The Suffolk Records Society is a local

text publication society A text publication society is a learned society which publishes (either as its sole function, or as a principal function) scholarly editions of old works of historical or literary interest, or archival documents. In addition to full texts, a text p ...

founded in 1957 to promote the study and preservation of

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

records from the

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to the present day. The society has published over 80 volumes as of 2015, divided into two-book series, the ''Charters'' series for

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s of Suffolk, and the ''General'' series.Publications: General series.
Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

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History of Suffolk 1957 establishments in England Organisations based in Suffolk Historical societies of the United Kingdom Text publication societies {{England-org-stub