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Foreign Copying Program: United Kingdom of Great Britain

Governmental Collections

Donald Macbeth, photographer. More than forty miles of shelves, two millions of books, and "of the making ... is no end".1906? Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

The collections in this general category come from repositories that do not fall under the umbrella of the Public Record Office. For a general account of the specific repositories, researchers should use the guides for each respective collection listed below. Each page, linked in the sidebar, will guide researchers to specific finding aids, descriptions, and online resources as available.

  • British Museum (British Library)
  • House of Lords
  • General Post Office
  • Royal Courts of Justice
  • Tower of London