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‘ Scary, dusty, musty?’ An Introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service Catherine Taylor, E-Services Coordinator Wednesday 23 rd March 2011

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What are Archives? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],100111001110011100110011110000001111100101010010011100111011001001001011100110010010001000011110001101010100100100100100100111111100000011100100010000100100100000000110001110001001001000010010101010101010111111000001010101001001001001110101001001001001000011100010010010001001001100100011110010002

What does the Archive Service do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Conservation tools Japanese visitors at Kirklees

West Yorkshire Archive Service ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WYAS Offices 2 Chapeltown Road Sheepscar Central Library Princess Alexandra Walk Huddersfield West Yorkshire Archives: Leeds West Yorkshire Archives: Kirklees

WYAS Offices Prince’s Way Bradford Central Library, Halifax Northgate Halifax West Yorkshire Archives: Bradford West Yorkshire Archives: Calderdale

WYAS Offices The Registry of Deeds Newstead Road Wakefield West Yorkshire Archives: Wakefield

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Opening times ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Visiting us – how to order material ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Visiting us – what format is it on? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Visiting us – Handling records

What if I can’t get to the archives? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Local Authority & Official Records ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Workmen’s dwellings at Moldgreen 1913 Huddersfield Union Workhouse

Church Records ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dewsbury Parish Church Bastardy Bond

Maps, Plans & Surveys ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Austonley Township Map 1801

Family & Estate Records ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Whitley Beaumont Survey Book 1820 Slaithwaite Manor Court Roll 1544

Business Records S Crawshaw & Sons, Dewsbury Bentley’s Yorkshire Breweries Burdon & Wilkinson, Cabinet makers Huddersfield

Clubs & Societies Crosland Hill Knitting Circle 1940 South Elmsall Inner Wheel

Countywide Records at Wakefield ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],An inmate of Calder Farm Reformatory School

The Registry of Deeds in figures: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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