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Cultural Collections

A close up image of an illuminated manuscript from Special Collections

Special Collections

Explore Cultural Collections

Learn about Cultural Collections at the Brotherton Research Centre. Explore what we hold in the collection and how to plan your visit.

Use the collections

Everyone is welcome to come to visit us and use our collections. Find out what you need to know about handling materials and making use of our copying and digitisation services.

For staff

We support teaching through teaching sessions, research seminars, and group study sessions. You can also download one of our teaching packs or use our online resources in your teaching.

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Researchers at all levels are welcome to use our resources, and we actively encourage the use of Cultural Collections material as the main subject of academic research.

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Blog

Frances Varley, LAHRI Bedford Fellow, writes: Trade cards are often encountered online as individual... More on Paper Trails: Mapping the Bedford Trade Card Collection
Karen Sayers, Archivist, writes: I have recently been cataloguing the archive of the Yorkshire food ... More on Sweet Treats – the Laura Mason Archive
Hazel Weller, Metadata Specialist, writes: I have just finished cataloguing a collection of almost 5... More on Tasting History