The Northamptonshire Studies Collection is the county's main collection of printed and pictorial material on the history of Northamptonshire, from the 16th Century to the present.

The majority of the materials are held at Northamptonshire Central Library:

• Enquiries and Research
  We are happy to take requests for information from our collections or provide advice on research.
  
  
• Family History
  A large resource for family historians including census returns, parish registers, electoral registers and more.
  
  
• Maps and Geographic Information System (GIS)
  A large collection of maps and plans.
  
  
• Newspapers
  You can access local newspapers dated from 1720 to the present at various libraries. Find articles from 1999 in our local newspaper index.
  
  
• Photographs and Other Images
  Around 1000,000 images including views of Northamptonshire on a wide range of subjects, also family and individual portraits.
  
  
• Shop
  We sell a range of local interest books, greeting cards and other items
  
  
• Special Collections
  H E Bates, Charles Bradlaugh, J L Carr, and John Clare, Philip Doddridge, Sir Henry Dryden, Mary Pendered and Beeby Thompson