- Company Name
- Edinburgh City Libraries & Information Services
- Address
- Central Library
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EG - Work Phone
- 0131 242 8000
- libraries@edinburgh.gov.uk
- Web URL
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/Library
The Edinburgh Room holds the most comprehensive collection of published material on Edinburgh past and present. Its collection includes over 100,000 books, maps, prints, slides, old parish registers, census returns and newspaper cuttings relating to the history, topography and social life of the City of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Room holds a large collection of images of Edinburgh (24,500 prints, photographs, sketches and watercolours) including photographs from 1840's to present day.