Collections and Records
We have a vast range of collections and records including:
- Agricultural and Estate Records
- Allegiance Oaths
- Building and Planning Records
- Burgesses
- Burial Records
- Census Returns
- Church Records
- Council Minutes
- Court, Criminal and Police Records
- Customs and Excise Records
- Directories and Guide Books
- Education Records
- Family and Genealogical Record:
- Graveyard Maps and Memorial inscriptions
- Health Records including the Crichton Royal Institute
- Irregular Marriage Records
- Literary Records
- Maps and Plans
- Military Records
- National Sources:
- Newspapers and Journals
- Old Parochial Registers
- Photographs, Prints, Paintings and Drawings
- Poor Welfare Records
- Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Sasines
- Service of Heirs Records
- Special Collections
- RC Reid Collection: 196 volumes of history and genealogy of the region relating to 1500 - 1700
- Frank Miller Collection: an antiquarian and book collector with a particular interest in poetry and border Ballads.
- AC Wolffe Collection: (1920-2016) architectural drawings, client files and paperwork from his architect practice. Held on behalf of Historic Environment Scotland
- Testaments
- Trade and Business Records
- Transport and Infrastructure Records
- Valuation and Taxation Records
- Voting Records
Further details can found by searching our Online Catalogues and Resources.
Page last updated: 01/04/2022