Collection guides

Artists’ books and fine press

A collection page about our fine press and artists' books holdings.

Covid-19 collections

Collections relating to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Indian Independence

Records in the Indian Office Collections and Private Papers relating to Indian Independence

Major national oral history projects and surveys

Includes pioneering oral history material

Oral histories of architecture and landscape desig...

Interviews charting the history of architectural practice in 20th-century Britain

Oral histories of business and finance

Testimonies from those involved in the City and many industries and companies

Oral histories of disability and personal and ment...

Collections which chart the experiences of those with disabilities and ill-health

Oral histories of education

Recorded experiences of students, trainees and teachers

Oral histories of food production and consumption

Interviews with cooks, restaurateurs, retailers, winemakers and consumers

Oral histories of industry and employment

Reminiscences of heavy industries, rural work and working conditions

Oral histories of Jewish experience and Holocaust...

Includes recordings of Londoners, women, refugees and survivors

Oral histories of medicine and health professional...

Interviews with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and physiotherapists

Oral histories of migration, ethnicity and post-co...

Experiences of refugees and migrants in the UK

Oral histories of museum and library professionals

Archivists, librarians and curators describe their working lives

Oral histories of performing arts and music

Interviews with people involved in theatre, the circus, opera, ballet and jazz