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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