Sources of information on migrant communities held in the Oldham Local Studies and Archives.
Annual report of the Oldham Council for Racial Equality
Hum Log: Stories of Oldham’s Asian Communities - The experiences of Oldham’s first Asian settlers in their own words
Items on community relations including handbooks
Surveys and census profiles for migrant communities in Oldham
An extensive collection of photographs, including the Nadir Hussain Collection (a record of significant events in the Pakistani heritage community).
Black and Asian Studies Association Newsletter
Local newspapers (e.g. the Oldham Chronicle from 1854)
Newspaper cuttings collection
We hold the following Public Record Office readers’ guides:
Tracing your West Indian Ancestors by Guy Grannum, (PRO, 2002)
Immigrants and aliens: A guide to sources on UK immigration and citizenship by Roger Kershaw and Mark Pearsall (PRO, 2002)
Bangladesh Genealogy - resources of interest to Bangladesh family researchers
Casbah - Caribbean studies and the history of Black and Asian people in the UK
Moving here - Migration of Carribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian heritage communities
If you have any records (like photographs and diaries) that illustrate the history and experiences of people from minority ethnic communities in Oldham, and would like to see them preserved for future generations, we would love to hear from you.
If you have any concerns about making them available to the public we can restrict access for up to 100 years.
Phone: 0161 770 4654
Email: archives@oldham.gov.uk