Welcome to the University of Leicester’s Archives Catalogue.

University Archives and Special Collections

The Catalogue contains collection and item level descriptions relating to our archival holdings. For information on our rare book and other collections, please visit our Special Collections homepage

Not all of our archive catalogue records are included in the Archives Catalogue and not all of our collections have been catalogued. We will be adding new catalogue records so please check regularly for updates. Please visit About the Catalogue for more information on content.

Archives can be consulted by appointment in the Special Collections reading room, located in the basement of the David Wilson Library. Please note that retrieval times vary as some records are held off site.

Please email specialcollections@le.ac.uk for further information.

The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) includes the collections of the former Leicester Oral History Archive, the Mantle archive from North West Leicestershire, the Community History archive of Leicester City Libraries, the Market Harborough Museum collection, and the sound archive of BBC Radio Leicester, along with smaller collections donated by local organisations or individuals from across the East Midlands.

We are in the process of adding the EMOHA collections to this online catalogue so please check regularly for updates. You can also search the EMOHA catalogue, although this catalogue will be retired once all collections have been added here.

The EMOHA webpages have information on our collections. You can also get in touch via emoha@le.ac.uk with any further enquiries. You can listen to our collections by appointment in the Special Collections reading room. Please email specialcollections@le.ac.uk to let us know what you want to hear and set the appointment up.


British Insitute for Libyan and Northern African Studies

The British Insitute for Libyan and Northern African Studies is held at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. Catalogue descriptions can be searched on this Calmview catalogue, but access is through staff in the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. Please see the following website for more information on the Institute, and contact details:: https://www.bilnas.org/resources/archive/