University of Central Lancashire Archives and Special Collections

Related Resources
- For a full list of digitised resources take a look on the UCLan repository Clok.
- Explore UCLan’s collections on JSTOR.
Web
- https://www.uclan.ac.uk/about-us/special-collections
Email
- mailto:subjectlibrarians@uclan.ac.uk
Address
- UCLan Library, St Peters Square, Preston PR1 2HE, England, United Kingdom
Opening Hours
- Contact us via email on SubjectLibrarians@uclan.ac.uk
Access Information
- For access information please see https://www.uclan.ac.uk/students/study/library/special_collections.php
Advance Orders
- If you would like to view materials from any of the Special Collections, or you would like to discuss how these resources can be used to help in your teaching and learning, please email subjectlibrarians@uclan.ac.uk
Accessible
- No
Archival and Other Holdings
- The University has Special Collections of unique and unusual items. They include the Livesey Collection of temperance material, Illustrated Books Collection - a varied collection of illustrated books, including award-winning examples of children's picture books, The Wainwright Collection - late Victorian texts covering a range of topics related to British and Irish political history and The Horrocks Collection – a history of Astronomy in Preston. In addition we house historical material pertinent to the University dating back to its inception in 1828.