ARCHIVE CDBOOKS PROJECT by Guy Etchells

I am sure you have all noticed, when browsing the shelves of archives over the years the condition of many of the books is deteriorating and know that unfortunately the archives do not have funds to renovate those books and so eventually have to withdraw them from the public shelves, now there is a project set up to try to remedy this situation Archive CD Books.

Archive CD Books is a Not For Profit project set up by Rod Neep, roughly two years ago, to scan out of print books and make them available to everyone and at the same time aid archives by paying to have their books renovated.

How does it work?

Essentially, the old books are lent to the project by individuals, archives and libraries, Rod buys books too, which are usually given away (to organisations who lend books) when the project has finished with them. Believing in value for money, the CD books are sold at a very reasonable price. Folks like that. Funds from the proceeds of CD sales buy more books for the project, or pay for books loaned by County Record Offices, museums, local studies libraries, museums, etc. to be renovated.

Additionally all who lend books also receive a CD copy of the book lent in this way everyone benefits, the archives benefit, the public benefit and the project grows

This has proved so popular that form a start with the Nottingham Date Book, a book that was withdrawn from the shelves of the Nottingham Archives due to its poor condition, but now restored thanks to the project, to a current catalogue of over 787 books. This is made up of books lent by various archives, including the PRO and the Harleian Society, University Libraries, Individuals and books purchased. For full details see the Archive CD Books website at :- http://www.archivecdbooks.org/

In particular the following are just some of the titles available for the area covered by the East of London Family History Society.

• The Visitations of London 1633,1634 & 1635 Volumes 1 & 2 (Reference #8017lon)

• London Tradesmen's Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century (Reference #0500

• Post Office London Directory 1819 (Reference #0529)

• London 1822 Pigot's Directory (Reference #0514)

• London 1825 Pigot's Directory (Reference #0207)

• London 1833 Royal Blue Book (Reference #0346)

• 1843 London Post Office Directory (Reference #0842) Published by Kelly's.

• London 1848 Post Office Directory (Reference #0109)

• Post Office Directory London 1856 (Reference #9036p)

• The London Diocese Book 1890 (Reference #0485)

• Post Office Directory London 1902 (Reference #9037P)

• The National Roll of the Great War 1914-18 - London (Reference #0564lon)

• London Church Registers Compendium Set(Reference #S10006) This is also available for individual churches

• Marriage Licences Issued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster 1558-1678. Also for those Issued by the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury 1660-1679 (Reference #8020lon) Published by the Harleian Society 1886

• And many more.

Extracted from a CD produced by Archive CD Books
http://www.archivecdbooks.org

Guy Etchells
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