Archive and manuscript collections

We care for over 4 million archive items at the Cadbury Research Library dating from 7th century to the present day. We hold extensive collections of records related to organisations, societies and business; a wealth of personal and family papers, and other significant manuscript collections such as our Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts. 

We also hold archives of the University of Birmingham

You can search all of our archive holdings via our online catalogue.

Collection highlights

Our most significant collections of archives and manuscripts include:

New acquisitions and temporarily withdrawn items

We are continuously taking receipt of new archive accessions to add to our holdings. You can view details of the new items and collections we have received via The National Archive website.

On occasions, some items are temporarily withdrawn from our holdings for microfilming and other purposes.