General Abbreviations
| AB |
bachelor of arts
|
| act. |
active
|
| A$ |
Australian dollar
|
| AD |
anno domini
|
| AFC |
Air Force Cross
|
| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
|
| A-level |
advanced level [examination]
|
| AM |
master of arts
|
| AMICE |
associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
|
| ANZAC |
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
|
| appx pl. appxs |
appendix(es)
|
| ARA |
associate of the Royal Academy
|
| ARCA |
associate of the Royal College of Art
|
| ARCM |
associate of the Royal College of Music
|
| ARCO |
associate of the Royal College of Organists
|
| ARIBA |
associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects
|
| ARP |
air-raid precautions
|
| ARSA |
associate of the Royal Scottish Academy
|
| art. |
article / item
|
| ASC |
Army Service Corps
|
| ATS |
Auxiliary Territorial Service
|
| ATV |
Associated Television
|
| Aug |
August
|
| b. |
born
|
| BA |
bachelor of arts
|
| BA (Admin) |
bachelor of arts (administration)
|
| BAFTA |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
|
| BAO |
bachelor of arts in obstetrics
|
| bap. |
baptized
|
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation / Company
|
| BC |
before Christ
|
| BCE |
before the common (or Christian) era
|
| BCE |
bachelor of civil engineering
|
| BCG |
bacillus of Calmette and Guérin [inoculation against tuberculosis]
|
| BCh |
bachelor of surgery
|
| BChir |
bachelor of surgery
|
| BCL |
bachelor of civil law
|
| BCnL |
bachelor of canon law
|
| BCom |
bachelor of commerce
|
| BD |
bachelor of divinity
|
| BEd |
bachelor of education
|
| BEng |
bachelor of engineering
|
| bk pl. bks |
book(s)
|
| BL |
bachelor of law / letters / literature
|
| BLitt |
bachelor of letters
|
| BM |
bachelor of medicine
|
| BMus |
bachelor of music
|
| BP |
British Petroleum
|
| Bros. |
Brothers
|
| BS |
(1) bachelor of science; (2) bachelor of surgery; (3) British standard
|
| BSc |
bachelor of science
|
| BSc (Econ) |
bachelor of science (economics)
|
| BSc (Eng) |
bachelor of science (engineering)
|
| bt |
baronet
|
| BTh |
bachelor of theology
|
| bur. |
buried
|
| C. |
command [identifier for published parliamentary papers]
|
| c.. |
circa
|
| c. |
capitulum pl. capitula: chapter(s)
|
| cap. |
capitulum pl. capitula: chapter(s)
|
| CB |
companion of the Bath
|
| CBE |
commander of the Order of the British Empire
|
| CBS |
Columbia Broadcasting System
|
| cc |
cubic centimetres
|
| CD |
compact disc
|
| Cd |
command [identifier for published parliamentary papers]
|
| cent. |
century
|
| cf. |
compare
|
| CH |
Companion of Honour
|
| chap. |
chapter
|
| ChB |
bachelor of surgery
|
| CI |
Imperial Order of the Crown of India
|
| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency
|
| CID |
Criminal Investigation Department
|
| CIE |
companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
|
| Cie |
Compagnie
|
| CLit |
companion of literature
|
| CM |
master of surgery
|
| cm |
centimetre(s)
|
| Cmd |
command [identifier for published parliamentary papers]
|
| CMG |
companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
|
| Cmnd |
command [identifier for published parliamentary papers]
|
| Co. |
company
|
| co. |
county
|
| col. pl. cols. |
column(s)
|
| CSE |
certificate of secondary education
|
| CSI |
companion of the Order of the Star of India
|
| CVO |
commander of the Royal Victorian Order
|
| cwt |
hundredweight
|
| $ |
(American) dollar
|
| d. |
(1) penny (pence); (2) died
|
| DBE |
dame commander of the Order of the British Empire
|
| DCh |
doctor of surgery
|
| DCL |
doctor of civil law
|
| DCnL |
doctor of canon law
|
| DCVO |
dame commander of the Royal Victorian Order
|
| DD |
doctor of divinity
|
| Dec |
December
|
| dem. |
demolished
|
| DEng |
doctor of engineering
|
| des. |
destroyed
|
| DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross
|
| diss. |
dissertation
|
| DL |
deputy lieutenant
|
| DLitt |
doctor of letters
|
| DM |
(1) Deutschmark; (2) doctor of medicine; (3) doctor of musical arts
|
| DMus |
doctor of music
|
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid
|
| doc. |
document
|
| DOL |
doctor of oriental learning
|
| DPH |
diploma in public health
|
| DPhil |
doctor of philosophy
|
| DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross
|
| DSc |
doctor of science
|
| DSc (Econ) |
doctor of science (economics)
|
| DSc (Eng) |
doctor of science (engineering)
|
| DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal
|
| DSO |
companion of the Distinguished Service Order
|
| DSocSc |
doctor of social science
|
| DTech |
doctor of technology
|
| DTh |
doctor of theology
|
| DU |
doctor of the university
|
| DUniv |
doctor of the university
|
| EC |
European Community
|
| ed. pl. eds. |
edited / edited by / editor(s)
|
| edn |
edition
|
| EEC |
European Economic Community
|
| EFTA |
European Free Trade Association
|
| EMI |
Electrical and Musical Industries (Ltd)
|
| Eng. |
English
|
| enl. |
enlarged
|
| ENSA |
Entertainments National Service Association
|
| ep. pl. epp. |
epistola(e)
|
| esp. |
especially
|
| esq. |
esquire
|
| est. |
estimate / estimated
|
| EU |
European Union
|
| ex |
sold by (lit. out of)
|
| excl. |
excludes / excluding
|
| exh. |
exhibited
|
| exh. cat. |
exhibition catalogue
|
| f. pl. ff. |
following [pages]
|
| FA |
Football Association
|
| facs. |
facsimile
|
| FANY |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
|
| FBA |
fellow of the British Academy
|
| FBI |
Federation of British Industries
|
| FCS |
fellow of the Chemical Society
|
| Feb |
February
|
| FEng |
fellow of the Fellowship of Engineering
|
| FGS |
fellow of the Geological Society
|
| fig. |
figure
|
| FIMechE |
fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
|
| fl. |
floruit
|
| FLS |
fellow of the Linnean Society
|
| FM |
frequency modulation
|
| fol. pl. fols. |
folio(s)
|
| Fr. |
French
|
| FRAeS |
fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
|
| FRAM |
fellow of the Royal Academy of Music
|
| FRAS |
(1) fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society; (2) fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
|
| FRCM |
fellow of the Royal College of Music
|
| FRCO |
fellow of the Royal College of Organists
|
| FRCOG |
fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
|
| FRCPath |
fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
|
| FRCPsych |
fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
|
| FRCS |
fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
|
| FRGS |
fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
|
| FRIBA |
fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
|
| FRS |
fellow of the Royal Society
|
| FRSA |
fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
|
| FRSE |
fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
|
| FRSL |
fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
|
| FSA |
fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
|
| ft |
foot pl. feet
|
| GBE |
knight or dame grand cross of the Order of the British Empire
|
| GCB |
knight grand cross of the Order of the Bath
|
| GCE |
general certificate of education
|
| GCH |
knight grand cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
|
| GCHQ |
government communications headquarters
|
| GCIE |
knight grand commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
|
| GCMG |
knight or dame grand cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
|
| GCSE |
general certificate of secondary education
|
| GCSI |
knight grand commander of the Order of the Star of India
|
| GCStJ |
bailiff or dame grand cross of the order of St John of Jerusalem
|
| GCVO |
knight or dame grand cross of the Royal Victorian Order
|
| GEC |
General Electric Company
|
| Ger. |
German
|
| GMT |
Greenwich mean time
|
| GP |
general practitioner
|
| GSO |
general staff officer
|
| Heb. |
Hebrew
|
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus
|
| HK$ |
Hong Kong dollar
|
| HM |
his / her majesty('s)
|
| HMAS |
his / her majesty's Australian ship
|
| HMNZS |
his / her majesty's New Zealand ship
|
| HMS |
his / her majesty's ship
|
| HMSO |
His / Her Majesty's Stationery Office
|
| HMV |
His Master's Voice
|
| Hon. |
Honourable
|
| hp |
horsepower
|
| hr |
hour(s)
|
| ibid. |
ibidem: in the same place
|
| ICI |
Imperial Chemical Industries (Ltd)
|
| illus. |
illustration
|
| illustr. |
illustrated
|
| in. |
inch(es)
|
| Inc. |
Incorporated
|
| incl. |
includes / including
|
| IOU |
I owe you
|
| IQ |
intelligence quotient
|
| Ir£ |
Irish pound
|
| IRA |
Irish Republican Army
|
| It. |
Italian
|
| ITA |
Independent Television Authority
|
| ITV |
Independent Television
|
| Jan |
January
|
| JP |
justice of the peace
|
| jun. |
junior
|
| KB |
knight of the Order of the Bath
|
| KBE |
knight commander of the Order of the British Empire
|
| KC |
king's counsel
|
| kcal |
kilocalorie
|
| KCB |
knight commander of the Order of the Bath
|
| KCH |
knight commander of the Royal Guelphic Order
|
| KCIE |
knight commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
|
| KCMG |
knight commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
|
| KCSI |
knight commander of the Order of the Star of India
|
| KCVO |
knight commander of the Royal Victorian Order
|
| keV |
kilo-electron-volt
|
| KG |
knight of the Order of the Garter
|
| KGB |
[Soviet committee of state security]
|
| KH |
knight of the Royal Guelphic Order
|
| KLM |
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Air Lines)
|
| km |
kilometre(s)
|
| KP |
knight of the Order of St Patrick
|
| KT |
knight of the Order of the Thistle
|
| kt |
knight
|
| £ |
pound(s) sterling
|
| £E |
Egyptian pound
|
| L |
lira pl. lire
|
| l. pl. ll. |
line(s)
|
| Lat. |
Latin
|
| lb |
pound(s)
unit of weight
|
| LDS |
licence in dental surgery
|
| lit. |
literally
|
| LittB |
bachelor of letters
|
| LittD |
doctor of letters
|
| LLA |
lady literate in arts
|
| LLB |
bachelor of laws
|
| LLD |
doctor of laws
|
| LLM |
master of laws
|
| LP |
long-playing record
|
| LRAM |
licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music
|
| LRCP |
licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
|
| LRCPS (Glasgow) |
licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
|
| LRCS |
licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons
|
| LSA |
licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries
|
| LSD |
lysergic acid diethylamide
|
| LVO |
lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
|
| M. |
Monsieur
|
| m |
metre(s)
|
| m. pl. mm. |
membrane(s)
|
| MA |
master of arts
|
| MB |
bachelor of medicine
|
| MBA |
master of business administration
|
| MBE |
member of the Order of the British Empire
|
| MC |
Military Cross
|
| MCC |
Marylebone Cricket Club
|
| MCh |
master of surgery
|
| MChir |
master of surgery
|
| MCom |
master of commerce
|
| MD |
doc tor of medicine
|
| MDMA |
methylenedioxymethamphetamine
|
| MEd |
master of education
|
| MEng |
master of engineering
|
| MEP |
member of the European parliament
|
| MG |
Morris Garages
|
| MGM |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
|
| Mgr |
Monsignor
|
| MI5 |
military intelligence department
later Security Service
|
| MI6 |
Secret Intelligence Service
|
| MICE |
member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
|
| min. |
minute(s)
|
| ML |
(1) licentiate of medicine; (2) master of laws
|
| MLitt |
master of letters
|
| Mlle |
Mademoiselle
|
| mm |
millimetre(s)
|
| Mme |
Madame
|
| MP |
member of parliament
|
| m.p.h. |
miles per hour
|
| MPhil |
master of philosophy
|
| MRCP |
member of the Royal College of Physicians
|
| MRCS |
member of the Royal College of Surgeons
|
| MRCVS |
member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
|
| MS |
master of science
|
| MS pl. MSS |
manuscript(s)
|
| MSc |
master of science
|
| MSc (Econ) |
master of science (economics)
|
| MusB |
bachelor of music
|
| MusBac |
bachelor of music
|
| MusD |
doctor of music
|
| MV |
motor vessel
|
| MVO |
member of the Royal Victorian Order
|
| n. pl. nn. |
note(s)
|
| NAAFI |
Navy
Army
and Air Force Institutes
|
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| NBC |
National Broadcasting Corporation
|
| NCO |
non-commissioned officer
|
| n.d. |
no date
|
| NHS |
National Health Service
|
| NKVD |
[Soviet people's commissariat for internal affairs]
|
| nm |
nanometre(s)
|
| no. pl. nos. |
number(s)
|
| Nov |
November
|
| n.p. |
no place [of publication]
|
| NS |
new style
|
| OBE |
officer of the Order of the British Empire
|
| obit. |
obituary
|
| Oct |
October
|
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
|
| OEEC |
Organization for European Economic Co-operation
|
| OFM |
order of Friars Minor [Franciscans]
|
| O-level |
ordinary level [examination]
|
| OM |
Order of Merit
|
| OP |
order of Preachers [Dominicans]
|
| op. pl. opp. |
opus pl. opera
|
| OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
|
| orig. |
original
|
| OS |
old style
|
| OSB |
Order of St Benedict
|
| Oxon. |
Oxoniensis
|
| p. pl. pp. |
page(s)
|
| p.a. |
per annum
|
| para. |
paragraph
|
| pbk pl. pbks |
paperback(s)
|
| per. |
[during the] period
|
| PhD |
doctor of philosophy
|
| pl. |
(1) plate(s); (2) plural
|
| priv. coll. |
private collection
|
| pt pl. pts |
part(s)
|
| pubd |
published
|
| PVC |
polyvinyl chloride
|
| q. pl. qq. |
(1) question(s); (2) quire(s)
|
| QC |
queen's counsel
|
| R |
rand
|
| R. |
rex / regina
|
| r |
recto
|
| r. |
reigned / ruled
|
| RA |
Royal Academy / Royal Academician
|
| RAC |
Royal Automobile Club
|
| RAF |
Royal Air Force
|
| RAM |
[member of the] Royal Academy of Music
|
| RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps
|
| RCA |
Royal College of Art
|
| RDI |
royal designer for industry
|
| RE |
Royal Engineers
|
| repr. pl. reprs. |
reprint(s) / reprinted
|
| repro. |
reproduced
|
| rev. |
revised / revised by / reviser / revision
|
| Revd |
Reverend
|
| RHA |
Royal Horse Artillery
|
| RI |
Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours
|
| RIBA |
Royal Institute of British Architects
|
| RIN |
Royal Indian Navy
|
| RM |
Reichsmark
|
| RMS |
Royal Mail steamer
|
| RN |
Royal Navy
|
| RNA |
ribonucleic acid
|
| RNAS |
Royal Naval Air Service
|
| RNR |
Royal Naval Reserve
|
| RNVR |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
|
| RO |
Record Office
|
| r.p.m. |
revolutions per minute
|
| RRS |
royal research ship
|
| Rs |
rupees
|
| RSA |
(1) Royal Scottish Academician; (2) Royal Society of Arts
|
| RSPCA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
|
| Rt Hon. |
Right Honourable
|
| Rt Revd |
Right Reverend
|
| RUC |
Royal Ulster Constabulary
|
| Russ. |
Russian
|
| S4C |
Sianel Pedwar Cymru
|
| s. |
shilling(s)
|
| s.a. |
sub anno: under the year
|
| SAS |
Special Air Service
|
| ScD |
doctor of science
|
| sec. |
second(s)
|
| sel. |
selected
|
| sen. |
senior
|
| Sept |
September
|
| ser. |
series
|
| SHAPE |
supreme headquarters allied powers
Europe
|
| sig. pl. sigs. |
signature(s)
|
| sing. |
singular
|
| SIS |
Secret Intelligence Service
|
| SJ |
Society of Jesus
|
| Span. |
Spanish
|
| SPCK |
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
|
| SS |
(1) Santissimi; (2) Schutzstaffel; (3) steam ship
|
| STB |
bachelor of theology
|
| STD |
doctor of theology
|
| STM |
master of theology
|
| STP |
doctor of theology
|
| supp. |
supposedly
|
| suppl. pl. suppls. |
supplement(s)
|
| s.v. |
sub verbo B445/ sub voce: under the word / heading
|
| SY |
steam yacht
|
| TA |
Territorial Army
|
| TASS |
[Soviet news agency]
|
| TB |
tuberculosis (lit. tubercle bacillus)
|
| TD |
(1) teachtaí dála (member of the Dáil); (2) territorial decoration
|
| TNT |
trinitrotoluene
|
| trans. |
translated / translated by / translation / translator
|
| TT |
tourist trophy
|
| TUC |
Trades Union Congress
|
| U-boat |
Unterseeboot: submarine
|
| UN |
United Nations
|
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational
Scientific
and Cultural Organization
|
| UNICEF |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
|
| unpubd |
unpublished
|
| USS |
United States ship
|
| v |
verso
|
| v. |
versus
|
| VAD |
Voluntary Aid Detachment
|
| VC |
Victoria Cross
|
| VE-day |
victory in Europe day
|
| Ven. |
Venerable
|
| VJ-day |
victory over Japan day
|
| vol. pl. vols. |
volume(s)
|
| WAAC |
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
|
| WAAF |
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
|
| WEA |
Workers' Educational Association
|
| WHO |
World Health Organization
|
| WRAF |
Women's Royal Air Force
|
| WRNS |
Women's Royal Naval Service
|
| WVS |
Women's Voluntary Service
|
| YMCA |
Young Men's Christian Association
|
| YWCA |
Young Women's Christian Association
|
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Institutions
| All Souls Oxf. | All Souls College, Oxford |
| AM Oxf. | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
| AM Oxf., Heberden coin room | Ashmolean Museum, Heberden coin room, Oxford |
| Balliol Oxf. | Balliol College, Oxford |
| BBC WAC | BBC Written Archives Centre, Reading |
| Beds. & Luton ARS | Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service, Bedford |
| Berks. RO | Berkshire RO, Reading |
| BFI | British Film Institute, London |
| BFINA | British Film Institute, London, National Archive |
| BGS | British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire |
| Birm. CA | Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham City Archives |
| Birm. CL | Birmingham Central Library |
| BL | British Library, London |
| BL, music collections | British Library, music collections, London |
| BL NSA | British Library, National Sound Archive |
| BL NSA, BBC sound archive | British Library, National Sound Archive, BBC sound archive |
| BL OIOC | British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections |
| BLPES | British Library of Political and Economic Science |
| BM | British Museum, London |
| BM, department of coins and medals | British Museum, department of coins and medals, London |
| BM, department of Greek and Roman antiquities | British Museum, department of Greek and Roman antiquities, London |
| BM, department of medieval and modern Europe | British Museum, department of medieval and modern Europe, London |
| BM, department of prints and drawings | British Museum, department of prints and drawings, London |
| Bodl. Oxf. | Bodleian Library, Oxford |
| Bodl. Oxf., Department of Oriental Collections | Bodleian Library, Department of Oriental Collections, Oxford |
| Bodl. Oxf., Indian Institute | Bodleian Library, Indian Institute, Oxford |
| Bodl. Oxf., Radcliffe Science Library | Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Science Library, Oxford |
| Bodl. RH | Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House, Oxford |
| Borth. Inst. | Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, University of York |
| Boston PL | Boston Public Library, Massachusetts |
| Bristol RO | Bristol Record Office |
| CBS | Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, Aylesbury |
| CAC Cam. | Churchill College, Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge |
| Cambs. AS | Cambridgeshire Archive Service |
| Cambs. AS, Cambridge | Cambridgeshire Archive Service, Cambridge |
| Cambs. AS, Huntingdon | Cambridgeshire Archive Service, Huntingdon |
| CCC Cam. | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| CCC Oxf. | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Ches. & Chester ALSS | Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service |
| Christ Church Oxf. | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Christies | Christies, London |
| City Westm. AC | City of Westminster Archives Centre, London |
| CKS | Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent |
| CLRO | Corporation of London Records Office |
| Coll. Arms | College of Arms, London |
| Col. U. | Columbia University, New York |
| Col. U., Butler Library | Columbia University, Butler Library, New York |
| Col. U., Diamond Law Library | Columbia University, Diamond Law Library, New York |
| Col. U., Oral History Research Office | Columbia University, Oral History Research Office, New York |
| Cornwall RO | Cornwall Record Office, Truro |
| Courtauld Inst. | Courtauld Institute of Art, London |
| Courtauld Inst., Conway Library | Courtauld Institute of Art, Conway Library, London |
| Courtauld Inst., Witt Library | Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library, London |
| CUL | Cambridge University Library |
| CUL, department of manuscripts and university archives | Cambridge University Library, department of manuscripts and university archives |
| CUL, university medical library | Cambridge University Library, university medical library |
| Cumbria AS | Cumbria Archive Service |
| Cumbria AS, Barrow | Cumbria Archive Service, Barrow |
| Cumbria AS, Carlisle | Cumbria Archive Service, Carlisle |
| Cumbria AS, Kendal | Cumbria Archive Service, Kendal |
| Cumbria AS, Whitehaven | Cumbria Archive Service, Whitehaven |
| Derbys. RO | Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock |
| Devon RO | Devon Record Office, Exeter |
| Dorset RO | Dorset Record Office, Dorchester |
| Duke U. | Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| Duke U., Perkins L. | Duke University, William R. Perkins Library, Durham, North Carolina |
| Durham Cath. CL | Durham Cathedral, chapter library |
| Durham RO | Durham Record Office |
| DWL | Dr Williams's Library, London |
| DWL, Congregational Library | Dr Williams's Library, Congregational Library |
| Essex RO | Essex Record Office |
| Essex RO, Chelmsford | Essex Record Office, Chelmsford |
| Essex RO, Colchester | Essex Record Office, Colchester |
| Essex RO, Southend | Essex Record Office, Southend |
| E. Sussex RO | East Sussex Record Office, Lewes |
| Eton | Eton College, Berkshire |
| FM Cam. | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
| Folger | Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC |
| Garr. Club | Garrick Club, London |
| Girton Cam. | Girton College, Cambridge |
| GL | Guildhall Library, London |
| GL, manuscripts section | Guildhall Library, manuscripts section, London |
| Glos. RO | Gloucestershire Record Office, Gloucester |
| Gon. & Caius Cam. | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
| Gov. Art Coll. | Government Art Collection |
| GS Lond. | Geological Society of London |
| Hants. RO | Hampshire Record Office, Winchester |
| Harris Man. Oxf. | Harris Manchester College, Oxford |
| Harvard TC | Harvard theatre collection, Harvard University, Nathan Marsh Pusey Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Harvard U. | Harvard University |
| Harvard U., Baker Library | Harvard University, Baker Library |
| Harvard U., Houghton L. | Harvard University, Houghton Library |
| Harvard U., law school | Harvard University, law school |
| Harvard U., Widener Library | Harvard University, Widener Library |
| Herefs. RO | Herefordshire Record Office, Hereford |
| Herts. ALS | Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Hertford |
| Hist. Soc. Penn. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia |
| Hult. Arch. | Hulton|Archive, Getty Images, London |
| Hunt. L. | Huntington Library, San Marino, California |
| ICL | Imperial College, London |
| Inst. CE | Institution of Civil Engineers, London |
| Inst. ET | Institution of Engineering and Technology [formerly Institution of Electrical Engineers], London |
| IWM | Imperial War Museum, London |
| IWM, department of art | Imperial War Museum, department of art, London |
| IWM FVA | Imperial War Museum, Film and Video Archive |
| IWM SA | Imperial War Museum, Sound Archive, London |
| JRL | John Rylands University Library of Manchester |
| JRL, Methodist Archives and Research Centre | John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Methodist Archives and Research Centre |
| King's AC Cam. | King's College Archive Centre, Cambridge |
| King's Cam. | King's College, Cambridge |
| King's Cam., Rowe Music Library | King's College, Rowe Music Library, Cambridge |
| King's Lond. | King's College, London |
| King's Lond., Liddell Hart C. | King's College, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, London |
| Lancs. RO | Lancashire Record Office, Preston |
| L. Cong. | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| L. Cong., manuscript division | Library of Congress, manuscript division, Washington, DC |
| Leics. RO | Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland Record Office, Leicester |
| Lincs. Arch. | Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln |
| Linn. Soc. | Linnean Society of London |
| LMA | London Metropolitan Archives |
| LPL | Lambeth Palace London |
| Lpool RO | Liverpool Record Office and Local Studies Service |
| LUL | London University Library |
| Magd. Cam. | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
| Magd. Cam., Pepys Library | Magdalene College, Pepys Library, Cambridge |
| Magd. Oxf. | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Man. City Gall. | Manchester City Galleries |
| Man. CL | Manchester Central Library |
| Man. CL, Arts Library | Manchester Central Library, Arts Library |
| Man. CL, Manchester Archives and Local Studies | Manchester Central Library, Manchester Archives and Local Studies |
| Mass. Hist. Soc. | Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston |
| Merton Oxf. | Merton College, Oxford |
| MHS Oxf. | Museum of the History of Science, Oxford |
| Mitchell L., Glas. | Mitchell Library, Glasgow |
| Mitchell L., Glas., Glasgow City Archives | Mitchell Library, Glasgow City Archives, Glasgow |
| Mitchell L., NSW | State Library of New South Wales, Mitchell Library, Sydney |
| Morgan L. | Pierpont Morgan Library, New York |
| NA Canada | National Archives of Canada, Ottawa |
| NA Ire. | National Archives of Ireland, Dublin |
| NAM | National Army Museum |
| NAM, department of archives | National Army Museum, department of archives |
| NA Scot. | National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh |
| News Int. RO | News International Record Office, London |
| NG Ire. | National Gallery of Ireland |
| NG Scot. | National Gallery of Scotland |
| NHM | Natural History Museum, London |
| NHM, archives | Natural History Museum, London, archives |
| NHM, botany library | Natural History Museum, London, botany library |
| NHM, department of botany | Natural History Museum, London, department of botany |
| NHM, department of entomology | Natural History Museum, London, department of entomology |
| NHM, department of zoology | Natural History Museum, London, department of zoology |
| NHM, earth sciences library | Natural History Museum, London, earth sciences library |
| NHM, entomology library | Natural History Museum, London, entomology library |
| NHM, general and zoology library | Natural History Museum, London, general and zoology library |
| NL Aus. | National Library of Australia |
| NL Ire. | National Library of Ireland, Dublin |
| NL Ire., department of manuscripts | National Library of Ireland, department of manuscripts, Dublin |
| NL NZ | National Library of New Zealand, Wellington |
| NL NZ, Turnbull L. | National Library of New Zealand, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington |
| NL Scot. | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh |
| NL Wales | National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth |
| NMG Wales | National Museum and Gallery of Wales, Cardiff |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum, London |
| Norfolk RO | Norfolk Record Office, Norwich |
| Northants. RO | Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton |
| Northumbd RO | Northumberland Record Office |
| Northumbd RO, Morpeth | Northumberland Record Office, Morpeth |
| Northumbd RO, Newcastle upon Tyne | Northumberland Record Office, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Notts. Arch. | Nottinghamshire Archives, Nottingham |
| NPG | National Portrait Gallery, London |
| NPG, Heinz Archive and Library | National Portrait Gallery, Heinz Archive and Library |
| NRA | Historical Manuscripts Commission, National Register of Archives |
| NRA, priv. coll. | National Register of Archives, private collection |
| Nuffield Oxf. | Nuffield College, Oxford |
| N. Yorks. CRO | North Yorkshire County Record Office, Northallerton |
| NYPL | New York Public Library |
| NYPL, Humanities and Social Sciences Library | New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library |
| NYPL for the Performing Arts | New York Public Library, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts |
| NYPL, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | New York Public Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture |
| Oxf. UA | Oxford University Archives, Oxford |
| Oxf. U. Mus. NH | Oxford University Museum of Natural History |
| Oxf. U. Mus. NH, Hope and Arkell Libraries | Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Hope and Arkell Libraries, Oxford |
| Oxon. RO | Oxfordshire Record Office, Oxford |
| Parl. Arch. | Parliamentary Archives of the United Kingdom |
| Pembroke Cam. | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| priv. coll. | private collection |
| PRONI | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast |
| Pusey Oxf. | Pusey House, Oxford |
| RA | Royal Academy of Arts, London |
| Ransom HRC | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society, London |
| RBG Kew | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| RCP Lond. | Royal College of Physicians of London |
| RCS Eng. | Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| RGS | Royal Geographical Society, London |
| RIBA | Royal Institute of British Architects, London |
| RIBA BAL | Royal Institute of British Architects, British Architectural Library, London |
| Royal Arch. | Royal Archives, Windsor Castle, Berkshire [with gracious permission of her majesty the queen] |
| Royal Irish Acad. | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
| Royal Scot. Acad. | Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh |
| RS | Royal Society, London |
| RSA | Royal Society of Arts, London |
| RS Friends, Lond. | Religious Society of Friends, London |
| St Ant. Oxf. | St Antony's College, Oxford |
| St Ant. Oxf., Middle East Centre | St Antony's College, Middle East Centre, Oxford |
| St John Cam. | St John's College, Cambridge |
| S. Antiquaries, Lond. | Society of Antiquaries of London |
| Sci. Mus. | Science Museum, London |
| Scot. NPG | Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh |
| Scott Polar RI | University of Cambridge, Scott Polar Research Institute |
| SCRAN | Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| Sheff. Arch. | Sheffield Archives |
| Shrops. RRC | Shropshire Records and Research Centre, Shrewsbury |
| SOAS | School of Oriental and African Studies, London |
| Som. ARS | Somerset Archive and Record Service, Taunton |
| Staffs. RO | Staffordshire Record Office, Stafford |
| Suffolk RO | Suffolk Record Office |
| Suffolk RO, Bury St Edmunds | Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds |
| Suffolk RO, Ipswich | Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich |
| Suffolk RO, Lowestoft | Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft |
| Surrey HC | Surrey History Centre, Woking |
| TCD | Trinity College, Dublin |
| TNA: PRO | National Archives of the United Kingdom, Public Record Office, London |
| Trinity Cam. | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| U. Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen |
| U. Aberdeen, King's College | University of Aberdeen, King's College |
| U. Aberdeen L. | University of Aberdeen Library |
| U. Aberdeen L., special libraries and archives | University of Aberdeen Library, special libraries and archives |
| U. Birm. | University of Birmingham |
| U. Birm., Lapworth Museum of Geology | University of Birmingham, Lapworth Museum of Geology |
| U. Birm. L. | University of Birmingham Library |
| U. Birm. L., special collections department | University of Birmingham Library, special collections department |
| U. Cal. | University of California |
| U. Cal., Santa Barbara, Arts Library | University of California, Arts Library, Santa Barbara |
| U. Cal., Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley |
| U. Cal., Berkeley, Bancroft Library | University of California, Bancroft Library, Berkeley |
| U. Cal., Los Angeles, Department of Special Collections | University of California, Department of Special Collections, Los Angeles |
| U. Cal., Irvine | University of California, Irvine |
| U. Cal., Los Angeles | University of California, Los Angeles |
| U. Cal., San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography | University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego |
| U. Cal., Los Angeles, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library | University of California, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles |
| U. Cam. | University of Cambridge |
| U. Cam., Centre for Family Research | University of Cambridge, Centre for Family Research |
| U. Cam., Centre of South Asian Studies | University of Cambridge, Centre of South Asian Studies |
| U. Cam., department of earth sciences | University of Cambridge, department of earth sciences |
| U. Cam., department of geography | University of Cambridge, department of geography |
| U. Cam., department of plant sciences | University of Cambridge, department of plant sciences |
| U. Cam., department of social anthropology | University of Cambridge, department of social anthropology |
| U. Cam., faculty of history | University of Cambridge, faculty of history |
| U. Cam., Museum of Classical Archaeology | University of Cambridge, Museum of Classical Archaeology |
| U. Cam., Museum of Zoology | University of Cambridge, Museum of Zoology |
| UCL | University College, London |
| UCL, department of geological sciences | University College, department of geological sciences, London |
| UCL, department of medicine | University College, department of medicine, London |
| UCL, Huguenot Library | University College, Huguenot Library, London |
| UCL, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology | University College, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London |
| U. Durham | University of Durham |
| U. Durham L. | University of Durham Library |
| U. Durham L., archives and special collections | University of Durham Library, archives and special collections |
| U. Durham L., department of palaeography and diplomatic | University of Durham Library, department of palaeography and diplomatic |
| U. Durham, School of Education | University of Durham, School of Education |
| U. Edin. | University of Edinburgh |
| U. Edin., Collection of Historic Musical Instruments | University of Edinburgh, Collection of Historic Musical Instruments |
| U. Edin., department of geography | University of Edinburgh, department of geography |
| U. Edin., department of theoretical and applied linguistics | University of Edinburgh, department of theoretical and applied linguistics |
| U. Edin., New Coll. | University of Edinburgh, New College |
| U. Edin., New Coll. L. | University of Edinburgh, New College Library |
| U. Edin. L. | University of Edinburgh Library |
| U. Edin. L., special collections division | University of Edinburgh Library, special collections division |
| U. Glas. | University of Glasgow |
| U. Glas., Archives and Business Records Centre | University of Glasgow, Archives and Business Records Centre |
| U. Glas., department of history | University of Glasgow, department of history |
| U. Glas. L. | University of Glasgow Library |
| U. Glas. L., special collections department | University of Glasgow Library, special collections department |
| U. Glas., Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine | University of Glasgow, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine |
| U. Hull | University of Hull |
| U. Hull, Brynmor Jones L. | University of Hull, Brynmor Jones Library |
| U. Leeds | University of Leeds |
| U. Leeds, Brotherton L. | University of Leeds, Brotherton Library |
| U. Leeds, central records office | University of Leeds, central records office |
| U. Leeds Library | University of Leeds Library |
| U. Leeds, school of medicine | University of Leeds, school of medicine |
| U. Lond. | University of London |
| U. Lond., Institute of Classical Studies | University of London, Institute of Classical Studies |
| U. Lond., Institute of Education | University of London, Institute of Education |
| U. Lond., Institute of Historical Research | University of London, Institute of Historical Research |
| U. Lond., Institute of Historical Research, Centre for Metropolitan History | University of London, Institute of Historical Research, Centre for Metropolitan History |
| U. Lond., Senate House | University of London, Senate House |
| U. Lpool | University of Liverpool |
| U. Lpool L. | University of Liverpool Library |
| U. Lpool L., special collections and archives | University of Liverpool Library, special collections and archives |
| U. Mich. | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| U. Mich., Clements L. | University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor |
| U. Newcastle | University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| U. Newcastle, Robinson L. | University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robinson Library |
| U. Nott. | University of Nottingham |
| U. Nott. L. | University of Nottingham Library |
| U. Nott. L., department of manuscripts and special collections | University of Nottingham Library, department of manuscripts and special collections |
| U. Nott. L., Hallward Library | University of Nottingham Library, Hallward Library |
| U. Oxf. | University of Oxford |
| U. Oxf., Clarendon Laboratory | University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory |
| U. Oxf., department of plant sciences | University of Oxford, department of plant sciences |
| U. Oxf., department of zoology | University of Oxford, department of zoology |
| U. Oxf., Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology | University of Oxford, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology |
| U. Oxf., Griffith Institute | University of Oxford, Griffith Institute |
| U. Oxf., Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology | University of Oxford, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology |
| U. Oxf., Taylor Institution | University of Oxford, Taylor Institution |
| U. Reading | University of Reading |
| U. Reading L. | University of Reading Library |
| U. Reading L., special collections | University of Reading Library, special collections |
| U. Reading, Rural History Centre | University of Reading, Rural History Centre |
| U. St Andr. | University of St Andrews |
| U. St Andr. L. | University of St Andrews Library |
| U. St Andr. L., special collections department | University of St Andrews Library, special collections department |
| U. Southampton | University of Southampton |
| U. Southampton L. | University of Southampton Library |
| U. Southampton, Hartley Library | University of Southampton, Hartley Library |
| U. Sussex | University of Sussex, Brighton |
| U. Texas | University of Texas, Austin |
| U. Wales | University of Wales |
| U. Wales, Aberystwyth | University of Wales, Aberystwyth |
| U. Wales, Bangor | University of Wales, Bangor |
| U. Wales, Bangor, Welsh Library | University of Wales, Welsh Library, Bangor |
| U. Wales, Cardiff | University of Wales, Cardiff |
| U. Wales, Cardiff, Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media Research | University of Wales, Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media Research, Cardiff |
| U. Wales, Lampeter | University of Wales, Lampeter |
| U. Wales, South Wales Miners' Library | University of Wales, South Wales Miners' Library |
| U. Wales, Swansea | University of Wales, Swansea |
| U. Warwick Mod. RC | University of Warwick, Modern Records Centre, Coventry |
| V&A | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| V&A, ceramics and glass department | Victoria and Albert Museum, ceramics and glass department, London |
| V&A, department of furniture and woodwork | Victoria and Albert Museum, department of furniture and woodwork, London |
| V&A, department of prints and drawings | Victoria and Albert Museum, department of prints and drawings, London |
| V&A NAL | Victoria and Albert Museum National Art Library, London |
| V&A NAL, Forster Library | Victoria and Albert Museum National Art Library, Forster Library, London |
| Warks. CRO | Warwickshire County Record Office, Warwick |
| Wellcome L. | Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, London |
| Westm. DA | Westminster Diocesan Archives, London |
| Wilts. & Swindon HC | Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham |
| Worcs. RO | Worcestershire Record Office, Worcester |
| W. Sussex RO | West Sussex Record Office, Chichester |
| W. Yorks. AS | West Yorkshire Archive Service |
| W. Yorks. AS, Bradford | West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford |
| W. Yorks. AS, Calderdale | West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale |
| W. Yorks. AS, Kirklees | West Yorkshire Archive Service, Kirklees |
| W. Yorks. AS, Leeds | West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds |
| W. Yorks. AS, Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society | West Yorkshire Archive Service, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Leeds |
| W. Yorks. AS, Wakefield | West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield |
| Yale U. | Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut |
| Yale U. Art Gallery | Yale University Art Gallery |
| Yale U., Beinecke L. | Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
| Yale U., divinity school | Yale University, divinity school |
| Yale U., law school | Yale University, law school |
| Yale U., Lewis Walpole LibraryFarmington | Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington |
| Yale U., school of drama | Yale University, school of drama |
| Yale U., Sterling Memorial Library | Yale University, Sterling Memorial Library |
| Yale U., Yale Center for Parliamentary History | Yale University, Yale Center for Parliamentary History |
| Yale U. CBA | Yale University, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut |
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| AFM | J. O’Donovan, ed. and trans., Annala rioghachta Eireann / Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the four masters, 7 vols. (1848–51); 2nd edn (1856); 3rd edn (1990) |
| Allibone, Dict. | S. A. Allibone, A critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors, 3 vols. (1859–71); suppl. by J. F. Kirk, 2 vols. (1891) |
| ANB | J. A. Garraty and M. C. Carnes, eds., American national biography, 24 vols. (1999) |
| Anderson, Scot. nat. | W. Anderson, The Scottish nation, or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland, 3 vols. (1859–63) |
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| Ann. Ulster | S. Mac Airt and G. Mac Niocaill, eds., Annals of Ulster (to AD 1131) (1983) |
| APC | Acts of the privy council of England, new ser., 46 vols. (1890–1964) |
| APS | The acts of the parliaments of Scotland, 12 vols. in 13 (1814–75) |
| Arber, Regs. Stationers | E. Arber, ed., A transcript of the registers of the Company of Stationers of London, 1554–1640 AD, 5 vols. (1875–94) |
| ArchR | Architectural Review |
| ASC | D. Whitelock, D. C. Douglas, and S. I. Tucker, eds. and trans., The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: a revised translation (1961) |
| AS chart. | P. H. Sawyer, Anglo-Saxon charters: an annotated list and bibliography, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks (1968) |
| AusDB | D. Pike and others, eds., Australian dictionary of biography, 16 vols. (1966–2002) |
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| Bale, Cat. | J. Bale, Scriptorum illustrium Maioris Brytanniae, quam nunc Angliam et Scotiam vocant: catalogus, 2 vols. in 1 (Basel, 1557–9); facs. edn (1971) |
| Bale, Index | J. Bale, Index Britanniae scriptorum, ed. R. L. Poole and M. Bateson (1902); facs. edn (1990) |
| bap. reg. Scot. | General Register Office for ScotlandEdinburghold parish records, births and baptisms |
| BBCS | Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies |
| b. cert. | birth certificate |
| BDMBR | J. O. Baylen and N. J. Gossman, eds., Biographical dictionary of modern British radicals, 3 vols. in 4 (1979–88) |
| Bede, Hist. eccl. | Bede's Ecclesiastical history of the English people, ed. and trans. B. Colgrave and R. A. B. Mynors, OMT (1969); repr. (1991) |
| Bénézit, Dict. | E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, 3 vols. (Paris, 1911–23); new edn, 8 vols. (1948–66), repr. (1966); 3rd edn., rev. and enl., 10 vols. (1976); 4th edn, 14 vols. (1999) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Birch, Seals | W. de Birch, Catalogue of seals in the department of manuscripts in the British Museum, 6 vols. (1887–1900) |
| Bishop Burnet's History | Bishop Burnet's History of his own time, ed. M. J. Routh, 2nd edn, 6 vols. (1833) |
| Blackwood | Blackwood's [Edinburgh] Magazine |
| Blain, Clements & Grundy, Feminist comp. | V. Blain, P. Clements, and I. Grundy, eds., The feminist companion to literature in English (1990) |
| BL cat. | The British Library general catalogue of printed books [in 360 vols. with suppls., also CD-ROM and online] |
| BMJ | British Medical Journal |
| Boase & Courtney, Bibl. Corn. | G. C. Boase and W. P. Courtney, Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: a catalogue of the writings … of Cornishmen, 3 vols. (1874–82) |
| Boase, Mod. Eng. biog. | F. Boase, Modern English biography: containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850, 6 vols. (privately printed, Truro, 1892–1921); repr. (1965) |
| Boswell, Life | Boswell's Life of Johnson: together with Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into north Wales, ed. G. B. Hill, rev. L. F. Powell, 6 vols. (1934–50); 2nd edn (1964); repr. (1971) |
| Brown & Stratton, Brit. mus. | J. D. Brown and S. S. Stratton, British musical biography (1897) |
| Bryan, Painters | M. Bryan, A biographical and critical dictionary of painters and engravers, 2 vols. (1816); new edn, ed. G. Stanley (1849); repr. new edn, ed. R. E. Graves and W. Armstrong, 2 vols. (1886–9); [4th edn], ed. G. C. Williamson, 5 vols. (1903–5) [various reprs.] |
| Burke, Gen. GB | J. Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, 4 vols. (1833–8); new edn as A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 vols. [1843–9] [many later edns] |
| Burke, Gen. Ire. | J. Burke, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland (1899); 2nd edn (1904); 3rd edn (1912); 4th edn (1958); 5th edn as Burke's Irish family records (1976) |
| Burke, Peerage | J. Burke, A general [later edns A genealogical] and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the United Kingdom [later edns the British empire] (1829–) |
| Burney, Hist. mus. | C. Burney, A general history of music, from the earliest ages to the present period, 4 vols. (1776–89) |
| bur. reg. Scot. | General Register Office for ScotlandEdinburghold parish records, deaths and burials |
| Burtchaell & Sadleir, Alum. Dubl. | G. D. Burtchaell and T. U. Sadleir, eds., Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, and provosts of Trinity College (1924); [2nd edn], with suppl., in 2 pts (1935) |
| Calamy rev. | A. G. Matthews, Calamy revised (1934); repr. (1988) |
| CCI | Calendar of confirmations and inventories granted and given up in the several commissariots of Scotland (1876–) |
| CClR | Calendar of the close rolls preserved in the Public Record Office, 47 vols. (1892–1963) |
| CDS | J. Bain, ed., Calendar of documents relating to Scotland, 4 vols., PRO (1881–8); suppl. vol. 5, ed. G. G. Simpson and J. D. Galbraith [1986] |
| CEPR letters | W. H. Bliss, C. Johnson, and J. Twemlow, eds., Calendar of entries in the papal registers relating to Great Britain and Ireland: papal letters (1893–) |
| CGPLA Éire | Calendars of the grants of probate … made in … HM court of probate [Éire] |
| CGPLA Eng. & Wales | Calendars of the grants of probate … made in … HM court of probate [England and Wales] |
| CGPLA Ire. | Calendars of the grants of probate … made in … HM court of probate [Ireland] |
| CGPLA NIre. | Calendars of the grants of probate … made in … HM court of probate [Northern Ireland] |
| Chambers, Scots. | R. Chambers, ed., A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen (1832–5) [1st edn; many edns to 1875] |
| Chancery records | Chancery records (Public Record Office) |
| Chancery records (RC) | Chancery records (Record Commission) |
| CIPM | Calendar of inquisitions post mortem, [20 vols.], PRO (1904–); also Henry VII, 3 vols. (1898–1955) |
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| Cobbett, Parl. hist. | W. Cobbett and J. Wright, eds., Cobbett's parliamentary history of England, 36 vols. (1806–20) |
| Colvin, Archs. | H. M. Colvin, A biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600–1840, 3rd edn (1995) |
| Cooper, Ath. Cantab. | C. H. Cooper and T. Cooper, Athenae Cantabrigienses, 3 vols. (1858–1913); repr. (1967) |
| CPR | Calendar of the patent rolls preserved in the Public Record Office (1891–) |
| Crockford | Crockford's Clerical Directory |
| CS | Camden Society |
| CSP | Calendar of state papers |
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| CSP dom. | Calendar of state papers: domestic series |
| CSP dom.: Commonwealth | M. A. Green, ed., Calendar of state papers, domestic series [of the Commonwealth] … preserved in the state paper department of her majesty's Public Record Office, 13 vols. (1875–86); repr. (1965) |
| CSP for. | W. B. Turnbull and others, eds., Calendar of state papers, foreign series (1861–1950) |
| CSP Ire. | H. C. Hamilton and others, eds., Calendar of the state papers relating to Ireland, 24 vols., PRO (1860–1910) |
| CSP Milan | A. B. Hinds, ed., Calendar of state papers and manuscripts existing in the archives and collections of Milan (1912) |
| CSP Rome | J. M. Rigg, ed., Calendar of state papers, relating to English affairs, preserved principally at Rome in the Vatican archives and library: Elizabeth, 2 vols. (1916–26) |
| CSP Scot. | J. Bain, W. K. Boyd, and others, eds., Calendar of the state papers relating to Scotland and Mary, queen of Scots, 1547–1603, 13 vols. in 14 (1898–1969) |
| CSP Scot. ser. | M. J. Thorpe, ed., Calendar of the state papers, relating to Scotland, preserved in the state paper department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, 2 vols. (1858) |
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| CSP Venice | R. Brown, H. F. Brown, and A. B. Hinds, eds., Calendar of state papers and manuscripts relating to English affairs, existing in the archives and collections of Venice and in other libraries of northern Italy (1864–1947) |
| CYS | Canterbury and York Society |
| DAB | Dictionary of American biography, 21 vols. (1928–37), repr. in 11 vols. (1964); 10 suppls. (1944–96) |
| DBB | D. J. Jeremy, ed., Dictionary of business biography, 5 vols. (1984–6) |
| DCB | G. W. Brown and others, eds., Dictionary of Canadian biography, [14 vols.] (1966–) |
| d. cert. | death certificate |
| Debrett's Peerage | Debrett's Peerage (1803–) [sometimes Debrett's Illustrated peerage] |
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| DLitB | Dictionary of Literary Biography |
| DNB | Dictionary of national biography, 63 vols. (1885–1900), suppl., 3 vols. (1901); repr. in 22 vols. (1908–9); 10 further suppls. (1912–96); Missing persons (1993) |
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| EdinR | Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal |
| EETS | Early English Text Society |
| EHS | English Historical Society |
| Emden, Cam. | A. B. Emden, A biographical register of the University of Cambridge (1963) |
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| ER | The English reports, 178 vols. (1900–32) |
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| FO List | Foreign Office List |
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| Genest, Eng. stage | J. Genest, Some account of the English stage from the Restoration in 1660 to 1830, 10 vols. (1832); repr. (New York, [1965]) |
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| Gir. Camb. opera | Giraldi Cambrensis opera, ed. J. S. Brewer, J. F. Dimock, and G. F. Warner, 8 vols., RS, 21 (1861–91) |
| GJ | Geographical Journal |
| Gladstone, Diaries | The Gladstone diaries: with cabinet minutes and prime-ministerial correspondence, ed. M. R. D. Foot and H. C. G. Matthew, 14 vols. (1968–94) |
| GM | Gentleman's Magazine |
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| Hansard | Hansard's Parliamentary debates, ser. 1–5 (1803–) |
| Hansard 1 | Hansard's Parliamentary debates, 1st ser. (1803–20) |
| Hansard 2 | Hansard's Parliamentary debates, 2nd ser. (1820–30) |
| Hansard 3 | Hansard's Parliamentary debates, 3rd ser. (1830–91) |
| Hansard 4 | Hansard's Parliamentary debates, 4th ser. (1892–1908) |
| Hansard 5C | Parliamentary debates, Commons, 5th ser. (1909–) |
| Hansard 5L | Parliamentary debates, House of Lords, 5th ser. (1909–) |
| HBS | Henry Bradshaw Society |
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| Hist. U. Oxf. 1: Early Oxf. schools | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 1: The early Oxford schools, ed. J. I. Catto and R. Evans (1984) |
| Hist. U. Oxf. 2: Late med. Oxf. | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 2: Late medieval Oxford, ed. J. I. Catto and R. Evans (1992) |
| Hist. U. Oxf. 3: Colleg. univ. | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 3: The collegiate university, ed. J. McConica (1986) |
| Hist. U. Oxf. 4: 17th-cent. Oxf. | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 4: Seventeenth-century Oxford, ed. N. Tyacke (1997) |
| Hist. U. Oxf. 5: 18th-cent. Oxf. | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 5: The eighteenth century, ed. L. S. Sutherland and L. G. Mitchell (1986) |
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| Hist. U. Oxf. 7: 19th-cent. Oxf. pt 2 | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 7: Nineteenth-century Oxford, ed. M. G. Brock and M. C. Curthoys (2000), pt 2 |
| Hist. U. Oxf. 8: 20th cent. | T. H. Aston, ed., The history of the University of Oxford, 8: The twentieth-century, ed. B. Harrison (2000) |
| HJ | Historical Journal |
| HMC | Historical Manuscripts Commission |
| Holdsworth, Eng. law | W. S. Holdsworth, A history of English law, ed. A. L. Goodhart and H. G. Hanbury, 17 vols. (1903–72) |
| HoP, Commons | The history of parliament: the House of Commons |
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| HoP, Commons, 1422–1504 | The history of parliament: the House of Commons, 1422–1504 [forthcoming] |
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| HoP, Commons, 1558–1603 | P. W. Hasler, ed., The history of parliament: the House of Commons, 1558–1603, 3 vols. (1981) |
| HoP, Commons, 1604–29 | The history of parliament: the House of Commons, 1604–1629 [forthcoming] |
| HoP, Commons, 1640–60 | The history of parliament: the House of Commons, 1640–1660 [forthcoming] |
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| IGI | International Genealogical Index, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latterday Saints |
| ILN | Illustrated London News |
| IMC | Irish Manuscripts Commission |
| Irving, Scots. | J. Irving, ed., The book of Scotsmen eminent for achievements in arms and arts, church and state, law, legislation, and literature, commerce, science, travel, and philanthropy (1881) |
| ITS | Irish Texts Society |
| JCS | Journal of the Chemical Society |
| JHC | Journals of the House of Commons |
| JHL | Journals of the House of Lords |
| John of Worcester, Chron. | The chronicle of John of Worcester, ed. R. R. Darlington and P. McGurk, trans. J. Bray and P. McGurk, 2–3; OMT (1995–) [vol. 1 forthcoming] |
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| LondG | London Gazette |
| LP Henry VIII | J. S. Brewer, J. Gairdner, and R. H. Brodie, eds., Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII, 23 vols. in 38 (1862–1932); repr. (1965) |
| Mallalieu, Watercolour artists | H. L. Mallalieu, The dictionary of British watercolour artists up to 1920, 3 vols. (1976–90) |
| m. cert. | marriage certificate |
| Memoirs FRS | Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |
| MGH | Monumenta Germaniae Historica |
| MGH Auctores Antiquissimi | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Auctores antiquissimi |
| MGH Capitularia Regum Francorum | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Capitularia Regum Francorum |
| MGH Concilia | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Concilia |
| MGH Epistolae [quarto] | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Epistolae [ in quarto] |
| MGH Epistolae Selectae | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Epistolae Selectae |
| MGH Necrologia Germaniae | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Necrologia Germaniae |
| MGH Poetae Latini Medii Aevi | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Poetae Latini Medii Aevi |
| MGH Schriften | Schriften der Monumenta Germaniae Historica |
| MGH Scriptores [folio] | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores [in folio] |
| MGH Scriptores Rerum Germanicarum | Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores Rerum Germanicarum |
| MGH Scriptores Rerum Merovingicarum | Monument Germaniae Historica, Scriptores Rerum Merovingicarum |
| m. reg. Scot. | General Register Office for ScotlandEdinburghold parish records, marriages and proclamations of marriage |
| MT | Musical Times |
| Munk, Roll | W. Munk, The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 2 vols. (1861)2nd edn, 3 vols. (1878) |
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| OHS | Oxford Historical Society |
| Old Westminsters | The record of old Westminsters, 1–2, ed. G. F. R. Barker and A. H. Stenning (1928); suppl. 1, ed. J. B. Whitmore and G. R. Y. Radcliffe [1938]; 3, ed. J. B. Whitmore, G. R. Y. Radcliffe, and D. C. Simpson (1963); suppl. 2, ed. F. E. Pagan (1978); 4, ed. F. E. Pagan and H. E. Pagan (1992) |
| OMT | Oxford Medieval Texts |
| Ordericus Vitalis, Eccl. hist. | The ecclesiastical history of Orderic Vitalis, ed. and trans. M. Chibnall, 6 vols., OMT (1969–80); repr. (1990) |
| Paris, Chron. | H. R. Luard, ed., Matthaei Parisiensis, monachi sancti Albani, Chronica majora, 7 vols., RS, 57 (1872–83) |
| Parl. papers | Parliamentary papers (1801–) |
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| PICE | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers |
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| PRO | Public Record Office |
| PRS | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London |
| PRSoc. | Pipe Roll Society |
| PTRS | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society |
| QR | Quarterly Review |
| RC | Record Commission |
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| SCH | Studies in Church History |
| SCH, subsidia | Studies in Church History, subsidia |
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| SeldS | Selden Society |
| SHR | Scottish Historical Review |
| State trials | Cobbett's Complete collection of state trials, ed. T. B. Howell and T. J. Howell, 34 vols. (1809–28) |
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| STS | Scottish Text Society |
| SurtS | Surtees Society |
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| Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack |
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| Wood, Vic. painters | C. Wood, Dictionary of Victorian painters (1971); 2nd edn (1978); 3rd edn as Victorian painters, 2 vols. (1995), vol. 4 of Dictionary of British art |
| WW | Who's who (1849–) |
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| WWW | Who was who (1920–) |
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