The Archives and Local Studies Service collects and looks after documents and local studies books relating to the East Riding. You can see these in the research room in the Treasure House building in Champney Road, Beverley.
The Treasure House building provides a service for the enjoyment of the East Riding's heritage and culture. There is a public research room, strong rooms for storing collections, a conservation workshop for repairing documents and books, exhibition spaces, meeting and education rooms and a cafe.
A permanent exhibition of the East Riding's heritage and culture shows off some of the treasures in the collections.
The Archives and Local Studies Service looks after over 6,000 metres of shelves with documents and printed local studies material from the 12th century to the present day. These records contain information about every community in the East Riding and cover a wide range of subjects.
The Local Studies collection includes books, journals, directories and newspapers.
The archives can take many forms: parchment, paper, rolls, files, volumes, deeds, letters, diaries, accounts, maps, photographs, videos, tapes and electronic records. Our archives are a unique, irreplaceable and valuable resource.
They are part of the whole community's written heritage and are relevant to all of us. They provide information about our past history. They also contain a permanent record that defines your and your community's rights.
If you're interested in...
- Family History
- Town, village or community history
- House History
- School Projects
- Academic Research
- The legal title of property
...then the Archives and Local Studies Service may be able to help you.
