The University of Chicago’s Regenstein Library has a remarkably strong collection of both primary and secondary sources in British Studies. Recently the library has been working actively to build up a strong collection of microforms, a list that is ever growing and can be easily accessed using Frank Conaway’s Microforms List. The University's Department of Special Collections also has strong holdings both of manuscript material and of rare books. Handlists for the manuscripts are available in the Special Collections search room at Regenstein. Both the Crerar Library and the Law School Library have extensive collections of interest to students of Britain. The Newberry Library in Chicago has collections of pamphlet and manuscript material covering an array of topics.

There are a number of research institutions in North America that are rich in resources for the study of Britain. These institutions not only have rich collections, but often have small research grants available to scholars interested in their collections. The Huntington Library in San Marino, California has an especially rich collection of British manuscripts and pamphlets and has a very generous fellowship program. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington has a strong Renaissance Collection as well as an active seminar series , providing fellowships for graduate students wishing to attend. The Beinecke Library at Yale and the Houghton Library at Harvard have extensive collections as well as small research grants. The William Clements Library at Michigan has a very strong eighteenth century collection, as does the Lewis Walpole Library in Connecticut. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has strong collections in Colonial American and British Imperial History.
 
Of course, the major resources for the study of Britain are in the British Isles themselves. The Special Collections Manuscript Search Room at the Regenstein Library should be the first stop for any scholar planning a research trip to Britain. The search room holds manuscript catalogues from the British Library, Oxford’s Bodleian Library, the Cambridge University Library, Trinity College, Dublin’s Library, the National Library of Scotland and many smaller collections. The Historical Manuscripts Commission’s website makes it possible to locate manuscript collections of individuals, families and corporate bodies. While the listings are most reliable for record offices in the United Kingdom, it does provide listings in Europe and North America as well.
The ARCHON website provides information about the holdings in the local record offices of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Many major British Libraries and archives have their own websites. Particularly well-developed websites exist for the British Library, the Bodleian Library, the Cambridge University Library, the Trinity College Library Dublin , the Public Record Office, the National Library of Scotland, the National Archives of Scotland, and the National Library of Ireland.