Update: Bookings now open for the Special Collections Reading Room
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Author
- fionamelhuish
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Published Date
- August 24, 2020
We are very pleased to announce that we are now able to take bookings for readers to access our archive and library materials in the Special Collections Service reading room from Tuesday 8 September 2020.
If you would like to make a booking, please ensure that you read the updated reading room guidance before contacting us as we have made a number of changes to our service.
Please note that we can only accept bookings in advance and that our reading room will be operating with reduced opening hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4.00pm (we will close for an hour at lunch)
(Closed Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
We look forward to welcoming you back to explore and research our rich and varied archive and library collections! Find out more on our new Special Collections website.
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Published Date
- March 9, 2026
Visualising class, disability, and race on the Victorian stage
This post introduces, via sheet music covers, a few more real individuals whose stories can be used to explore histories of marginalised people. With only 800 of the covers catalogued so far, there are sure to be countless stories still waiting to be rediscovered.
