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When I first began research into the case, my first port of call was the Local Studies Library in my hometown of Kingston upon Hull.
I asked several questions regarding the Stephenson family, but found only one reference to Robert D’Onston Stephenson in the card file.
I knew this would be a major task, so using the tools at my disposal I began looking at the families life here in Hull.
I began with the 1841 Census, locating the family on Charles Street, then cross referenced this with the Trade Directories from the same period.
The Local Studies Library is, at the moment situated on Albion Street as a part of the larger Central Library Building. Over the course of the next year or so, this will move to it’s new location onto the car park just off Kingstown Way.
Among the tools available at the Local Studies Library are,
Local newspapers from 1791 to the present
Thousands of photographs and illustrations, including portraits, aerial shots, local streets etc.
Books and journals on all aspects of Hull and the East Riding, ancient and modern including local fiction authors
Local maps and plans, from around 1293 to present
Census records
Hull telephone directories from 1938 onwards
Trade Directories
Burgess Roll’s
Polling Books
And much much more!!
Other materials and collections include,
Winifred Holtby
Author of several novels, including South Riding, was famous as a journalist and novelist in the 1920s and 30s. In addition to her published works and biographies, we house a collection of thousands of letters, manuscripts and other documentary items, which form the largest collection of original material on Winifred Holtby in public ownership in the world;
Slavery and Wilberforce
Over 1500 volumes on William Wilberforce, the abolition of slavery and all aspects of slavery, ancient and modern and includes William Wilberforce Letters 1799-1832
Whaling
Reflecting Hull’s role as a major whaling port, this collection includes some whaling ship log-books and also covers the general history of whaling and the natural history of whales
Ephemera
The Library has preserved a range of this transitory material, including: theatre bills and programmes (around 7,000 18th and 19th century playbills), football programmes, post cards, timetables, company publicity, and so on
Andrew Marvell
A collection of published poetry, biographies and critical works
Hohenrein family and business
Papers of this mid 19th - 20th century German immigrant family including their successful butchery business and cinema ownership, also depicts anti-German feeling around WWI
Amy Johnson
286 letters written between 1922-28
Business records
Forster & Andrews organ builders 1844-1969: records detailing all the organs the company supplied from its Hull factory to institutions and individuals around the world
Religious Archives
Primitive Methodist Connexion Circuit records 1842-1920, Fish Street Chapel 1768-1982
Trade Union
Hull Trades and Labour Council papers.
Contact Details
Local studies library
1st Floor
Central Library
Albion Street
HULL
HU1 3TF
Tel: (01482) 210 077
Fax: (01482) 616 858
Email: local.studies@hullcc.gov.uk
Opening hours
So that the library can carry out essential behind the scenes work, in preparation for the move to the History Centre in 2009, please note that from Monday 31 March 2008 the new opening hours are -
Monday - closed all day
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - 9.30am to 4.45pm
Friday - closed all day
The staff at the Local Studies Libary are really helpful.
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