{"id":128,"date":"2018-07-16T09:49:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T08:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devon-archives.swht.wpengine.com\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:26:15","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/services\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Guides<\/h2>\n<p>Devon\u00a0Archives and Local Studies provide a number of Research Guides covering the collections. These guides will help you to pursue your research and cover a wide range of subjects. They will also help you to plan your visit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout clearfix\"><h4>Research Guides<\/h4><p>Explore the Research Guides<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/DHC-Document-Study-a-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Research Guides\" \/><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.swheritage.org.uk\/da-ls-research-guides\">Research Guides<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Online Resources and Indexes<\/h2>\n<div class=\"callout clearfix\"><h4>Know Your Place<\/h4><p>Explore Devon through old maps, archive images and linked information<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Somerset-Know-Your-Place-West-of-England.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.bristol.gov.uk\/kyp\/?edition=devon\">Visit Know Your Place<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"callout clearfix\"><h4>Manorial Documents Register<\/h4><p>Access this comprehensive list of all the manors in Devon<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Langdon-1788-b-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Manorial Documents Register\" \/><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/manor-search\">View the Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"callout clearfix\"><h4>From The Grass Roots: An Oral History of Community Politics in Devon<\/h4><p>Access a sound archive of people involved in local politics within the county from 1945 until the present day<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/Devon-From-the-Grass-Roots.png\" alt=\"\" \/><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofparliamentonline.org\/from-the-grassroots\/\">Access the Archive<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"callout clearfix\"><h4>Exmoor Oral History Archive<\/h4><p>Oral history giving a unique insight into life on the moor during the 20th century.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/02\/ernest_mold-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/exmoor-oha.swheritage.org.uk\/home.html\">Explore the Archive<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Books, Publications and CDs<\/h2>\n<p>A number of books and CDs are available to buy from Devon Archives and Local Studies.<\/p>\n<p>These are available to browse and buy at the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter or can be purchased by emailing us\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:devonarchives@swheritage.org.uk\">devonarchives@swheritage.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/list-of-publications-and-research-tools.pdf\">list of publications and research tools<\/a> in our reception bookshop<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/devon-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/list-of-local-history-books.pdf\">list of local history books<\/a> on CD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Guides Devon\u00a0Archives and Local Studies provide a number of Research Guides covering the collections. 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