The collection was donated to the University by Dorothy Thompson, the most eminent living historian of Chartism.

What's in the Dorothy Thompson Collection?

This collection contains research on Chartism, the local history of Yorkshire and Lancashire and 19th century social history generally. It includes:

• 300 books and pamphlets from c.1800 onwards,
• runs of 33 radical Chartist and other journals from 1831 - 1855,
• 5 volumes of early 19th century trials,
• 6 volumes of British Parliamentary Papers,
• 8 microfilms,
• 6 files of Dorothy Thompson's research notes. 

Collection details

• Material types: Printed books, pre-1850 printed books, monographs, serials, microforms, ephemera.
• Collection coverage: Yorkshire/Lancashire, national
• Dates: c.1800-
• Languages: English language materials 
• Cataloguing status: Printed catalogue      

Collections and Archives within Special Collections

Other collections and archives which exist inside the Special Collections collections.

• Arts Archive
• Badminton Collection
• Centre for the History of Psychology (CHOP) Collection
• Ceramic History Collection
• Dorothy Thompson Collection
• Eysenck Collection
• Iris Strange Collection
• Local Studies Collection
• Mining Collection
• Rare Books Collection
• Staffordshire Film Archive
• Stoke-on-Trent (South) Constituency Labour Party Archive
• Victoria Theatre Collection   

More information about Special Collections

Details of collections are available by searching via the Library Catalogue.

Opening times for Special Collections are 9am to 5pm weekdays by prior arrangement at the Help Desk.