Open every Tuesday 10am - 3pm.
The Museum’s Library and Archives contain a large range of material that can assist in research, whether academic or personal. We are also fortunate in having a dedicated part-time researcher who works in our Library and Archives with the invaluable assistance of our specialist volunteers.
Members of the public are welcome to visit the Museum Library on a Tuesday between 10am and 3pm. We welcome drop-in visits, but if you would like to email library@haslemeremuseum.co.uk or call us on 01428 642112 in advance to make an appointment, we can conduct any necessary research before your visit.
The Museum is a valuable source of information on places, properties and people in the Haslemere area. Our collection includes reference works covering local history, natural history, art and general historical works, as well as maps, periodicals, newspapers, historical photographs, postcards and documents.
General research enquiries to our specialist volunteers are welcomed at library@haslemeremuseum.co.uk
List of our specialised records and unique sources:
- Specialised records and unique sources
- Haslemere Rate Books from 1837 - 1872 & 1913 - 1921
- Haslemere Parish magazines 1874 - 1919, 1959 - 1979, 1993 - 2004 & 2005 - 2023 as well as Shottermill Parish magazines 1899 - 1902
- 1735 map of Haslemere High Street and other local maps
- A selection of record books of sales and rentals of local houses maintained by Cubitt & West estate agents c. 1890 - 1970
- Historic local newspaper cuttings
- Extracts from the Haslemere Herald and some mid-C20th bound volumes thereof
- London Illustrated News 1843 - 1900
- A selection of C19th and C20th guide books to, and directories of, Haslemere
- A collection of some 20,000 photographs of Haslemere and its people
- Electronic database of local images
- Volumes produced by Surrey Record Society, including Vols XVIII & XXXIII Returns, Vols XLI & XLII Surrey Hearth Tax 1664, Vol XXXIX Surrey Probate Inventories 1558 - 1603, Vols XXXV 1659 - 1661 & XXXVI 1661 - 1663 Surrey Quarter Sessions, Vol XLIV Warriors at Home 1940 – 1942