Our Collections
The Special Collections of London Metropolitan University include a wide range of published books and volumes, alongside archives that document a history of local business, community life, trade union activity, and the University (including its various predecessors). The stories of the people and organisations these records hold span over 170 years and can be found in many different formats such as letters, oral history and photographs.
You can search these collections using our online catalogue, with a brief history and introduction to each outlined below.
- The Archive of the Irish in Britain
- Artists' Books
- The Atkins / Atcraft Archive
- The Community Media Collection
- E & A Wates Archive
- East End Archive
- The Frederick Parker Collection
- The Jean Stogdon Archive
- Trades Union Congress Library Collections
- The University Archive
- Other Special Collections