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Special Collections

A wonderful resource of images, stories and ideas for students, staff and members of the public.

Discover over 150 collections of rare books and archives: manuscripts, letters, photographs, artworks, newspapers, maps, pamphlets, objects, digital files, and even J.B. Priestley's pipes.

Our Mission:

Special Collections at the University of Bradford collects, organises, preserves and makes accessible, unique and distinctive collections to support learning, teaching and research for all.

Temporary Reading Room closure

Due to building work in the JB Priestley Library, Special Collections will be closed to physical researchers from Thursday 21 March to Monday 8 April.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.  Please contact the Archivist with any enquiries via special-collections@bradford.ac.uk.

  • Archive Accreditation
  • Special Collections and copyright law
  • Special Collections policies
  • Collections
  • Help with Special Collections catalogues
  • How to cite Special Collections documents
  • Mitrinovic Archive Cataloguing Project
  • PaxCat Project
  • Putting Flesh on the Bones Project
  • Enquiry Service
  • Inter-Library loans
  • Publication and commercial use
  • Reprographics
  • Teachers and schools

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the archive, and I'm extremely grateful for the friendly welcome and great help

Contact us

Julie Parry is the University Archivist responsible for the care and management of the Special Collections. 

Postal address

Special Collections

JB Priestley Library

University of Bradford

Richmond Road

Bradford BD7 1DP