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ARCHON <http://www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/archon.htm> now offers new means
of access. In addition to the search option by code, name, town and
county there is a new browse option. There are alphabetical listings
of repositories for the constituent countries in the British Isles.
Users may also click on a map, which bears a close resemblance to the
one used by the 24Hour Museum. This also provides listings for the
English regions.
ARCHON now contains information for more than two thousand
repositories, worldwide, with holdings of British archives. Seven
hundred and fifty of these have websites. You may wish to add a link
to ARCHON from your own website. The following summary may be of use:
'ARCHON is the principal information gateway for UK archivists and
users of manuscript sources for British history. It is hosted and
maintained by the Historical Manuscripts Commission.'
'From here you can access information on all repositories in the United
Kingdom and all those repositories throughout the world which have
collections of manuscripts which are noted in the indexes to the UK
National Register of Archives. In addition, archivists can access
information on archival organisations and initiatives through the web
page links.'
If your organisation is not featured in ARCHON, or if the contact,
access or NRA information is not accurate, please let us know. A
checklist can be found at <http://www.hmc.gov.uk/archon/CHECK.htm>.
Revised means of access to the National Register of Archives are
expected to be released next month.
Dick Sargent
Director of the National Register of Archives
Historical Manuscripts Commission
Quality House, Quality Court,
Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1HP
tel 020 7242 1198
fax 020 7831 3550
email [log in to unmask]
website http://www.hmc.gov.uk
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