That would be a scheme like the County Archive Research Network card which many record offices now insist users have. One card for access to all participating archives.
A quick web search will show that many record offices are members of the scheme but i was unable to find a central list of members which would be useful.
Martin RoeMeerstone Archaeological Consultancy http://www.martinroe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/meerstone.htmLead Mining in the Yorkshire Dales, http://www.martinroe.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:59:26 +0100> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Rant> To: [log in to unmask]> > Dear list,> > My first rant and possibly my only rant, but we shall see; it does have a > purpose though and has been building up over the years. Presumably it > affects other list members to a greater or lesser extent.> > I'm just back from holiday, a tour of the North East with my partner. Part > of her family stopped there on the way down from Scotland and worked at > Dinnington Colliery (now Brunswick village). We eventually stopped at > Woodhorn Colliery to look at the archive centre there, hoping for great > things from an archive based at a former colliery. But to use the archive we > had to register, no problem for my partner but hard for me as I no longer > drive; I didn't have a spare utility bill with me nor my passport despite > being outside Cornwall. I had other identification with me that wasn't > acceptable - Cornwall library card, Cornwall Record Office card, British > Library card and National Archives card. All of these require the same > identification to acquire of course, resulting in a very silly situation in > my eyes. Paul Brough, I know you're out there somewhere, why can't you and > your archival buddies get together and organise a national scheme for our > national archives (and National Archives?) and issue me, as a bona fide > researcher, with one card that I can take to any library or archive, hold up > and be told "that will do nicely". I've been researching for 25 years now > and have been the owner of a great many library or reader cards; in 25 years > time, if I survive that long, I really don't want to be in the position > where I have so many cards that I can play patience while waiting for my > documents.> > End of rant. Sue didn't find any information and I caught a cold.> > > Pete Joseph
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