Files collated by Ralph Nelson of Bishop Auckland (died 1909), collated chiefly late 19th century but comprising material from the early 18th century onwards, on a wide range of individuals from Bishop Auckland, County Durham and Newcastle (briefly listed within the linked collection guide)
Collection of J.J. Howe (Probate Registry clerk, died 1937), including original deeds and court papers from Durham (chancery and consistory courts), Durham diocesan and civic records, plus some material from elsewhere and some papers of Cuthbert Mills Carlton (1832-1892), who had collected much of the material.
Red House Surtees Manuscripts include items additional to the main collection of Surtees manuscripts within the Cathedral Library (below)
The following collections include original documents alongside transcripts and notes by the antiquarians named:
Other collections of antiquarians include papers assembled by:
These collections have not been digitised, so that only the collection guides linked to above (and in a few instances, detailed catalogues linked from the guides) are currently available online.
If you would like to purchase digital copies of specific items from any of our collections, please get in touch.
If you are a member of teaching staff at Durham University and would like to use material from Archives and Special Collections within your lectures or seminars, we may be able to scan or photograph items for this purpose. Please contact us as early as possible with any teaching digitisation requests.
See also our guide to Digitised Collections Online for further information on our digital resources.
