Lancashire Record Office

Lancashire Record Office, established in 1940, is the County Record Office for Lancashire, England. It is located in Preston.

Lancashire County Council appointed Reginald Sharpe France as the first County Archivist; from 1947 he also taught on the Diploma in Archive Administration at the University of Liverpool, establishing a link between the record office and the university.[1] France remained County Archivist until the 1970s.

In 1963 B. J. N. Edwards was appointed County Archaeologist.[2] By 1969 the Record Office was attracting 3,500 visitors annually.[3]

Today the archives held at the Record Office, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving.[4]

References

  1. ^ Elizabeth Shepherd, Archives and archivists in 20th century England, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009, pp. 97, 110. The University awarded France an honorary degree in 1950. Honorary Graduates of the University, accessed 28 December 2010
  2. ^ 'A new dimension in the study of Lancashire's past', The Guardian, 30 December 1964
  3. ^ The Guardian, 28 June 1969.
  4. ^ Lancashire Record Office: About Us

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