We hold the records of central government departments which were responsible for administering the colonies (for example Colonial Office, Dominions Office, Foreign and Comm… See more

For most topics on imperial and colonial history, you will need to come to our reading rooms to view original documents. However, there are significant collections available o… See more

The records of the Colonial Office (CO) and Dominions Office (DO) are the primary sources of information on the colonial period. These departments changed names and respon… See more

5.1 Searching by series and record type
Begin by deciding which types of records (as described in section 4) are likely to contain useful documents. This will depend on the topi… See more