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MANUSCRIPTS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

Manuscripts and Special Collections holds over 3.5 million archival items and 80,000 printed works on behalf of the University Of Nottingham.

ABOUT MANUSCRIPTS AND SPECIAL COLLCTIONS

Manuscripts and Special Collections holds over 3.5 million archival items and 80,000 printed works on behalf of the University Of Nottingham. Dating from the 12th century to the present day our collections are a treasure-trove of information about the East Midlands and beyond.

You can find more information about the collections on their website here. You can also find virtual exhibitions and a digital gallery containing images of items from the collections.

Enjoy discovering more about Manuscripts and Special Collections by watching an introductory talk from the team.

WATCH HERE

HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRENT PROJECT

KATHRYN STEENSON – NAUGHTY NOTTINGHAM: TALES FROM THE BAWDY COURT

Kathryn Steenson gives a talk that'll allow you to meet a few of Nottinghamshire’s fornicators, adulterers and haunters-of-alehouses: the ordinary people brought before Nottingham’s Church Court for moral misconduct and social misdemeanours!

WATCH HERE

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Return to the History and Archaeology Festival by clicking here

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