De Montfort University Archives and Special Collections
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- The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, England, United Kingdom
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- The Archive is part of the Kimberlin Library, situated off Mill Lane in De Montfort University's central Leicester campus.
- Opening Hours
- Tuesday to Friday, 10.00 to 17.00.
- Closing Hours
- Bank holidays
- Access Information
- Please book an appointment before visiting.
- Advance Orders
- Please email the Archive to discuss the documents you would like to consult.
- Photographs Allowed
- Depending on the material
- Photocopying Services
- For information about reprographics including charges, please see: https://dmuheritage.our.dmu.ac.uk/the-archive/charges/.
- Accessible
- Yes
- Access ramp, disabled toilets.
- Archival and Other Holdings
- The main archive collection traces the development and activities of the institution from its founding in 1870 as the Leicester School of Art to its current status as De Montfort University. The records include student registers, annual reports, prospectuses, committee minutes, staff records, press cuttings, orders of proceedings from graduation ceremonies, visitors’ books, and photographs of the campus and classes.
- Special Collections seeks to accrue material which relates to specialist subjects taught at DMU, in order to enhance teaching, learning and research at the University.
- We have strengths in the following subjects:
- PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY: Books and journals from the research library of Kodak Ltd; Monographs and journals from the library of the Photographers’ Gallery; Photography auction catalogues from the 1980s-2012 from the Wilson Centre for Photography; National Art Slide Library, a large collection of lantern slides on art and architectural subjects; Papers of a Leicester based photographer who worked on the Snapshots from Home WW2 scheme.
- SPORTS HISTORY: Books, journals, fanzines and magazines transferred from the International Centre for Sports History and Culture; Archives of the Leicester Special Olympics, 2009; Research notes of Professor Tony Mason; Archives and artefacts from the collection of England Boxing; Papers of Sir Norman Chester relating to football.
- FASHION AND TEXTILES: Fashion magazines and journals dating back to the 19th century; Histories of costume; Manuals of textiles manufacture; Fabric and clothing samples; Original fashion illustrations and drawings; Resources relating to local textile industries; Examples of student work.
- ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE: Books and journals relating to art, architecture, design and crafts; Examples of staff and student work in illustration, lithography, bookbinding, typography, product design, graphic design and architectural drawing; Exhibition posters and programmes.
- PERFORMING ARTS: Material relating to the Theatre Archive Project; Papers of stage manager Peter Streuli and playwright Bryony Lavery; Recordings of student performances; Papers of the Foundation for Community Dance (People Dancing); Papers of Dance teacher Mike Huxley; Original musical score by composer Sally Beamish.
- ENGLISH LITERATURE: Collection of 19th and 20th century women’s magazines; Papers of Andrew Davies, scriptwriter; Papers of Bryony Lavery, playwright.
- YOUTH WORK: Archives, books and journals from the National Youth Agency; Papers from the Centre for Social Action; Papers of the Rural Youth Network.
- LEICESTER HISTORY: Books and journals relating to the history of Leicester and Leicestershire; Postcards and images of key Leicester locations; Papers relating to the Pageant of Leicester, including costume designs.
- Extent
- 212 linear metres Linear Metres
- History
- The De Montfort University Archives and Special Collections was opened in 2011.
List of Collections(View as Search Results)
- The Jain Collection
- The Theatre Archive Project
- Album of Laetitia Clephane
- Annual reports of De Montfort University and predecessors
- Architectural drawings by A F Bryan
- Architectural drawings by P. D. A. Blakesley
- Architectural drawings of Belgrave Hall, Leicester
- Architectural Drawings of Leicestershire Buildings
- Architectural History of St. Nicholas Church Leicester
- Architecture photographs collected by F B Cooper
- Armour from Trinity Hospital Chapel, Leicester
- Bedford Physical Training College Photographs
- Benjamin Read's Splendid Views
- Bookbinding Classes, Leicester College of Arts and Crafts
- Boyd (Mac) McGeoch Collection
- Brochure for the Royal Visit to the city of Leicester, 1958
- Browse Collection of Arts and Fashion Pamphlets
- Cambridge and Oxford University Coat of Arms
- Centre for Social Action, De Montfort University
- Ceremonial Stave Heads, Leicester Polytechnic
- 'Chic Parisien' fashion plates
- Chinese Printed Textile Designs
- City of Leicester Heraldry
- City of Leicester Training College for Teachers
- Commemorative Poster, De Montfort University and Sir John Gleed Technology School
- Costumes of Europe in Wool poster set
- 'Democracy Street', artwork by Jon Adams
- Development plans for Holy Cross Priory, Leicester
- Drawings by John Powell, Architecture Student
- Drawings by Walter Brand, Architect
- Early Printed Books
- Edith Barlow Slide Collection
- Engravings after paintings by Ford Madox Brown
- Engravings after Raphael
- Ephemera from the Montreal Expo, 1967
- Estates and Buildings, De Montfort University and Predecessors
- Europa Cantat
- Exhibition Catalogues, De Montfort University and Predecessors
- Exhibition Posters, De Montfort University and Predecessors
- Fashion and Textiles Collection
- Fashion Designs by A Posner
- Fashion designs by Majorie Steele
- Fashion Drawings from 1938
- Film Star Scrapbooks
- Foundation of Fashion exhibition poster
- Fundraising Brochure, Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology
- Gift Book, Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology
- Guides and handbooks, De Montfort University and predecessors
- Guildhall and Cathedral conservation area, Leicester
- Hogarth Prints
- Illustrations of Costumes from 1610-1640
- Images of Clothing made by N. Corah & Sons of Leicester
- Images of Leicester and Leicestershire
- Images of The Newarke and Magazine Gateway area, Leicester
- Institute of Creative Technologies, De Montfort University
- Insurance maps of Leicester and Leicestershire
- International Museum of Photography Exhibition Posters
- John Frederick Pettinger, teacher at the Leicester College of Art
- Kodak Ephemera Collection
- Lawrence Kershaw, Principal of the Leicester College of Technology
- Lectures and articles by Kenneth Holmes
- Leicester College of Art Diaries
- Leicester College of Art War Work 1939-1945
- Leicester General Hospital Nurses' League (Pauline Wells Collection)
- Leitz Slide-Projector:Prado 150
- Linocuts of 'Costume in Victoria's Reign' by Stanley Hickson
- Lithograph by Albert T Roberts
- Léon Bakst costume designs
- Magazines and Newsletters, De Montfort University and Predecessors
- Max Tilke Costume Plates
- Notebooks of Dennis Berry, Architecture student
- Papers of Albert Christopherson, Head of the Department of Graphic Design
- Papers of Andrew Davies, screenwriter
- Papers of Bryony Lavery, playwright
- Papers of Douglas Hague, lecturer in building construction
- Papers of England Boxing (formerly Amateur Boxing Association of England)
- Papers of John Bandtock
- Papers of Peter Streuli: theatre director, producer, and actor
- Papers of the Foundation for Community Dance and predecessors
- Papers of the Hosiery and Allied Trades Research Association
- Papers of the National Youth Agency
- Papers of Youth Dance England
- Papers regarding the 50 Years Anniversary Celebrating Equal Voting Rights
- Papers relating to Benjamin Fletcher, Head Master of the Leicester Municipal School of Art
- Photograph Album of Thomas Scott Elgood
- Photograph of Queen Elizabeth, 1992
- Photographic portraits of Honorary Fellows of Leicester Polytechnic
- Photographs of classes and events, Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology and Leicester Polytechnic
- Photographs of Classes at Leicester School of Arts and Crafts
- Photographs of Classes in Progress
- Photographs of European Architecture
- Photographs of furniture designed by Ernest Gimson
- Photographs of Leicester College of Technology
- Photographs of staff and governors, Leicester School of Art and successors
- Players Cigarette Cards: Past and Present Series 1916
- Portraits of Staff and Governors, Leicester Polytechnic and Predecessors
- Printing Trade Classes, Leicester Municipal Art School and Leicester College of Arts and Crafts
- Prints by Peter Gauld
- Proofs of "The Nature of Gothic" by John Ruskin
- Prospectuses, De Montfort University and predecessors
- Raphaël Jacquemin Costume Plates
- Registers of Students for predecessors of De Montfort University
- Reminiscences of Alderman Charles Robert Keene
- Research for "The History of Leicester School of Art, 1869-1939"
- Research Reports, De Montfort University and predecessors
- Roll of Honour, City of Leicester School of Arts and Crafts
- Royal visit to De Montfort University 2012
- Russian Space Exploration
- Sample Album of a Silk Merchant
- Satirical cartoon by Honoré Daumier
- Schedules for Teachers of Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, De Montfort University and predecessors
- School of Pharmacy, Leicester Colleges of Art and Technology, Leicester Polytechnic, De Montfort University
- Soviet Propaganda Posters
- Special Olympics Leicester
- Sports in Leicester (Papers of Chris Pyatt)
- Spring Season Catalogue, E. L. Brady Company
- Student Fee Registers, predecessors of De Montfort University
- Study Tour of Cuba, De Montfort University
- 19th Century French and English Fashion Plates
- Toasting Fork, Leicester Municipal Technical and Art School
- Victorian Sheet Music
- Visitors Books, De Montfort University and predecessors
- William Baker Collection
- YMCA "Snapshots from Home" League: Leicester area requests