History - Using Other Libraries

Each library has a different admissions policy and some charge fees to external users, so do check their Web sites before visiting.

• The British Library
  The British Library catalogue is available on the web. To use the British Library, apply for a reader's card in person at the British Library in St Pancras.
  
  
• German Historical Institute
  German Historical Institute London
  17 Bloomsbury Square
  London WC1A 2NJ
  Tel.: 020 7309 2050
  
  
• Institute of Commonwealth Studies
  28 Russell Square
  London WC1B 5DS
  Tel: 0171 862 8844
  
  
• Institute of Historical Research
  An important resource and meeting place for historians from all over the world.
  
  
• The National Archives
  This an invaluable resource for academic researchers, local historians, genealogists and many other groups of readers.
  
  
• Senate House Library
  University of London
  Malet Street
  London WC1E 7HU
  Tel: 0171 636 8000
  
  
• Trades Union Congress Library
  Location: Ground Floor inside the Learning Centre
  Tel: 0171 753 3184
  email: c.coates@londonmetl.ac.uk
  Librarian: Chris Coates
  Contains: Reference and historical works on the trade union movement in the UK, as well as overseas.
  Collection strengths: post- 1945 Europe, North America, the ex-colonies, Russia 1915-, Germany 1918- and the Spanish Civil War.
  Access: By appointment only. For postgraduates and undergraduates authorised by their supervisor.
  
  
• The Wellcome Library
  The Wellcome Library at the Wellcome Collection houses one of the world's major resources for the study of medical history, biomedical ethics and the public understanding of science.
  
  
• The Women's Library
  Location: Old Castle Street
  London E1 7NT
  Tel: 0207 320 2222
  email: moreinfo@thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
  Contains: A reference only collection of historical and contemporary printed material, archives and visual resources covering all aspects of women's lives in the UK.
  Access: Available to everyone.
  Further information: http://www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk/
  
  
• UCL
  University of London
  Malet Street
  London WC1E 7HP
  Tel: 0171 6372388