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The Derbyshire Record Office, established in 1962, is the county record office for Derbyshire, England. It holds archives and local studies material for the County of Derbyshire and the City of Derby and Diocese of Derby.〔(GENUKI: Derbyshire – Archives and Libraries )〕 It is situated in Matlock. The Record Office contains more than four miles of original Derbyshire records.〔(Derbyshire County Council: Derbyshire Record Office )〕 Derbyshire County Council has been collecting records since 1889, but it was not until 1962 the Derbyshire Record Office was opened. In 2013 the Local Studies Library in Matlock joined the Derbyshire Record Office. To enable this to happen the building was refurbished and an extension was built costing £4 million.〔(BBC News: Work starts in Matlock on £4m Derbyshire Records Office )〕 The first County Archivist was Joan Sinar, previously County Archivist at Devon Record Office.〔'The Devon Record Office, 1952-2002', ''Devon Records Office Newsletter'', May 2002. (Available online )〕 She was succeeded by Margaret O'Sullivan. The current Archives and Local Studies Manager is Sarah Chubb. ==Archive Collection== *Official records of the County council, City Council, Borough Councils, District Councils, Town Councils and Parish councils along with their predecessors *Records for hospitals, workhouses, police, local courts, schools, wills〔(Derbyshire County Council: Derbyshire Wills )〕 and further education institutions *Diocesan and other church/parish records including the Diocese of Derby official records and registers for over 400 Anglican parishes. These include baptism, marriage and burial registers from the 16th century onwards〔(Derbyshire County Council: Records held )〕 *Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials in non-conformist chapels from the 17th century onwards *Other archives from Derbyshire industries, businesses, societies, charities, estates, families and voluntary groups *Manuscript and printed plans from the 17th century onwards including estate plans, tithe maps, enclosure maps and early ordnance survey maps 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Derbyshire Record Office」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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