University of Sussex Library

Collections

The library contains the following collections (subjects are in brackets)

Special Collections
The University of Sussex holds a number of internationally acclaimed archival, manuscript and rare book collections, mostly relating to 20th century literary, politicial and social history. Our special collections include -Bloomsbury Archives including the papers of Virginia Woolf and Leonard Woolf -Common Wealth Party Archive: papers of the British political party Common Wealth, 1940-1990 -JG Crowther Archive: papers of the science journalist and British Council policy maker -Geoffrey Gorer archive: papers of the social anthropologist -Rudyard Kipling Archive: personal papers of Kipling and his family -Charles Madge Archive: papers of the acclaimed poet, sociologist and co-founder of Mass Observation -Mass Observation Archive: pioneering social research organisation -Harvey Matusow Archive: 20th century American politics, cultural history and underground movements. -Frank Muir and Denis Norden Archive: over 600 radio and television scripts by the 2 of the foremost British comedy writers of the 1950's and 60's,

European Documentation Centre (EDC)
The EDC is a collection of the publications and documents of the EU, intended primarily to support academic study and research on Europe. EDCs receive copies of the majority of publications issued by EUR-OP (the Office for Official Publications for the European Union). The printed collection concists of: -Reference materials including guides, glossaries, handbooks, bibliographies, information on research and current awareness -Legislation, the Treaties, the Offical Journal, the COM documents -Publications of the institutions of the EU -European Parliament -Council of Europe including the European Commisssion of Human Rights -European Organisations -International collection including GATT, NATO, UN and the World Bank,
(European Parliament, Human rights, Treaties, United Nations)

University of Sussex Library Collection
The library collection supports the university's teaching and research interests.,
(Anthropology, Astronomy, Bibliographies, Bibliology, Chemistry, Commonwealth affairs, Computer science, Crystallography, Drama, Earth sciences, Economics, Education, Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Environmental sciences, Films, Geography, Government, History, History of science, International relations, Languages, Law, Life sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Mass media, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Medicine (occupation), Music, Neurology, Nuclear physics, Philosophy, Photography, Physics, Politics, Polymers, Psychology, Social work, Sociology, Visual arts, Women)

Official Publications
Collections of Official Publications and other material relevant to public policy from British, Europe and Intergovernmental bodies, recognising that they are essential primary source material for the social sciences. Official publications of foreign countries are not collected.,
(European Parliament, European cooperation, European economic cooperation, European government, European institutions, Government, Government departments, Government policy, International monetary systems, Official publications, Parliament, Pressure groups)