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Foreign Copying Program: United Kingdom of Great Britain

Public Record Office (The National Archives [UK])

Detroit Publishing Co. London. The Law Courts.1905. Photochrom Print Collection. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.

The Public Record Office (now The National Archives [UK]), London, is the official depository of records created by the British Government. For a general account of the collections in that depository, 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.

  • Admiralty Office
  • Audit Office
  • Board of Trade
  • Colonial Office
  • Custom House
  • Foreign Office
  • High Court of Admiralty
  • Home Office
  • State Papers (Foreign and Domestic)
  • Treasury
  • War Office
  • Miscellaneous Collections

For those interested in the extensive history of the Public Record Office, additional information and a presentation are available online through The National Archives (UK) webpage (linked below).