Gordon family of Barking: family papers c1880-1980 (ACQ2018/015)
Sullivan family of Dagenham: First World War trench diary, school photos and 100th birthday telegram 1914-2017 (BD442)
Jimmy McDermott (fl 1940-1990), Barking and Dagenham resident: typed personal memoir, with experiences incl evacuation during the Second World War, national service in Northern Ireland, trade unionism and working at Ford, and as a local councillor for Barking Eastbury Ward c1990 (ACQ2018/041)
Grace Simmonds (1924-2011), Dagenham girl piper: band administration, photos and press cuttings c1910-2012 (BD7/14)
Joan Wilby (fl 1967-1968), trainee midwife: medical case notes 1967-1968 (ACQ2018/030)
Elizabeth May Wood (fl 1940), Barking and Dagenham resident: typescript account of working at the Shadow Factory, munitions factory, Rainham Road South 2018 (ACQ2018/040)
Barking Adult College: records incl photos, governing body and project management meeting minutes, budget and capital monitoring reports, c1980-2010 (ACQ2018/058)
Five Elms School, Dagenham: admission registers, log books, photo albums, building plans, and accident book 1929-1997 (ACQ2018/020)
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Engineer's Department: records incl negatives of Second World War damage, aerial views of the borough and negative of a motor boat launch c1940-1950 (ACQ2018/025)
London County Council: plans for the Becontree and Chigwell Estates, incl a coloured linen plan of new and old highways on the Becontree Housing Estate c1930-1960 (ACQ2018/009; ACQ2018/048)
Scout Association, Barking and Dagenham 12th scout group: photos, loose papers, badges and memorabilia c1940-1950 (ACQ2018/005; ACQ2018/006)
Photos of bomb damage to St Paul's Church, Barking c1945 (ACQ2018/055)
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