Special Collections and Archives
Information Services and Canterbury Cathedral Library invite you to their first joint series of
Special Collections and Archives Lectures.
Special Collections
Archival, manuscript, photographic and rare books collections, relating especially to the theatre, mills, Kent local history, literature, politics, and the history of science
British Cartoon Archive
The national collection of socio-political cartoons from British newspapers and magazines, plus comic strips, newspaper cuttings, books and magazines
Other Library collections
Specific material types
- Multimedia collections: slides, microform, and DVD and video
- Official publications: British Government and European publications and relevant e-resources
- Newspapers and news sources: print and online newspapers from the UK and abroad, plus selected internet news sources
- Kent theses and dissertations
General collections
- Main Collection: material is accessible on the open shelves on Levels 2, 3 and 4 of the Templeman Library, and consists of books, reference material and journals (indicated by different colours on the shelf signage and online Library maps). It is shelved in subject order by classmark.
- Core Text Collection: high-demand material on undergraduate reading lists
- Part-time Collection: a dedicated collection for part-time and distance learning students
UK online archives
- A2A: Access to Archives: catalogues of archives in England and Wales from the 8th century to the present
- Archives Hub: a national gateway to descriptions of archives in UK universities and colleges
- Location Register of 20th century English literary manuscripts and letters
- Internet for Archives online tutorial