Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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The Modern Records Centre (MRC) is the specialist archive service of the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. It holds the largest archive collection on UK industrial relations. The BP corporate archive is located next to the MRC and shares a searchroom..
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[edit] Material held in the Centre
Material held in the Centre includes:
- Archival collections on industrial relations
- University of Warwick Library special collections
- Warwick theses and dissertations
- Lord Rootes Memorial Fund Reports
- University publications
[edit] Archives
The archives in the MRC relate principally to industrial relations. The centre houses a large number of 19th and 20th century documents relating to:
- Trades unions and similar organisations
- Employers' and trade associations
- Industrial relations
- Pressure groups
- Political parties and organisations
[edit] Theses
All higher research theses (PhDs and dissertations by research) submitted at Warwick since 1984 appear on the Library Catalogue
[edit] Special Collections (SPC)
Special collections materials of the University of Warwick Library Catalogue are held in the MRC where they are available for consultation.
[edit] Lord Rootes Memorial Fund Reports and University Publications
University publications include past copies of the student and University newsletters/newspapers (including the Warwick Boar, annual reports, statements of accounts and prospectuses. Reports from students funded by the Lord Rootes Memorial Fund are also stored by the Centre.
[edit] External links
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