NRA Information sheet - Sources for Women's History Historical Manuscripts Commission Sources for Women's History Crown copyright 1999 . The indexes to the NRA are indexes to the creators of records. It is possible to search for the records of corporate bodies or the papers of families and individuals, and for groups of letters from prominent individuals which are to be found in collections other than their own. It is not possible to use the indexes to search for single letters or papers relating to a certain theme, e.g. women's suffrage. Guidelines on how to to undertake searches are available on the search pages.
All repositories are likely to hold some material useful for a study of women's history.
The following hold collections relating specifically to women's history. The women's theatre collection is housed within the University's drama department. It holds personal archives of women connected with the theatre and playscripts of works by women which have been performed at least once. Enquiries should be addressed to the Assistant Keeper. The Hall-Carpenter Archive is a large collection of papers relating to lesbian and gay individuals and organisations.