Archives and Local Studies
collection guide no.8
Biography
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Heritage Services
Location
 Bay 10 of the main shelves
Scope of the collection
It centres on individuals and families associated with
Barking and Dagenham. You will also find collected
works, such as Who’s who in Essex (1935).
The Fanshawe family collection can be found in Bay
14. A separate leaflet for this is in preparation.
The books are for reference only, so are always
available on the open shelves.
Before the re-opening of Valence House in summer 2010,
each volume was carefully cleaned by Archives and Local
Studies volunteers before being added to the sustainable
custom-built oak shelves in the new library.
Examples
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Hardy AMIES: Just so far (1954) and Still here (1984)
Michael PICK: Hardy Amies
Derek BARLOW: Dick Turpin and the Gregory Gang
George CAREY (Lord Carey of Clifton): Know the truth: a
memoir
Tony CLIFFORD, Kathryn ABNETT & Mark WATSON:
Residents and visitors: some Barking and Dagenham
personalities
Eva HART: Shadow of the Titanic: a survivor’s story
Herbert Hensley HENSON: Retrospect of an unimportant
life
John PARKER MP: Father of the House: 50 years in
politics
Linda RHODES, Lee SHELDEN & Kathryn ABNETT:
The Dagenham murder: the brutal killing of PC George
Clark, 1846
June ROSE: Elizabeth Fry
Janet TODD: Mary Wollstonecraft: a revolutionary life
See also:
Local Studies Information Sheets:
No.9 William the Conqueror and Barking Abbey
No.12 Singers and musicians
No.35 Elizabeth Fry
No.22 James Cook and Dick Turpin
No.45 The Dagenham Girl Pipers
No.51 Famous women of Barking and Dagenham
No.52 Football personalities of Barking and Dagenham
No. 19 Sir Cornelius Vermuyden
No. 37 Captain John Perry RN
Archives and Local Studies collection guides:
No. 3 Arts and Entertainment
No.4 Sport
Archives and Local Studies Centre, Valence House,
Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3HT
Opening times
 Mondays to Fridays: 10am - 4pm (except Bank Holidays)
 Saturdays: 10am - 12.30pm and 1.15pm - 4pm
When visiting for the first time, please bring proof of your
address as you will need to register.
Contact details
 Phone: 020 8227 2033
 Email: localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk
 Internet: www.lbbd.gov.uk/archives
 Facebook: www.facebook.com/valencehouse
09.2014