What Special Collections do we hold?
Special Collections are items of a related topic that have been gathered together and held in special conditions because they may be rare or fragile
Alfred Edwards |
News cuttings and some (little) ephemera related to the Middlesbrough iron and steel industry and Edwards’ career in local politics, 1930s–1950s. |
Cleveland Child Abuse |
Transcripts and scripts from local and national media reporting of the event and its aftermath – Recent additions to this material include statements from the enquiry (some of these records remain closed). 1987- |
Fascism Literature Collection |
Much of this is freely available on the library shelves, some is in store and some very fragile material is held in the Archive strong room, 1927-1971. |
Illustrated London News |
These volumes, due to their fragile condition, are kept in the Archive strong room |
19th & 20th Century periodicals |
Due to their fragile condition the Girls Own Paper, Boys Own Paper, Sunday at Home, The Quiver, Pearson’s Magazine, Cornhill Magazine are held in the Archive strong room. |