leaflets and Resource lists

Suffolk Record Office has a number of useful leaflets which provide information about different types of records, how to get started in researching your family or property history and other aspects of the record office service.  

Online catalogues

Find out how you can get access to our archive catalogues using a variety of online databases.

Local Studies collections

The Local Studies collection consists of books, newspapers, oral history tapes, pamphlets, periodicals, press cuttings, printed maps and sale catalogues.  The Cullum library collection is held at the Bury St Edmunds Record Office and the Benjamin Britten collection is held at the Lowestoft Record Office.  Many of our local studies titles are catalogued on the library catalogue.

Recent accessions

Summary descriptions of archives deposited with us since October 1996.  Not all of these items have been catalogued so it would be advisable to contact the relevant branch before making a journey to see a particular collection.

Military archives

Information about the Suffolk Roll of Honour, the Suffolk Regiment Collection and how to find other records relating to the military history of Suffolk. 

Business archives

All three branches hold business archives, some of which are detailed in the leaflet on business archives.  The catalogues of the collections listed here can be searched on the Access to Archives website (external). 

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