According to an old web site that I was lucky enough to find I understand that Birmingham City Council maintains a section called the Archives and Heritage Section. Is this true ? and can anyone tell me what they have to offer. I have written to them several times and have not yet had the courtesy of a reply so I'm wondering if this section has been closed down. A common problem for researchers from far away when writing to government departments in the UK is that our letters/emails are frequently used as bin liners, I think I must have filled several recycling bins by now, NHS are by far the biggest offenders.