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Manchester City Council

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date: 1690-2010
Places:
  • Manchester, Lancashire
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (local)
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C188909 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O114961 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1912-1914: Air Pollution Advisory Board papers
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M360
NRA 20935 Manchester CL misc
2
1805-1989: Cleansing Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M595
3
1890-1969: Engineers and Surveyors Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M723
See Annual Return 2005
4
1925-1952: Hackney Coach Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M598
NRA 20935 Manchester CL misc
5
1909-1972: Health Department: canal boat records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M487
6
1825-1973: Highways Department ledgers
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M19
7
1981-2001: Manchester Festival Office records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M692
See Annual Return 2005
8
1890-1937: Market Inspector's court book
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M736
See Annual Return 2005
9
1915-1957: Parks and Cemeteries Department wages alteration books and wages advanced book
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M722
See Annual Return 2005
10
1867-1868: Surveyors papers rel to new Town Hall
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M296
11
c1690 - 1968: Town Clerks Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M74
12
1873-1969: Transport Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M29
13
1889-1974: Watch Committee registers of licences
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M192
NRA 20935 Manchester CL misc
14
1950-1974: Weights and Measures Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M417
15
c1931-1999: papers rel to mechanisation of accounting and purchase of first mainframe computer
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M770
See Annual Return 2007
16
c1889-2002: staff records incl architects, airport, landscape, quantity surveyors, housing, town planning, management and planning and project planning
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M771
See Annual Return 2007
17
1949-1961: city librarian Charles Nowell's papers rel to establishment of library service for residential homes incl corresp, reports, memoranda and cuttings
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M740
See Annual Return 2007
18
1992-2003: Service Improvement and Inclusion Team records relating to civil partnerships
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
2008/12
See Annual Return 2008
19
1836-1973: additional records of the Cleansing Department
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
2008/37
See Annual Return 2008
20
1857-1938: Town Clerk's Department papers
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M68
21
1890-2009: Education Department schools' records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M66
See Annual Return 2009
22
1900-1999: Education Department minutes
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M428
23
1980-1989: Manchester Gay Centre annual reports; various publications regarding gay rights and equality
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M775/1/6
24
c1890-1999: Education Committee and department photographic portraits of various officers and councillors
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
M822
25
1900-1999: Building Control Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
26
1897-1920: Parks and Cemetries Committee minute books
Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives)
GB127.CouncilMinutes
27
1890-1989: Building Control Department records
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M900
28
1839-1843: Manchester Borough Judicial Committee minutes
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
29
1903-1962: Styal Cottage Homes admission registers and registers of children [restricted access]
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M66/84
See Annual Return 2014
30
1889-2010: rate books, personnel records, records rel to Lord Mayor's office and civic events, records rel to city engineers incl sewer plans and street maps, financial records, photographs of town hal
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M9 GB127.M844 GB127.M480 GB127.M846 GB127.M845 GB127.M848 GB127.M847
See Annual Return 2015
31
1840s-1950s: plans of Manchester Town Hall and other buildings; records of the Town Clerks Department
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
GB127.M90; GB127.M847
See Annual Return 2016