West Sussex Record Office

Notable holdings

• Blunt Manuscripts. The manuscripts of the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt.
• Buckle Papers. A collection of papers relating to the naval family of Buckle including Admiral Matthew Buckle.
• Cobden Archives. Archives of the 19th century politician and statesman Richard Cobden.
• Goodwood Archives. Papers of the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon and their estate in Goodwood near Chichester.
• Maxse Papers. The papers of Admiral Frederick Augustus Maxse and his sons, Sir Ivor Maxse and Leo Maxse.
• Petworth House Archives. The largest private collection held by the record office.
• Shillinglee Papers. Mainly deeds relating to the Shillinglee Estate in Kirdford and properties of the Turnour family.
• The Sussex Declaration. A parchment manuscript copy of the United States Declaration of Independence found there in April 2017.
• Wiston Archives. A collection of title deeds, settlements and wills relating to the Wiston Estate.