by emad » Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:36 pm
The British Library Periodicals Division is at Colindale, North London and still holds all archived UK press publications for the 19th and 20th centuries - in microfiche form. Some attempts to place these online was attempted in 2000 but the estimated costs of £150million+ were deemed excessive and the BL curators couldn't raise the money. This year new sponsors were approached for financing and as I understand it there is an announcement pending.<br><br>Good direct sources of information on what I have posted are:<br><br>President Harry S Truman's daughter Margaret Truman Daniel <br>The president of the Privy Council Office<br>The curator of the College of Arms<br>The chairman of the Crown Estate <br>The Rt Hon the Lord Strathclyde (leader of the Tory Party in the House of Lords)<br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>
