Local History has a collection of over 20,000 items, including books, pamphlets and directories relating to the City of Dundee and surrounding areas. There is also an extensive collection of prints, photographs, postcards, maps and plans.
The Wighton Heritage Centre, home to one of the world's finest collections of Scottish music, forms an annex to Local History.
Newspapers, Periodicals and Magazines – An extensive collection of local newspapers and periodicals and a range of magazines dealing with historical topics. Back copies are retained and are available on request. Please check for details and order newspaper volumes at least 24 hours ahead of your visit to avoid disappointment.
Lamb Collection – a unique and varied resource of 450 archive boxes of ephemera, mainly from the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Family History Collection – including the International Genealogical Index for Scotland and Old Parish Registers and census returns for Dundee and some surrounding areas.
Taybridge Disaster – a wealth of maps, plans, books, documents, drawings and photographs on the two Tay rail bridges.
Photopolis – Over two thousand photographs of Victorian and Edwardian Dundee, supplemented by eight hundred images from the Lawson Brothers' unique sketches of pre-improvement Dundee. Some of these show aspects of the city dating back to mediaeval times.
Great War Dundee – This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home.
Roll of Honour – City of Dundee, Roll of Honour World War II – 1939 to 1945
Scotland's Places – is a free resource that lets you explore thousands of records about Scotland simply by searching for a place name, clicking on a map or typing in your postcode.
