The collection spans a vast range of material including: Committee minutes; Annual reports; Staff lists and directories; Transcripts of inaugural lectures; Newspapers and magazines; Newsletters; Prospectuses; Graduation programmes; Material relating to the inauguration of the university and Press cuttings.
The University of Portsmouth Collection also includes an academic collection of material from the company L. G. Mouchel & Partners Ltd spanning 1897-1993 comprising mainly project record books [Ref: UP/10/7.1].