The counties below are listed as they existed before the creation of the county of the West Midlands
Staffordshire
Burton Family & Local History Centre
Sandwell Archives at Smethwick Library
Stafford Record Office (including William Salt Library)
Walsall Local History Centre – Archives and local studies
Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies
Warwickshire
Library of Birmingham – General
Library of Birmingham – Heritage Research & Archives
Archdiocese of Birmingham Archive (Roman Catholic)
Coventry Archives Herbert Gallery
Solihull Heritage & Local Studies Service
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire County Record Office
Worcestershire
Worcester County Record Office
Dudley Archives and Local History Centre.