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Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre

Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8PA, England

Whether you are tracing the history of a building, undertaking a GCSE project, discovering the history of your family or just interested in the local history of the area where you live, the Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre is the place to start. The Centre contains about 180,000 items on the history of the borough and we aim to keep anything that helps reflect life in Camden past and present.

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Contact Details

Tel : 020 7974 6342
Fax : 020 7974 6284
E-mail : localstudies@camden.gov.uk

URL : www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigat
ion/leisure/local-history/

Open

Monday & Thursday 10.00am - 7.00pm Tuesday & Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm, 2.00pm - 5.00pm Appointments needed to use some archives. The centre is normally closed the first week in December each year.

Closed

Wednesday & Sunday CLOSED The Centre is closed during the first week in December each year for our annual closure week.

General Information

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