House of Lords

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Date:	1497
Functions, occupations and activities:	Parliament and elections
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C79158 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O49228 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1900-2018: records incl those of the Legislation Office, House of Lords Library, and Parliamentary Archives	Parliamentary Archives	HL	See Annual Return 2019
2	1497-2000: records	Parliamentary Archives	HL
3	17th cent-18th cent: letters, state and misc papers	Parliamentary Archives	BRY	NRA 7116 Cave See Memorandum no 7, no 24
4	1641-42: draft journal	Parliamentary Archives	BRY	See Accessions to Repositories 1987
5	1650-57: miscellaneous prints of acts, ordinances and other documents	Parliamentary Archives	ACT
6	1768-1821: volume of peers' proxies	Keele University Library Special Collections and Archives	6/8	NRA 1085 Richards
7	1767-1816: 160 deeds of appointment of proxies	Parliamentary Archives	HL	NRA 717
8	1793, 1797-98: secret committee minutes	Hampshire Archives	21M57	NRA 8798 Agar
9	1840-1998: architectural papers	Parliamentary Archives	ARC
10	18th-19th cent: autograph volumes	Parliamentary Archives	AUT
11	1947-2002: audio visual collection	Parliamentary Archives	AV
12	1837-84: designs and drawings	Parliamentary Archives	BIR
13	1837-1929: Clerk of the Crown papers	Parliamentary Archives	CC
14	1965-2000: cross bench peers group records	Parliamentary Archives	CBP
15	1907-1991: Leader of the House of Lords records	Parliamentary Archives	LH
16	1971-75: Lords of Appeal misc papers	Parliamentary Archives	LAP
17	1558-1980: Lord Great Chamberlain records	Parliamentary Archives	LGC
18	1585-1913: petitions	Parliamentary Archives	PET
19	1905-52: photographs	Parliamentary Archives	FAR
20	1960-2000: Record Office picture library	Parliamentary Archives	PIC
21	1993-2010: Clerk of the Parliament's Office: records incl minutes, corresp, meeting and committee papers, procedures and staff files	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/CP	See Annual Return 2011
22	1999-2010: Committee Office: records of committees incl Communications, Constitution, Economic Affairs, European Union, Science and Technology	Parliamentary Archives	HL/CP, HL/PO/CO, HL/PO/JT	See Annual Return 2011
23	2010: Department of Facilities: records rel to Millbank Island site project	Parliamentary Archives		See Annual Return 2011
24	2002: House of Lords Library: deposited papers	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/LB	See Annual Return 2011
25	2008-2010: Journal Office: records incl statistics, main papers, journal and Commissions of Royal Assent	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/JO	See Annual Return 2011
26	2008-2009: Judicial Office: records incl appeal cases, petitions and judgements	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/JU	See Annual Return 2011
27	2001-2010: Parliamentary Archives: Royal Gallery display case files 2001-2004, with publicity materials 2009-2010	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/RO	See Annual Return 2011
28	1993-2010: Private Bill Office: records, orders under Transport and Works Act 1992	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/PB	See Annual Return 2011
29	2008-2009: Public Bill Office: files	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/PU	See Annual Return 2011
30	1956: photographs (5) of the interior of the Houses of Parliament, incl Robing Room, Royal Gallery, House of Lords Chamber, House of Lords Library, House of Commons Chamber	Parliamentary Archives	Acc No 5809
31	1855: Office of Works: House of Lords Furniture Inventory, taken by William W Francis, Upholsterer; incl House of Peers, Peers Libraries, Peers Refreshment rooms, Sub-Librarian's room, Crown Offices, Lord Great Chamberlain's apartments, Mr Meesom's apartments, Clerk of Works Offices and the Parliament Office, with full descriptions of furniture and fixtures	Parliamentary Archives	OOW/52
32	1951-1983: House of Lords Yacht Club: papers rel to committee and AGM meetings; social events; accounts	Parliamentary Archives	LYC
33	1804-1839: autograph book containing handwritten admission slips to the House of Lords Gallery and other ephemera	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/RO/1/211	See Annual Return 2016
34	2004-2008: Legislation Office: Crossrail Bill records	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/PB/29/4-6	See Annual Return 2017
35	2013-2016: Legislation Office: High Speed Rail 2 (London-West Midlands) Bill records incl promoter and petitioner evidence, petitions, HS2 Agents, maps and plans	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/PB/30	See Annual Return 2017
36	2016-2017: Commissions of Royal Assent	Parliamentary Archives	6233	See Annual Return 2017
37	1813-2000: Human Resources Office: files for House of Lords staff incl salary information, records rel to First World War Service and pension ledgers	Parliamentary Archives	6312	See Annual Return 2017
38	2003-2018: records of Black Rod's department, Deputy Speaker's Office, and various Ad-Hoc Committees	Parliamentary Archives	HL	See Annual Return 2019
39	2020: Legislation Office: Private Bills, Royal Assent Commission European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill	Parliamentary Archives	HL/PO/JO/10/28/9	See Annual Return 2020

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	House of Commons	Houses of Parliament		Associative