Manuscripts and Special Collections

The University of Nottingham’s Manuscripts and Special Collections are located at King's Meadow Campus on Lenton Lane. The University has been collecting manuscripts since the early 1930s. The service now offers:

• approximately 3 million documents
• 60,000 rare books
• a public reading room

Collections and archives of books cover a wide range of subjects. Website guides include the following.

• All Collections
• All Catalogues
• Collections in Context ─ detailed information about local families and their estates, Archdeaconry of Nottingham and other groups of archives
• DH Lawrence Collections
• East Midlands Collection ─ local studies literature
• Spotlight on the Collections ─ selected highlights
• Learning Resources─ selected themes from the collections
• Research Guidance─ use of archives
• Schools Resources ─ for teachers
• Exhibitions

See an online guide and virtual tour of our services and facilities.

For further information please visit the Manuscripts and Special Collections website.