County Library and Information Service
Community History - Council Minutes and Reports
Most towns had printed Minutes of Council Proceedings from the middle of the nineteenth century. Minutes cover all aspects of the local authority's services, such as education, building, planning, street cleaning, sanitation etc. Other sources such as Structure Plans are important sources of information. On health, the Chief Medical Officer of Health reports and more current reports from Health Authorities are important sources of primary information.
For holdings of council minutes and other local reports in our Lancashire libraries, please see the 'Guide to Lancashire Local Studies and Family History Collections' (Section 14). Some of these holdings will also be found in our book catalogue