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Today I sent this message to our local list in the North West it has been suggested that it might be useful to the wider health library network. The contact details are geared for the North West but if you search the Archon list or the hospital records list you can find details of either your nearest archive repository or where any other existing records for your own hospital are held Regards Eileen (formerly a member of the Society of Archivists) _____ From: A list for health related libraries within the North West of England [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eileen Hume Sent: 18 October 2007 13:39 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Old Books and Records Hello to all you LIHNN listers Just putting a former job role hat on again. I have regressed into my comfort zone - in a previous job role I was a Borough Archivist what relevance is this are you thinking. I attended an excellent LIHNN course at Royal Blackburn Hospital last week. I was very impressed with Linda's library when she gave us a tour during the lunch break. Some items she showed us were some old hospital record books. These were fascinating but made me wonder do any of the rest of hold these type of documents. A modern library is not the ideal location for this type of material, they require special storage conditions concerning light, relative humidity and temperature levels that conform to BS 5454. As official records they are subject to the requirements of the National Archive. Records of this type are usually stored either in a County Record Office or an archive repository that has Legal Place of Deposit Status. These premises are subject to a rigorous inspection process from the National Archive. I would suggest that if you hold any archive records of you hospital that you deposit them in one of these specialist repositories. You still retain ownership just placing them on deposit (all properly documented) with the repository. Here are some useful addresses in case you need further advice if you hold this type of material. Greater Manchester County Record Office 56 Marshal Street Manchester M4 5FU tel: 0161 832 5284 Lancashire Record Office Bow Lane Preston PR1 2RE tel: 01772 533039 Archivist: Bruce Jackson Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Duke Street Chester CH1 1RL tel: 01244 602574 Archivist: Jonathan Peplar Merseyside Record Office Central Library William Brown Street Liverpool tel: 0151 233 5817 Archivist: David Stoker Cumbria Record Office The Castle Carlisle CA3 8UR tel: 01228 607285 National Archives (Public Record Office) Ruskin Avenue Kew Richmond on Thames Surrey TW9 4DU tel: 020 8876 3444 http://www.pro.gov.uk To find out where your local archive repository Record Office is or nearest legal place of deposit repository is look at the following Archon website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon If you are curious to find out if there are any records stored that pertain to your hospital go to the hospital records website of the Welcome Foundation and the National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords Sorry if my enthusiasm for this topic is a bit OTT but this type of document is a really important source of heritage material and requests for information to archivists are numerous so trying to track records is a mammoth task. Some records (Cheshire) are even stored in Deepstore located hundreds of feet underground in the salt mines at Winsford!!! I promise I will stop now and get back to my present job Thank you for your patience Regards Eileen Eileen Hume Head of Trust Library Services McArdle Library Education Centre Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Arrowe Park Hospital Upton Wirral CH49 5PE Tel: 0151 604 7223 D.D. 0151 604 7577 Internal Ext: 8610 Internal Ext Direct: 8608 Fax: 0151 604 7223 Email: [log in to unmask] Find out more about what the Library Service can offer you by visiting the Library website: http://www.whnt.nhs.uk/ld/library_services/ National Library for Health: http://www.library.nhs.uk <http://www.library.nhs.uk/> Are you part of the Wirral Local Health Community? 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