General Databases of Archives and Manuscripts
Archive Grid Search (search multiple archives around the world, including North American archives): http://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/
Archives Hub (search over 300 UK archives): http://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/
Archives Wales Search (search multiple Welsh archives): https://www.library.wales/index.php?id=7977
Irish Archives Resource Search (search multiple Irish archives): http://www.iar.ie/
The National Archives Search (includes manuscripts at The National Archives, London, and at 2,500 other UK archives): http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Online Archive of California (search multiple Californian archives): http://oac.cdlib.org/
Scottish Archive Network Online Catalogue (search multiple Scottish archives): http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/scancatalogue/welcome.aspx
Repositories’ Archives and Manuscript Catalogues
Not all of the following repositories are currently represented in the database, but all of them hold manuscript sermons. We will update the list as we investigate the collections of more repositories.
England
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford: Bodleian Archives and Manuscripts Online Catalogues & Early Modern Manuscript Catalogues and Finding Aids:
http://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/
http://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/modern-sc
British Library, London: Archives and Manuscript Catalogue
Cambridge University Library: ArchiveSearch:
https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/
Cambridgeshire Archives Service: Online Catalogue (including Huntingdonshire & Ely):
https://calm.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies: Online Catalogue:
http://catalogue.cheshirearchives.org.uk/calmview/
Chetham Library, Manchester: Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue:
http://185.121.204.150/ChethamLibrary/#/home
Christ Church College Library, University of Oxford: Special Collections Catalgoues:
https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/catalogues
Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock: Online Catalogue:
http://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/
Dr Williams’s Library, London: Online Catalogue & Manuscript Handlists:
http://collections.dwl.ac.uk/search/all
http://www.dwl.ac.uk/view.php?&page=292
Durham County Record Office: Online Catalogue:
https://durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/search-options/search-the-catalogue/
Durham University Library: Special Collections Catalogue:
http://reed.dur.ac.uk/xtf/search
East Riding of Yorkshire Archives Service: Online Catalogue:
http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/CalmView/
Essex Archives: SEAX, Essex Archives Online Catalogue:
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/
Hackney Archives, London: Online Catalogue:
http://hackney.soutron.net/Portal/Default/en-GB/Search/SimpleSearch
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies: Online Catalogue:
https://www.hertfordshirearchives.org.uk/
Hull History Centre: Online Catalogue:
https://catalogue.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/
Inner Temple Library, London: Online Catalogue:
https://www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/services-and-facilities/services/the-library-catalogue/
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester: Archives Hub (ELGAR) and Manuscript catalogues:
https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/manchesteruniversity/
https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands/special-collections/search/published-catalogues/
Kent Archives and Local History Service, Maidstone: Online Archives Catalogue:
http://www.kentarchives.org.uk/#
Lambeth Palace Library, London: Database of Manuscripts and Archives:
http://archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/calmview/
Lancashire Archives and Record Office: LANCAT Online Catalogue:
https://archivecat.lancashire.gov.uk/calmview/
Leeds University Library: Special Collections Catalogue:
http://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1500/special_collections
London Metropolitan Archives, London: Collections Catalogue:
Magdalen College Library, University of Oxford: Digitized Manuscripts Catalogue:
Methodist Archives and Research Centre, University of Manchester: Collection Catalogue:
National Art Library, London: Online Catalogue:
https://nal-vam.on.worldcat.org/discovery
Norfolk Record Office: Online Catalogue:
http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?NS&dsqServer=NCC3CL01&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl
North Yorkshire County Record Office: Online Catalogue:
http://archivesunlocked.northyorks.gov.uk/CalmView/default.aspx
Northamptonshire Archives: Collections Catalogue:
http://nro.adlibhosting.com/search/simple
Palace Green Library, Durham University: Collections Catalogue:
Royal Society Library, London: Online Archives Catalogue:
https://catalogues.royalsociety.org/CalmView/catalogsearch.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog
Senate House Libraries, University of London: Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue:
http://archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/home
Sheffield Archives: Online Catalogue:
http://www.calmview.eu/SheffieldArchives/CalmView/Default.aspx?
Society of Antiquaries of London Library: Online Catalogue via The National Archives Discovery Catalogue:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search/r?_dss=range&_hb=oth&_nrar=118
Suffolk Record Office: Collections Search:
http://www.suffolkarchives.co.uk/
Thomas Plume’s Library, Maldon, Essex: Online Catalogue:
https://thompl.cirqahosting.com/HeritageScripts/Hapi.dll/Search1?CookieCheck=45065.1142484259
Thoresby Society Archive, The Leeds Library: Online Catalogue:
http://www.thoresby.org.uk/content/library/mssfull.php
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive, London: Online Catalogue:
http://www.thcatalogue.org.uk/Default.aspx?
University College London Library Special Collections: Online Archives Catalogue:
University of Nottingham Library: Manuscripts and Special Collections Online Catalogue:
http://mss-cat.nottingham.ac.uk/CalmView/default.aspx?
Wellcome Library, London: Online Collection Catalogue:
https://wellcomecollection.org/search/works
West Yorkshire Archive Service: Online Catalogue:
http://www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/calmview/
The Wren Library, Trinity College, University of Cambridge: The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts:
https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Search
Ireland
Marsh’s Library, Dublin: Online Catalogue:
http://www.marshlibrary.ie/catalogue/
National Library of Ireland, Dublin: Sources Database (includes many other Irish repositories):
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland: eCatalogue:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-ecatalogue
Representative Church Body Library, Dublin: Online Summary Catalogue
http://www.ireland.anglican.org/about/rcb-library/catalogues/manuscripts
Trinity College Library, Dublin: Manuscripts and Archives Catalogue:
https://manuscripts.catalogue.tcd.ie/CalmView/
Scotland
National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh: Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts and Finding Aids:
http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/manuscripts
University of Edinburgh Library Special Collections: Archives and Manuscripts Online Catalogue:
http://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/
University of Glasgow Special Collections: Online Catalogue:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/collections/#/
Wales
National Library of Wales: Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts:
http://archives.library.wales/index.php/?sf_culture=en
United States of America
American Antiquarian Society Library, Worcester, MA: Online Catalog:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CN: Library Catalogs and Databases:
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/research/library-catalogs-databases
Congregational Library and Archives, Boston, MA: Online Catalog and Finding Aids
https://congregationallibrary.softlinkliberty.net/liberty/libraryHome.do
https://www.congregationallibrary.org/manuscript-collections/finding-guides
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington DC: Hamnet Library Catalog, LUNA Digital Images, Card Catalogs and Finding Aids:
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin: Finding Aids and Collection Databases:
https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/search-the-collections/
Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: Online search and HOLLIS for Archival Discovery Catalog
https://library.hds.harvard.edu/collections/special-collections/manuscripts-archives
https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/12
Harvard University Archives and Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: HOLLIS and HOLLIS for Archival Discovery Catalogs
https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/
The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA: Library Catalog & Finding Aids:
http://catalog.huntington.org/search
http://oac.cdlib.org/institutions/Huntington+Library
Maine Historical Society Library, Portland, ME: Minerva Library Catalog:
https://minerva.maine.edu/search~S24
Massachusetts Historical Society Library, Boston, MA: Library Catalogs:
https://www.masshist.org/research/library-catalogs
New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston, MA: Library Catalog:
https://library.nehgs.org/search/X
Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum, Salam, MA: PHILCAT Catalog:
http://pem-voyager.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/vwebv/searchBasic
Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ: Library Catalog & Finding Aids:
http://findingaids.princeton.edu/
UCLA Libraries, including William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, LA, CA: Library Catalog & Finding Aids:
http://catalog.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/searchBasic
http://oac.cdlib.org/institutions/UCLA::Clark+(William+Andrews)+Memorial+Library
Yale University Library, New Haven, CN: Manuscripts and Archives Finding Aids, and Catalogs:
http://web.library.yale.edu/mssa
Canada
McMaster University Libraries, Hamilton, ON: Archives and Research Collections Search:
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON: Online Catalogue (search for manuscripts under item):
https://librarysearch.library.utoronto.ca/discovery/search?vid=01UTORONTO_INST:UTORONTO