External Resources Guide
In addition to our archive, we also provide a comprehensive list of resources online that provide collections of primary and secondary resources related to the study of 19th century working-class British childhood. This list undergoes a process of constant development, and we welcome any suggestions that may be sent via the contact form below.
The resources below are organized by function, helping researchers locate different types of historical evidence:
Government and parliamentary resources for legislation, debates, official investigations, and administrative reports.
Digital archives and collections for books, manuscripts, newspapers, and institutional records.
Education-specific resources for the history of schools, teachers, inspection, and educational policy.
Local archive resources for discovering regional records and school collections.
Social and labour history resources for more comprehensive collections of sources, and research networks.
Free digital libraries for accessing nineteenth-century books and printed material.
Quantitative research tools for studying population, occupations, and social change through historical data.