Hutchinson, William. The History and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1785-1794. 3 volumes. Call #: F45927.42
Page, William (editor). The Victoria history of the county of Durham . . . . London: [A. Constable and Co., Ltd.], 1905-1928. 3 volumes. Call #: F45927.94.
Raine, James. The History and antiquities of North Durham as subdivided into the shires of Norham, Island, and Bedlington . . . but are now united to the County of Northumberland. London: John Bowyer Nichols & Son, 1852. Call #: +F45927.73.
Surtees, Herbert Conyers. [Histories of parishes in the County of Durham.] Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1919-1930. 22 numbers in 2 volumes. Call #: F45927.852.
Surtees, Robert. The History and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham . . . . London: J.B. Nichols & Son, 1816-1840. 4 volumes. Call #: +F45927.85.
Blair, Charles Henry Hunter. The Renaissance heraldry of the County Palatine of Durham from A.D. 1666 to A.D. 1800. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Records Committee, 1933. Call #: F459594.828 (vol. 12). Intended to supplement Dugdale (below).
Clay, John William. The Extinct and dormant peerages of the northern counties of England. London: James Nisbet, 1913. Call #: F0845.156.
Dugdale, William. Durham monuments; or, The Shields of arms. effigies and inscriptions in the churches, castles and halls of the County of Durham. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Newcastle upon Tyne Records Committee, 1925. Call #: F45954.828 (vol. 5).
Flower, William. Ye Heraldic visitation of ye Countye Palatyne of Durham, in the yeare of our Lorde God 1575. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: S. Hodgson, 1820. Edited from the original ms. by N.J. Philipson. Call #: +F0745.305
Foster, Joseph (editor). Pedigrees recorded at the visitations of the County Palatine of Durham made by WIlliam Flower, Norroy king-of-arms, in 1575, by Richard St. George, Norroy-king-of-arms, in 1615, and by WIlliam Dugdale, Norroy king-of-arms, in 1666. London: privately printed for J. Foster, 1887. Call #: F0745.31.
Durham and Northumberland Parish Register Society. Publications. Sunderland: The Society, 1898-1926. Call #: E68.24.
Volumes for the following: Bishop Middleham (vol. 13); Castle Eden (vol. 29); Coniscliffe (vol. 18); Dalton-le-Dale (vol. 23); Durham: St. Margaret's (vol. 9), St. Mary in the South Bailey (vol. 17), St. Mary-le-Bow (vol. 27), St. Nicholas (vol. 32); Ebchester (vol. 4); Middleton St. George (vol. 12); Ryton (vol. 6); Seaham (vol. 22); Sherburn hospital (vol. 30); Stanhope (vol. 3); Whickham (vol. 1); Whitburn (vol. 10); Whorlton (vol. 19); Winston (vol. 35).
Index of wills, etc., in the probate registry, Durham, and from other sources, 1540-1599. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: printed for the Newcastle upon Tyne Records Committee by Northumberland Press, 1928. Call #: F459594.828 (vol. 8).
Whellan, Francis. History, topography, and directory of the County Palatine of Durham . . . . London: Ballantyne, Hanson, Co., 1894. Call #: F45927.973.
Cleveland Family History Society journal. 1980-. Call #: foCS435.C55C54. Covers north Yorkshire and south Durham.
Durham archaeological journal. 1984-. Call #: oDA670.D9D87.
Pratt, David H. Researching British probates 1354-1858. A Guide to the microfilm collection of the Family History Library. Volume 1: Northern England / Province of York. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1992. Call #: oZ5313.G7E57 1992 (LFH open shelf).