Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service explained

Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service
Formation:1913
Type:County records service
Headquarters:Riverside Building, Borough Hall
Location:Bedford, England
Region Served:Bedfordshire
Parent Organization:Bedford Borough Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Luton Borough Council

The Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service is a county record office, holding archival material associated with Bedfordshire and Luton. Established in 1913 by George Herbert Fowler (1861-1940) as the Bedfordshire Record Office, it was the first county record office in England.[1] It is located in Bedford.

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Notes and References

  1. Bell, Patricia & Stitt, Freddy, 'George Herbert Fowler and county records', Journal of the Society of Archivists 23:2 (2002), 249-64