British Public Record Office
Archival Material Held at Stanford
And Selected U.S. Research Libraries

The British Public Record Office (PRO) houses the national archives of England and the United Kingdom, including records created by the actions of central government and of the courts of law of England and Wales.

This page serves as a guide to the holdings of the British Public Record Office (PRO) at Stanford and selected research libraries in the United States. The Public Record Office organizes its material in record group based on the originating agency. An alphanumeric string represents the agency and category of material. For example, the Minutes of the Colonial Overseas Defence Committee are contained in "Cab.7", the seventh record group of the Cabinet Office files. Citations to British archival source material are made directly these class numbers, hence the arrangement of this guide.