Archaeology in Leicestershire, 1939-1951

Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, 28, 17-47
The purpose of these notes is to provide the first instalment of what is hoped will be an annual chronicle of archreological work in the county. They are compiled from material in the files of the Department of Antiquities in the Museum, where we are endeavouring to build up a complete record of Leicestershire's archreological history. Incidental finds are not normally included, since they are recorded in the Annual Report of the Museums and Libraries Committee, and active plans are in hand for producing catalogues of the collections and other known local material within the next three to five years. We venture to add that the Museum has a high reputation for its recording system and we should like to be regarded as the repository for all information regarding the archreology of the county and also for the finds themselves, since only so can their provenience, which is what usually matters most, be guaranteed.