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A-Z of All Collections
Association of Independent Museums Archive
AIM was founded in 1977 ‘in response to the growing number of community-based projects seeking to preserve locally and nationally important heritage’.
Campton Archive
The collection contains the literary papers of David Campton, author and playwright.
Cartwright Archive
The Reg and Ann Cartwright Archive contains material relating to Reg Cartwright’s illustrations and Ann Cartwright’s stories for children’s books, and also to Reg Cartwright's other commercial work.
Challis Collection
A collection of books and manuscripts on 'Beat' poetry, and correspondence between Chris Challis and other writers, 1980-1996.
Diplomatic Archive
A catalogue of the archive of diplomatic, consular, foreign service and foreign ministry lists dating from the 1950s to the 1990s transferred from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Library to the University of Leicester.
Fairclough Collection
This is a large collection of portrait prints and illustrations relating to the political and social history of 17th century Britain compiled over some 45 years by Mr. A. B. R. Fairclough of Twickenham and donated to the University Library in 1970.
Ford Papers
The Thomas Ford Papers include personal manuscript notebooks and a list of sermons preached by Dr. Thomas Ford (1742-1821).
French Memoirs
A collection of journals, memoirs, notebooks and other biographical material covering the period 1400-1900 reflecting French culture and society.
Gorrie Collection
Political memorabilia of Archibald Gorrie (c.1885-1941) relating to the Labour movement in Leicestershire in the period c.1889 -1909.
Higson Collection
This Collection was donated by Dr. Winifred Higson, the Librarian of the Institute of Education and the School of Education of the University of Leicester between 1949-1973.
Historical Directories
A digital collection of the trade directories of England and Wales (1766-1919).
Holden Collection
The Caroline Holden Collection of art work illustrating the Adrian Mole books written by Sue Townsend.
Incunabula
Incunabula are books printed before 1501 and for the age and size of the University of Leicester the University Library is particularly rich in this material.
International Labour Office
An archive collection from the Department of Education and Employment relating to the activities of the UK office of the International Labour Organization.
John Hersee Collection of Manuscript Exercise Books
The John Hersee collection of mathematical manuscripts records the teaching and learning of mathematics from 1704-1907
