Edinburgh boasts some of the best facilities
for historical study and research available in
Britain. The University Library is home to a
large collection of rare manuscripts and early
printed books which has been growing steadily
since the late sixteenth century.
Owing to copyright
status between 1710 and 1837 it also contains
comprehensive holdings of eighteenth and
early nineteenth century works, and remains one
of
the largest University Libraries in Britain.
The nearby National Library of Scotland is
one of five copyright libraries in Britain
today. It developed from the Advocates Library,
founded
in 1680, and is home to a vast archive of
rare manuscripts and printed works.
The Playfair
Library at The University of Edinburgh,
Old College.
The National
Archives
of Scotland and
the Office of the Registrar
General for Scotland are both located
in Edinburgh, and
together with the City Library and
the Library of the Scottish Society of Antiquaries,
they
also provide rich repositories of local
and national materials for research and project
work.
Economic and Social History at Edinburgh
has consistently achieved a 5-rating in each
of the
Research Assessment Exercises and an ‘excellent’ classification
in successive Quality Assurance Audits.
Economic and Social History
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
University of Edinburgh
Doorway 4
Teviot Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 3843
Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6645
Email: esh@ed.ac.uk
