Search the Archive

This is a trial search facility for those archive items that have been re-catalogued onto the Modes Compact database. To date only a portion of the archive has been re-catalogued and this process is ongoing. Data last updated 22 July 2024.

There are seven fields on which the search can be performed:

  • ArchiveID: the unique reference number of the item
  • Summary: a short description of the item – this is the best field to search on
  • PersonName: the primary individual  associated with the item (if there is one)
  • PlaceName: the primary place associated with the item (if there is one)
  • StartDate: if dates are available, the first/beginning date
  • EndDate: if dates are available for a period, the end date
  • ArchiveRef: where the item is in the archive (usually a box number)

The search is by free text only, case insensitive. Blank fields are omitted from the results.

If you require further details about any item(s) please contact us including details of the ArchiveID and ArchiveRef value(s) in your message.

Total Records Found: 4227, showing 10 per page
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3549
Summary email from Peter Mason to Sue Price about visit to Lustleigh Archives 13 April 2015
PersonName Mason, Peter
StartDate 13.4.2015
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3548
Summary Jubilee Hall Development Trustees Update 2015
PersonName Deacon, Alan
StartDate 2015
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3547
Summary Email from Alan Deacon to Sue Price concerning Archive Centre, 13 October 2015
PersonName Deacon, Alan
StartDate 13.10.2015
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3546
Summary Devon South West Heritage Trust has got Heritage Lottery Funding 29 June 2015
PersonName Carpenter, Brian
StartDate 16.6.2015
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3545
Summary Correspondence about the loan of an exhibit of 'Dartmoor Life in the First world War' 16 July 2015
PersonName Price, Sue
StartDate 16.6.2015
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3544
Summary email from Sarah Curtis, clerk to the Parish Council to Sue Price, about spending the money from the Diamond Jubilee fund
PersonName Curtis, Sarah
StartDate 5.10.2015
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3543
Summary Devon Rural Archive to Sue Price advertising a talk by John Risden on the story of Greenway and other events
PersonName Price, Sue
StartDate 5.5.2016
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3542
Summary e.mails about a visit to Chagford, Roy Gosney Chairman of Chulmleigh History Society to Sue Price
PersonName Gosney, Roy
StartDate 28.2.2014
EndDate 19.3.2014
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3541
Summary letter from Sarah Curtis to Tim Myers about Queen's birthday picnic about raising money for Jubilee Hall
PersonName Curtis, Sarah
StartDate 10.2.2016
ArchiveRef Box 77
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.3540
Summary emails about Villages in Action from Kate Green, Creative Communities Manager 18 March 2016
StartDate 18.3.2016
ArchiveRef Box 77