Due the current pandemic of COVID-19, access to Special Collections is restricted as follows:
For full details see our page for visiting the collections under sustained protection
Use the tabs on the Arts and Special Collections homepage to find our collections arranged by subject area. Contents lists for collections are provided as downloadable documents where available
Books from Special Collections can be found using our Library Search. Six of the largest collections can be searched individually using the advanced search. The video below shows how to use the advanced search.
Once you have found the collection or materials you need, contact the team at libline@essex.ac.uk to book a visit, or to discuss the possibility of scanned document delivery
The Special Collections Reading Room is located on the first floor of the Colchester Campus library. For directions to the Campus, see the How to Get Here page. When you are on Campus, use the interactive Find Your Way map to find the library.
Visitors to Special Collections will be asked to abide by the following terms of use.