Collections

• Nottinghamshire Archives holds more than 4 million documents.
• Documents are grouped together according to the person or organisation that created them. A group of documents is called a collection.
• So that depositors, archives staff and researchers know what is held at the Archives, we compile lists or catalogues of the documents in each collection.

These pages provide information on Nottinghamshire Archives' collections.

Summary guide to archive holdings

A summary guide of the different types of collections we hold, and the sorts of records you can find in them.

Nottinghamshire Archives Worldwide online catalogue

A selection of our catalogues can now be searched online. Find out how to access the online catalogue here.

Catalogues

• Lists of our catalogued collections are available in our public search room
• Copies of the catalogues are held in the National Register of Archives, and these can be consulted at The National Archives. For further information, visit The National Archives web site: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit/plan
• The titles of the catalogues in the National Register of Archives are available online, where they have been indexed by personal, place and business or organisation names. For further information visit the National Register web site at: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra
• Some detailed catalogues are available in full on the Access to Archives (A2A) web site. Search the A2A site at: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a
• Download our leaflet How to Find the Document You Want - Catalogues and Indexes [PDF 65KB]

Finding Aids

Finding Aids are available for different types of records. These provide overviews of what we hold for a particular type of document.

• Parish registers: find out which Anglican baptism, marriage and burial registers we hold
• Other denominational registers: find out about the registers of other churches