This handbook appears to have been compiled as a guide of the city for an annual meeting of the British Association held in Birmingham in 1886. The British Association was a scientific society, and the contents of the handbook reflect this. After a very thorough description of Birmingham and its public and private institutions, there follows sections on the Geology, Zoology and Botany of the area. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute.

A monthly magazine produced for six years between mid-1888 and 1894. Contains contemporary descriptions of places in Birmingham undergoing change (e.g. the development of Corporation St.), and biographies of notable local worthies. Each annual volume contains around 240 pages, of which a third are photographic prints of places and people. Follow this link to see a list of contents for the first four volumes. This is a very interesting, detailed and useful contemporary resource. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute - volumes 5 & 6 loaned by Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy & Heraldry.

Also available as single annual volumes at a reduced price of £11.99 by following this link.

This is Robert Dent's second history of Birmingham. It is even better illustrated than the first (Old & New Birmingham - see above), and contains quite a lot of new material. In Dent's own words "During the fifteen years which have elapsed since the completion of the former work I have devoted my leisure hours to further research in the fascinating subject of the early history of our town, in which I have had the pleasure and advantage of being allied with some of the most devoted students of local archaeology. From the materials accumulated during this period I trust I have been able to present a fuller picture of the life and growth of the town; while the experience of the past has prevented undue proportion being given to some less important phases of old Birmingham life." Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute.

A record by two notable local historians on the passing of the Old Square in Birmingham, which was demolished as part of the development of Corporation Street (nothing ever changes !). The Old Square had been one of the more genteel and well-to-do squares, and contained many fine Georgian and Queen Anne buildings, many of which appear in photographs in this book. The book records the inhabitants of the Square - so if your ancestors lived in the Old square then this may contain some gems for you. To help you find out, we have included the index to the book, for which follow the link. Kindly loaned to the project by BMSGH.

Transcript of a series of lectures given at Birmingham University in 1911 describing the main institutions of the city and their historical origins - hospitals, schools, local government, guardians of the poor, and so on. Fascinating both as a contemporary view and as a history. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute.

This book chronicles the War effort in Birmingham during the First World War. 3 chapters (out of 18) record Birmingham's military contribution, but the main thrust of the book is concerned with Municipal activities - Mobilisation of Labour, Munitions manufacture, Care of the Wounded, Fund Raising, and so on. Contains about a dozen photographs. Excellent background material. Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute.

The origin of this work is the following minute of the Medical Committee of Queen's Hospital, dated the 23rd June, 1925 :

Seeing that the University is about to celebrate the Centenary of the Birmingham Medical School, the Medical Committee feel that they would like to share in the celebration by publishing an account of the life and work of Sands Cox, F.R.S., F.R.C.S., Founder of the Medical School and of the Queen"s Hospital .........

This is therefore a Centenary volume. It deals with the life-time of William Sands Cox, and the first hundred years of the famous Medical School of which he was the sole founder and tireless builder.

Kindly loaned to the project by the Birmingham and Midland Institute.