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Collections Showcase

The University of Sussex holds a number of internationally acclaimed archival, manuscript and rare book collections, mostly relating to twentieth-century literary, political and social history. Some of the larger collections are represented in the list below. If you are looking for a specific collection not listed here, please use the A-Z list available under the 'Help' tab.


Common Wealth Party Papers

Papers of the British political party Common Wealth, 1940-1990
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Copper Archive

Papers of Bob Copper, patriarch of the famous Sussex folk singing family
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J.G. Crowther Papers

Papers of the science journalist & British Council policy-maker
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Geoffrey Gorer Archive

Papers of the social anthropologist and longtime associate of Margaret Mead
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Kipling Papers

Personal papers of Kipling and his family. Several other Kipling related collections are also available.
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Charles Madge Archive

Papers of the acclaimed poet, sociologist and co-founder of Mass-Observation
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Mass-Observation Archive

Archive of the pioneering social research organisation
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Harvey Matusow Archive

20th century American politics, cultural history and underground movements
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Monks House Papers

Letters and manuscripts of VIrginia and Leonard Woolf.
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Frank Muir and Denis Norden Archive

Over 600 radio & television scripts by 2 of the foremost British comedy writers of the 1950s & 60s
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New Statesman Archive

Including the papers of Kingsley Martin and CH Rolph): relating to the years 1944-1988 in the life of one of Britain's leading journals of political and literary analysis
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Rosey Pool Collection

Papers of Dutch teacher and cultural anthropoloist containing a wealth of material regarding African-American literature, politics and music
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Leonard Woolf Papers

The papers of Leonard Sidney Woolf (1880–1969) amply demonstrate his many interests and professional concerns, both in conjunction with wife Virginia and in his own career as author, publisher and political worker.
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