Repositories
If anyone can fill any gaps or make any corrections please let me know. My contact details are on the Home Page.
Record Offices & Major Archives
Beamish Regional Resource Centre
NDFHS Library & Research Centre (and follow 'Bolbec Hall' link)
and, a little farther afield: North Yorkshire County Record Office
Scottish Borders Archive & Local History Centre
Major Libraries (Local Studies depts)
Middlesbrough Reference Library & here
Newcastle Literary & Philosophical Society Library
The new Great North Museum also has a library, which houses (among others) the collections of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Also, there is a useful gateway site here
Other Libraries /Archives with decent local history holdings
15th/19th King's Royal Hussars / Northumberland Hussars Regimental Museum / Collection, c/o here
Alnwick Castle Archives, (email: archives@alnwickcastle.com ), or: Head Archivist, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NQ
Alnwick Library (alternative tel no: 01665 602689)
Ashington Library (alternative tel no: 01670 813245)
Bedlington Library (alternative tel no: 01670 822056)
Benwell or West End Library / West Newcastle Local Studies & Picture History Collection
Berwick Library (alternative tel no: 01289 334051)
Billingham Family History Centre (Latter-Day Saints), (alternative tel no.: 01642 563162?)
Blyth Library (alternative tel no: 01670 361352)
Border Library, Hexham (Butler Trust Collection)
British Steel Collection (held at Teesside Archives)
Cramlington Library (alternative tel no: 01670 714371)
Fitzhugh Library - contact sought.
Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland Archives
Gateshead Heritage @ St.Mary's & here & here
Haltwhistle Library (alternative tel no: 01434 320462)
Hexham & Newcastle Roman Catholic Diocesan Archives
Hexham Library (Brough Local Studies Collection) (alternative tel no: 01434 652488)
King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Archives (see also their 'Family History' link)
Middlesbrough Roman Catholic Diocesan Archives
Morpeth Library (alternative tel no: 01670 502218)
North-East Religious Resources Centre
North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers Library, Newcastle
Northern Region Film & Television Archive
Outer West Library (Newcastle)
Ponteland Library (alternative tel no: 01661 823594)
Prudhoe Library (alternative tel no: 01661 832540)
Raby Castle Archives - use this contact form to enquire about archive access.
Roseberry Library (Billingham)
Shildon Library (Local Studies = Sid Chaplin Library)
St.Cuthbert's Care (Catholic care records, etc.)
Sunderland Antiquarian Society Archives
Sunderland Family History Centre (Latter-Day Saints)
Washington Library & Customer Service Centre
Wooler Library (alternative tel no: 01668 281409)
University Libraries
Durham University Library (Palace Green Library, inc. Archives & Special Collections)
Robinson Library (University of Newcastle)
University of Northumbria & 'Special Collections'