Source Guides

A variety of publications, to inform or entertain, relating to aspects of Cumbrian history and its archives, are available from the Cumbria Archive Service. 

Cumberland at War (1993) 
£3.00 / £3.50**
An information pack summarising the records relating to World Wars I and II deposited at the Cumbria Record Offices in Carlisle and Whitehaven.

On the Right Track
(1998) £4.00 / £4.50**
A brief guide to the railway records held in the four Cumbria Record Offices.

Sources for Ships and Shipbuilding
(1997) £3.00 / £3.50**
A brief guide to records deposited at the Cumbria Record Office in Barrow.

Sources for Iron Mining & Iron and Steel Manufacture
(1997) £3.00 / £3.50**
A brief guide to records deposited at the Cumbria Record Office in Barrow.

An Illustrated Guide to Diaries and Memoirs at Barrow Record Office
£5.00/£6.00** 
This guide outlines the numerous and diverse diaries and memoirs in the collection of Barrow Record Office and Local Studies Library.

A series of packs illustrating sources at Barrow is also available:

Women's History in Furness; Shipping; Development of Barrow 
(£4.00/£5.00**)
Transport; Public Health; House History; Smaller Furness Industries (£3.50/£4.50**)

**Prices for UK / Rest Of World

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