Sheffield Local Studies Library
Encyclopedia
Sheffield Local Studies Library (located in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
) collects and preserves printed material relating to Sheffield and the surrounding area, and makes it available for study and research. The collection of over 30,000 volumes includes books, pamphlets, journals and reports on all aspects of the city's history and development and the lives of its people. Information on present day Sheffield includes statistics and special files on current issues.
The Local Studies Library is a joint service with Sheffield Archives
. They are part of the Sheffield Libraries Archives and Information Service delivered by Sheffield City Council
.The Local Studies Library is situated on the first floor of Sheffield Central Library
.
• Sheffield Register 1787-1794
• Sheffield Iris
1794-1839
• Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 1819-1938
• Sheffield Daily Telegraph 1855-1986
• Star
1873-
• Sheffield Telegraph
1989-
• Green 'Un (sports) 1907-
Before the Second World War maps were produced as a ‘County Series’ at a scale of 6 inches to 1 mile (1:10,560) and 1:2,500 (25 inches to 1 mile). As Sheffield lies on the boundary of Yorkshire and Derbyshire and has extended its boundaries at various times, this sometimes leads to confusion.
Yorkshire:
six-inch maps for this area were first published 1853-55.
1:2,500 maps were published in 1890 and revised in about 1905, 1923 and 1935.
Derbyshire:
six-inch and 1:2,500 maps were first published in 1876 and revised in about 1898, 1923 and 1938.
There are also town plans of Sheffield (these do not cover the whole of the present city):
1853 at 1:1056 scale
1890-93/1903 at 1:500 scale
The National Grid survey began in 1949 and continues to the present day. Maps are available at 1:10,000, 1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales. Coverage at the largest scales is restricted to Sheffield.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) collects and preserves printed material relating to Sheffield and the surrounding area, and makes it available for study and research. The collection of over 30,000 volumes includes books, pamphlets, journals and reports on all aspects of the city's history and development and the lives of its people. Information on present day Sheffield includes statistics and special files on current issues.
The Local Studies Library is a joint service with Sheffield Archives
Sheffield Archives
Sheffield Archives collects, preserves and lists records relating to Sheffield and South Yorkshire and makes them available for reference and research....
. They are part of the Sheffield Libraries Archives and Information Service delivered by Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors...
.The Local Studies Library is situated on the first floor of Sheffield Central Library
Sheffield Central Library
Sheffield Central Library and Graves Art Gallery is a public library in Sheffield. It houses the city library service's single largest general lending and reference collection, as well as hosting an art gallery on the third floor, and a theatre in the basement....
.
Newspapers
Newspapers have been published in Sheffield for over 200 years. The main titles are:• Sheffield Register 1787-1794
• Sheffield Iris
Sheffield Iris
The Sheffield Iris was an early weekly newspaper published on Tuesdays in Sheffield, England.The first newspaper to be published in Sheffield to see any degree of success was the Sheffield Weekly Journal in 1754...
1794-1839
• Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 1819-1938
• Sheffield Daily Telegraph 1855-1986
• Star
Sheffield Star
The Star, often known as the Sheffield Star is a daily newspaper published in Sheffield, England, from Monday to Saturday each week. Originally a broadsheet, the newspaper became a tabloid in 1989...
1873-
• Sheffield Telegraph
Sheffield Telegraph
The Sheffield Telegraph is a weekly newspaper published in Sheffield, England.-History:Founded in 1855 as the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, it was the city's first daily newspaper, published at 08:00 each morning. The newspaper struggled until W. C...
1989-
• Green 'Un (sports) 1907-
Directories
Sheffield street and trade directories from 1774 to 1974, also telephone directories from 1941.Census returns
Microfilm copies of 1841 -1881 for Sheffield and parts of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.Ordnance Survey maps
Past editions of 6 inch and 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps and some earlier non-Ordnance Survey maps.Before the Second World War maps were produced as a ‘County Series’ at a scale of 6 inches to 1 mile (1:10,560) and 1:2,500 (25 inches to 1 mile). As Sheffield lies on the boundary of Yorkshire and Derbyshire and has extended its boundaries at various times, this sometimes leads to confusion.
Yorkshire:
six-inch maps for this area were first published 1853-55.
1:2,500 maps were published in 1890 and revised in about 1905, 1923 and 1935.
Derbyshire:
six-inch and 1:2,500 maps were first published in 1876 and revised in about 1898, 1923 and 1938.
There are also town plans of Sheffield (these do not cover the whole of the present city):
1853 at 1:1056 scale
1890-93/1903 at 1:500 scale
The National Grid survey began in 1949 and continues to the present day. Maps are available at 1:10,000, 1:2,500 and 1:1,250 scales. Coverage at the largest scales is restricted to Sheffield.