Home Special Collections2 Special Collections The History Centre holds a fascinating range of original documents and items relating to specific individuals Special Collections Angela Brazil – local children's author George Eliot Tom Mann – labour movement pioneer Automobile Collection – books on the automotive industry. Includes past volumes of periodicals such as Autocar, manuals and service guides to classic cars to tractors! Cycling Collection – includes periodicals about the sport and manufacture of bicycles. Original documents The research room is used for consulting original documents with the following collections available: Freeman's index and Apprentice Enrolment index Card indexes are available for an initial search by surname. The registers are available on microfilm, the apprenticeship rolls on microfilm and on the public access PCs. Council Minutes 1890 – present Dissertations Some individuals who have written dissertations on aspects of Coventry's history have donated a copy to us and these are available for public consultation. Some of these items are only available by prior arrangement. Please contact the History Centre to further information. Want to Donate?Our ServicesCollectionsCity ArchivesMaps and PlansNewspapers and JournalsLocal HistoryFamily History ResourcesSpecial CollectionsCoventry DigitalCoventry AtlasFree Resources