Sandwell Community History and Archives Service
| Sandwell Archives Service | |
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 Smethwick Library is also the home of Sandwell Community History and Archives Service | |
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| Location | Smethwick Library, High Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 1AA |
| Type | Public Archive |
| Established | 1992 |
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| Website | www.sandwell.gov.uk/archives |
Sandwell Community History and Archives Service (CHAS) is the archive service for the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England. The service is based within Smethwick Library.[1] It collects and preserves original archives and published material relating to the history of Sandwell.[2] It is a local authority archive service, run and funded by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
History
[edit | edit source]Until the early 1990s each of the towns that make up Sandwell kept their own archive and local studies collections; the service was restructured to create community libraries (rather than branch libraries) in 1992.[3]
Collections
[edit | edit source]Sandwell Archives holds archive collections created by organisations, families and businesses based in Sandwell. The service is a Diocesan record office, holding Church of England parish records for the Deanery of Warley and All Saints' Church, West Bromwich, as well as numerous non-conformist churches within Sandwell.[4]
As a Place of Deposit for Public Records Sandwell Archives also holds records of local courts, coroners and hospitals.[5] The service also holds the historical records of the former boroughs of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Warley, Wednesbury and West Bromwich.[3]
Significant business collections held by the service include; Chance Brothers, Accles & Pollock, Patent Shaft and T. W. Camm.[6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Black Country History Archived 13 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine