Our Special Collections hold archives, rare books, and historic objects that span over 350 years. They range in format from personal letters, to oral history and photographs.
Our main collections comprise the University Archive, The Archive of Irish in Britain, the Trades Union Congress Library collections and the Frederick Parker Archives and Chair collection, which include material to support your research of:
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Politics and Journalism
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Student Voice and Activism
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Migration and Social Justice
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Interior and Product Design
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Trade Union and Labour History
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Creative Arts and Architecture
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Fashion and Photography
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Theatre and the Performing Arts
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University History
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To start your research of the collections, please visit our online catalogue.
Staff and students of the University are welcome to drop into the Special Collections Reading Room during opening hours and without appointment, in order to consult the reference material on the open shelves, and/or for private study. However, most of the Special Collections material is not immediately accessible. In order to view such material, visitors are asked to make an appointment in advance, providing 2 working days' notice.
To book an appointment, staff and students are to log in using their university credentials. Admission for external visitors is via email consultation and registration. Our opening hours can be found under Library locations and opening hours.
Please get in contact with our team via email specialcollections@londonmet.ac.uk or via phone 020 7320 3516 if you have any questions.
Keep updated about upcoming events, news and collections:
specialcollections@londonmet.ac.uk
020 7320 3516
Tue, Thu and Fri (10-5)
Our Reading Room is located at London Metropolitan University (Aldgate Campus) in the Wash Houses building.
External visitors, please use main entrance on 16 Goulston St, London E1 7AJ
