Communal Records | Jewish Life | Local History | ReligionPartially online Queen’s University Belfast, Special Collections & Archives Special Collections & Archives at the McClay Library, Queen’s University Belfast, has been developing collections on Jewish history in Ireland, with a particular focus on Northern Ireland.. Archive Description At Special Collections, our Irish Jewish heritage collections comprise manuscript collections, book collections and digitised material, such as historic journals and an oral history collection. Reaching back to 1897, the Belfast Hebrew Congregation archive (MS 61) covers nearly a century’s worth of minutes and records. The Ross-Rosenzweig Collection was a 1957 bequest by John Ross (formerly Rabbi Jacob Rosenzweig) of his collection of monographs, periodicals and facsimiles relating to a variety of Hebrew and Jewish subjects and studies. It was believed at the time to be the most complete collection of books about the Dead Sea Scrolls in Northern Ireland. The Rosenfield Collection comprises articles, scripts and other miscellaneous material belonging to Judith and Rachel Rosenfield – two Jewish Belfast sisters who were journalists, writers and critics of art, drama and literature. We have published two Jewish Irish journals online. The Jewish Gazette (Jan – Dec 1933 and Feb 1934), and Belfast Jewish Record (1954 – 2019), are incredible resources for anyone interested in the Jewish community in Northern Ireland during the 20th century and onwards. They provide content as wide-ranging as spiritual guidance, political concerns, Rosh Hashanah recipes, children’s interest, theological discussions, and a variety of fundraising and social events. The Jewish Oral History Archive was a project undertaken by Dr David Warm during the 1990s and early 2000s. The interviewees were a range of Jews who were living or had lived in Northern Ireland. Many were refugees who had arrived on the Kindertransport. These interviews have been digitally preserved and can be accessed on campus. We also have a wide range of modern books on the Irish Jewish community in our Hibernica Collection. Access Information The archive is open to members of the public. Non-digital collections and the oral histories are available for reference only under supervised access in the Special Collections Reading Room at The McClay Library. An appointment must be made with specialcollections@qub.ac.uk to request access with at least one working day’s notice. The archive can be visited Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. New users are required to provide photographic identification and proof of access. Digital Accessibility The archive holds digitised copies of the Jewish Gazette and the Belfast Jewish Record which are available to browse online for free. Street Address Special CollectionsQueen’s University BelfastUniversity Road, BelfastBT7 1NNNorthern Ireland Jewish Heritage in Northern Ireland
Historical Documents | HolocaustPartially online Manx National Heritage Library & Archives First World War Internees Jewish Camp Dining Room Douglas Camp Isle of Man - The Manx National Heritage Library and Archives The Manx National Heritage Library and Archives at the Manx Museum, Douglas is a non-lending reference facility holding a wide variety of resources relating to the Isle of Man, its history and culture. Archive Description The Isle of Man housed civilian internment camps during both World Wars, as well as many of the records related to those camps. Many of those interned will have spent at least part of their time on the Isle of Man. During the First World War German and Austrian Jews were interned in the Douglas and Knockaloe Camps but also in a separate Jewish Camp within the Douglas Camp. In the Second World War a significant proportion of the refugees who had fled to Britain from Nazi persecution were subsequently interned as ‘enemy aliens’ and held in camps on the Island. Not all official internment records survive. Assorted printed and archival internment material has been amassed by MNH including private papers and academic research. Personal correspondence, memoirs, photographs, ephemera and dissertations are held as are extensive printed books, articles and camp newspapers. The collections have been considerably expanded since 1994 when the Manx Museum, Douglas staged a major exhibition ‘Living with the Wire: Civilian Internment in the Isle of Man during the two World Wars’; a book of the same title is still in print available from MNH. Internment object and art resources are displayed in the art and military galleries at the Manx Museum. Access Information The Library and Archive is open to the public, and enquiries can be dealt with on a walk-in basis (once a Visitor Registration Form has been completed). New users will need to register for a membership card. The Library requests that users contacts the MNH Library & Archives prior to their visit to discuss their enquiry, to find out what suitable material may be available to answer their enquiry and the type of material they might want to see during their visit – this will help to ensure the most efficient and productive use of time during their visit. These enquiries can be made to: library@mnh.im. The Library is open all year round, Wednesday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm, with certain exceptions. More information can be found on their website. Digital Accessibility Manx National Heritage has a variety of material available online through its online platform iMuseum. Here there is free access to digitised Manx newspapers spanning both World Wars; also to digitised First World War internment camp newspapers (available in their original form but also with English translations from the original German). A full list of their digital collections can be found online. Street Address Manx National Heritage,Douglas,Isle of Man,IM1 3LY Library and Archives
Cultural | Jewish Life | ReligionPartially online Jewish and Hebrew Collections at the John Rylands Library and Manchester University Library The Jewish and Hebrew Collections at the John Rylands Library and Manchester University Library are specialist collections held by Manchester University which cover a large variety of Jewish topics. Archive Description Manchester University holds a large and diverse collection of items relating to Jewish life. They include the Anglo-Israel Guardian archives and the papers of Moses Gaster, the Romanian-born Chief Rabbi of the British Sephardi Communities. Some 15,000 medieval fragments from the Cairo Genizah are available online. They include the “Butterfly” fragment in the handwriting of medieval philosopher and codifier Moses Maimonides. A contemporary artist, Jaqueline Nicholls, has created a specially commissioned artwork relating to this fragment. Many Hebrew-script manuscripts contain key texts of Jewish culture, such as the famous illuminated Rylands Haggadah, alongside everyday works in Hebrew and Aramaic, Yiddish, Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Italian, Crimean (Karaite) Tatar and Judeo-Arabic. Images of many of them are available online. Many other documents of record, ephemera and rare printed books, as well as ritual objects – the circumcision wimples that were used in Western European communities can be particularly poignant – relate to Jewish life in many diverse historical settings, including modern Britain. Examples of important, everyday or quirky items are included in public and online events showcasing “50 Jewish Objects” from the Northern UK and Dublin. As part of it, contemporary artists have been commissioned to create artwork engaging with specific objects, and further artwork will be added to this Festival of Jewish Art until 2022. The print holdings also include the “Jewish Enlightenment” Haskalah library, the library of rabbinic works collected by the Hungarian-born scholar Arthur Marmorstein and the Teltscher library works on Jewish history in German-speaking countries. Access Information The library is open to members of the general public, information on planning you visit is available here. If travelling from a distance, planning to consult rare or special material, or if there are any adjustments needed to facilitate the reader’s use of the reading room, it is advisable to contact the Library at least a week in advance of visiting. On the first visit need proof of address and photographic ID are required. University of Manchester members only require a University ID Card. Normal reading room opening hours are Monday-Saturday, 10am – 5pm (until 7pm on Thursdays). The Reader Service is closed on public holidays.The Library can be contacted by email at uml.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk or submit a contact form on their website. Digital Accessibility The library has a number of catalogues and resources online, and their digital images and metadata are freely available. Their publicly accessible digitised collections are available for re-use and adaptation under a Creative Commons Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). The library also holds special online collections such as their collection of digitised Hebrew manuscripts, and the Rylands Genizah Collection. Street Address The John Rylands Library150 DeansgateManchesterM3 3EH https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands
Communal Records | Family History | HolocaustPartially online Holocaust Centre North (Huddersfield) Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh (second on left back row) playing football in Manchester, 1953 • Holocaust Centre North Holocaust Centre North is based at the University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Centre promotes Holocaust education through the lived experiences of Holocaust survivors and refugees. It is part of the Holocaust Survivors’ Friendship Association (HSFA), a charity originating in 1996 to support Holocaust survivors and refugees in Leeds. Archive Description The Holocaust Centre North Archive has a growing collection of material relating to the history and activities of the charity as well as personal papers of Holocaust refugees and survivors who have made the North of England their home. From cocktail shakers to correspondence, telegrams to travel documents, photographs to filmed testimonies, the Centre preserves and safeguards these individual stories and rare materials for future generations and makes them available for education and research. The Centre actively collects physical and digital records, including: Material up to the end of the Second World War Records which tell the story of survivors and refugees post-war, e.g., naturalisation or compensation papers Recorded testimonies (video and audio) Original documents, e.g., passports, certificates, ID papers Correspondence, e.g., letters and postcards Photographs Objects – the toys, household items and mementos on display really help bring the history to life Research Strengths The collections are a rich resource for educators, creative practitioners, and researchers of Holocaust history. Collection themes include: Jewish life in pre-war Europe Impact of the Nuremberg Laws Emigration attempts, migration routes Kindertransport and child refugees Internment as enemy aliens in Britain Ghetto and camp experiences, slave labour Liberation and displacement Making a new life in the North of England Culture shock and assimilation Faith and identity Intergenerational relationships and trauma Memorialisation, post-memory Access Information The permanent exhibition is open to the public for free. The Archive is accessible to the public by appointment, please contact: collections@hud.ac.uk Opening times are Monday to Thursday 10.00-16.00. Online Accessibility The collections are being developed through preservation, cataloguing, and digitisation so that they will be more accessible for different audiences. Descriptions for 70 of the 130+ personal paper collections are available via an online catalogue as part of the National Archives and the Holocaust Centre North website features a selection of survivor stories and photographs. Street Address Holocaust Centre NorthSchwann Building Level 2The University of HuddersfieldHuddersfieldHD1 3DH https://hcn.org.uk 7 Mar 2025 Collection Encounter: Holocaust Centre North “We started with friendship, people meeting for teas and coffees and then they wanted to start sharing their stories” Berta Klipstein & Her Grandmother Berta Klipstein & grandmother, Bielska, 1935. • Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association 9 Jul 2021 Jews and Football Jews and football from the archives
Communal Records | Cultural | Historical Documents | Jewish Life | Local HistoryPartially online University of Leeds Cultural Collections [Yiḥus avot]. [יחוס אבות]. [Illustrated account of the holy places in Palestine, written in Casale Monferrato]. Classmark: MS ROTH/220, University of Leeds Cultural Collections The University of Leeds Cultural Collections is housed in the Brotherton Library, Leeds, and is open to public access. It contains a number of historic Jewish collections. Archive Description One of the largest Jewish collections is the Cecil Roth Collection of around 360 manuscripts from 13th-20th century, collected by the British Jewish historian Cecil Roth. They contain a large number of early modern written texts including prayer books, marriage contracts, letters and deeds in Hebrew and other languages. These extraordinary records document the daily lives of Jews and their culture around the world. Other collections include: The Esther Simpson correspondence and papers includes her personal papers, photographs, press-cuttings and correspondence. Papers relating to the Leeds Academic Assistance Committee founded in 1933 to support academic refugees from Germany. The Papers of Janina and Zygmunt Bauman contains material relating to Jewish organisations including Yad Vashem and the Leeds based Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association. Czech Torah Scroll no.68 is from Brno, the Czech Republic and dates from 1890. It’s on loan from the Memorial Scrolls Trust and contains the Pentateuch. The Marilyn Fetcher Collection contains Shifra papers, correspondence and photographs. The Porton Collection of printed material dates from 1553-1980. It covers all aspects of the religion and culture of the Jewish people and includes works in Hebrew, Yiddish and English. The foundation of the collection is the library of Rabbi Moses Abrahams to which was added part of Joseph Porton’s library, a Leeds printer and stationer. The Travers Herford Collection is a small collection of books published 1935-1948 on Jewish history acquired by Robert Travers Herford, a rabbinical scholar. Access Information The collections are open to the public, although some items have special handling requirements. External visitors are required to register with the Library and on their first visit will need to provide photographic identification with confirmation of signature and present address. The collection also requires advance notification of at least two days. Notifications and questions can be sent to the Library through an online form. Online Accessibility Part of the Cecil Roth Collection has been digitised and is available on their website. The Cultural Collections catalogue is also available online. Street Address Cultural CollectionsBrotherton LibraryUniversity of LeedsWoodhouse LaneLeeds, LS2 9JT https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1500/special_collections ‘Shifra’: A Voice for Jewish Feminists Jewish Feminist Magazine ‘Shifra’ • University of Leeds Cultural Collections
Cultural | Historical DocumentsPartially online British Library’s Hebrew collection The British Library’s Hebrew collection is held within the British Library, Britain’s national library. It is open to researchers and contains a large collection of manuscripts, printed books and serials on Jewish topics. Archive Description The Hebrew Collection was assembled over a 250 year period, initially by the British Museum and since 1973 by the British Library. Its holdings contain material written and printed in Hebrew characters, ranging from manuscripts copied over 1,000 years ago to the most recent monographs and serials. The collection – one of the most important in the world – encompasses all facets of Hebrew literature and a wide range of religious and secular area studies. The collection includes around 3,000 manuscript volumes and about 75,000 printed book titles – mostly in Hebrew and related languages that use the Hebrew script including Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish and various others. The collection also holds some 7,000 manuscript fragments, deriving mainly from the Cairo Genizah, nearly 1,000 Hebrew and Yiddish periodical and newspaper titles, in addition to considerable numbers of microforms of manuscripts, printed books and periodicals. Access Information Access to the British Library’s collections require a valid reader pass which can be applied for online or in person. Manuscripts, printed items, and other physical material can be ordered and consulted during opening hours in designated reading rooms, namely the Asian and African Studies reading room for manuscripts and printed books and the Rare Books and Music reading room for printed material. In order to access Hebrew manuscripts and rare printed material, the British Library recommends that you email the Head of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Collections, Michael Erdman, at least one week in advance. More information on the collection can be found in the Library’s online collection guide. Digital Accessibility All the Hebrew manuscripts have been fully digitised and are available free of charge on the British Library’s Digitised Manuscripts site. The full archive and manuscript holdings of the British Library can also be searched on its online catalogue. Street Address The British LibraryAsian and African Collections96 Euston RdLondon NW1 2DB https://www.bl.uk
Communal Records | Cultural | Jewish Life | ReligionPartially online Sandys Row Archive Sandys Row Archive is a digital archive held by the Bishopsgate Institute Archives. It contains the records of Sandys Row Synagogue and the Synagogue’s judaica collection. Archive Description Sandys Row Synagogue was founded in 1854 by Dutch immigrants from Amsterdam, in the heart of the former Jewish East End. It is now London’s oldest Ashkenazi Synagogue and the last functioning synagogue in Spitalfields. The Sandys Row Archive has been digitised as part of the Our Hidden Histories project which celebrates the unique story of this historic community. Users can explore the extensive Digital Archive on the website which includes: excerpts from the oral history collection, searchable and downloadable marriage records, minute books, seat registers and more, along with photographs of its collection of Judaica. Access Information The physical material the archive is created from can be found in the Bishopsgate Institute Archives. Online Accessibility The archive is available online at the project’s web page. HOME
Commercial | Communal Records | Local HistoryPartially online Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives is a local government archive in East London. It holds the records of a large number of different Jewish community and religious organisations in Tower Hamlets. Archive Description The Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives holds a variety of collections. The Princelet Street Synagogue records cover the period 1884-1988 and include marriage records and membership records. It also holds the records of the Loyal United Friends Friendly (or Benefit) Society, the Society for Chanting Psalms and Visiting the Sick, and the records of the Brady Clubs (Jewish youth clubs originally based in Whitechapel). These include membership records from the 1940s to the 1960s, records relating to camps and photograph albums of club activities. Perhaps the most significant body of records in the archive relating to the Jewish East End are the records of the Stepney Borough Council. This local authority was created in 1901 and survived until 1965 when the London Borough of Tower Hamlets took over. The Jewish East End was largely within the boundaries of the Borough of Stepney and the archive holds the minutes of Borough’s Housing Committee, Maternity and Child Welfare Committee and Markets Committee. Access Information The archives are open to members of the public. New users are required to register on their first visit and to provide photographic identification and proof of address. The archives are open Tuesday-Thursday, and on the first and third Saturday of the month. Opening hours can be found on the website and access enquiries can be made via email to localhistory@towerhamlets.gov.uk. Online Accessibility The Tower Hamlets Library and Archive catalogue can be found online and the archive also holds several digital collections. These include: the Princelet Street Synagogue, Spitalfields, Marriage Register, dating from 1897 to 1907 a digital gallery containing some of the archives’ 36,000 images reflecting life in Tower Hamlets over the centuries which can be searched based on key words, dates, locations and subject oral history projects like Mapping the Change: Old Ford Voices & Island Memories about the area of Bow known as Old Ford, including the Island (now known as Fish Island), located in the north-eastern corner of Tower Hamlets. Street Address 277 Bancroft RoadTower HamletsLondon E1 4DQ https://www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history
Family History | Holocaust | ImmigrationPartially online World Jewish Relief Archives The World Jewish Relief Archive is a private archive based in London. It holds records of those who came to the UK from Nazi-Europe during the 1930’s and 1940’s and whom the organisation helped to escape and start new lives in Britain. Archive Description The Central British Fund for German Jewry (CBF) was founded in 1933 to bring Jewish Refugees to Britain from Nazi-occupied Europe. World Jewish Relief (as the CBF is known today) still holds thousands of records of Jewish people who were brought over from Europe before, during and after the war. This includes many of the children who arrived as part of the Kindertransport in 1938 and 1939, the 732 child survivors (later known as ‘The Boys‘) who were brought to Windermere in 1945, men who were placed in the Kitchener Camp and many others. There are records for young women who arrived on a Domestic Visa, family groups who managed to come together as well as individuals who were able to secure work before arriving. The CBF’s administrative archive contains documents which help tell the story of the Central British Fund from its inception and throughout the following decades. Access Information The personal records of the refugees are not available for public access. Family members are encouraged to make an equiry using this online form and a dedicated archive team staffed by part-time volunteers will get in touch with any information they may find. The records have been digitised and if an enquiry is successful, digitised copies of the documents can be sent to family members for them to view. The original documents are stored at the The London Archives along with the organisation’s administrative records and access to view these must be approved by World Jewish Relief. You can send requests to the archive team by emailing archives@worldjewishrelief.org. Due to the popularity of the service there may be a substantial wait before you receive a response to your enquiry. Online Accessibility There is detailed information on the World Jewish Relief website about the types of documents and records found in the archive along with stories of some of those refugees for whom files have been found. There are no online catalogues available. If you need any additional information you can reach the archive team by emailing archives@worldjewishrelief.org. https://www.worldjewishrelief.org/about-us/your-family-history
Family History | HolocaustPartially online The Wiener Holocaust Library Juden Raus! board game • The Wiener Holocaust Library The Wiener Holocaust Library is a London based private library and archive holding Holocaust records and donated family papers. Archive Description The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading archives documenting the Holocaust and Nazi era. The document collections hold the UK’s largest archive of personal papers relating to Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe and continues to grow, with new collections being added every year. It holds collections relating to Anglo-Jewish reactions to Nazi atrocities and efforts to rescue and rehabilitate Jews in Europe – including the working papers of Rose Henriques who served as the head of the Germany Section of the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad (see World Jewish Relief). It also holds collections relating to the fate of refugees from the Nazis who were placed in the ‘Kitchener Camp’ in Kent. The Wiener Holocaust Library also holds the UK’s digital copy of the International Tracing Service Archive (ITS) – now known as the Arolsen Archives. It holds over 30 million pages of Holocaust era documents relating to the fates of millions of people who suffered under Nazi rule and occupation. The archive is available in the Library for those who wish to examine documents related to their own fate or the fate of family members. More information can be found here. Access Information The Wiener Holocaust Library is open to the public, 10 am – 5pm, Monday to Friday, with extended hours on Tuesdays until 7.30pm. To access the archive, first-time users are required to supply photographic identification (i.e drivers license, passport, etc.) and proof of address. The Library also provides a document delivery service for a fee. Enquiries about these services can be made via email to library@wienerlibrary.co.uk Online Accessibility The Library catalogue can be found online here, and portions of the collection are available digitally along with information about the Library’s holdings and subject guides. Street Address 29 Russell SquareLondonWC1B 5DP https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/
Immigration | Local History | Religion | SocialPartially online The London Archives The London Archives (formerly London Metropolitan Archives) is a public archive, housing a broad collection of social, religious, and local history records. Archive Description The London Archives holds one of the most important collections of Jewish archives in the UK. Its collections include archives of major national Jewish organisations as well as many schools, synagogues and charities working in London for the local Jewish population. Large institutions with a national remit such as the Office of the Chief Rabbi, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the London Beth Din are included among the collections, as are national and international welfare organisations including World Jewish Relief. The archive of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Congregation are held at The London Archives and includes records created by the congregation in its original home of Bevis Marks in the City of London as well as its current base in Maida Vale, and Ashkenazi religious communities, including the orthodox United Synagogue and Federation of Synagogues, the Liberal Jewish Synagogue and several individual Reform and Independent congregations have their records here. Many documents from the Bevis Marks archives have been digitised by the The London Archives and placed online by the National Library of Israel. A Nação Hebraica is a project that, with the help of machine learning, aims to transcribe these documents and make them available online. The archive of the Jews Free School (now JFS) are also held at The London Archives, as are the Association of Jewish Teachers and the London School of Jewish Studies. Local charitable organisations range from the Jewish Memorial Council, the Jews Temporary Shelter and Nightingale (formerly the Home for Aged Jews) to the tiny Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor in Stepney, among many others. Access Information The London Archives is open to the public, Monday – Thursday, 10am to 4.30pm, with late opening on Wednesday until 7pm. You will need a History Card to access original archive documents. Registration requires photographic identification (i.e driver’s license, passport etc.) and you can register for a History Card online. Further information and contact details can be found on The London Archives website. Online Accessibility The London Archives catalogue is available online, along with digital collections including digitised documents, images, and exhibitions. Street Address The London Archives40 Northampton RoadClerkenwell EC1R 0HB https://www.thelondonarchives.org 29 Nov 2024 Collection Encounter: The London Archives Collection Encounter: The London Archives
Cultural | SocialPartially online Southampton Anglo-Jewish Archives The Anglo-Jewish Archives are part of the University of Southampton Special Collections, based in Southampton. The collection contains records from a large number of organisations as well as the personal papers of significant individuals in Anglo-Jewish history. Archive Description The Anglo-Jewish Archives contain important holdings for prominent individuals and national organisations. Papers of individuals include those of Cecil Roth, Selig Brodetsky, and the private and official papers of Rabbi Solomon Schonfeld. This latter collection contains a large section relating to the work of the Chief Rabbi’s Religious Emergency Council and the rescue of members of the Jewish community in the 1930s and 1940s. Archives of organisations include those of the Jewish Board of Guardians, the Anglo-Jewish Association, editorial correspondence of the Jewish Chronicle newspaper, the Union of Jewish Women, the World Union of Progressive Judaism and the Institute of Jewish Affairs and the British Section of the World Jewish Congress. The archive of Dr James Parkes focuses on his life’s work of the promotion of understanding between Jews and non-Jews; this complements the printed material held in the Parkes Library. Related inter-faith collections include the archives of the International Association for Religious Freedom, of the Council of Christians and Jews, the World Congress of Faiths, of Revd W.W. Simpson. Access Information Access to the Archives and Manuscripts and Rare Books Searchroom service is available to anyone regardless of whether you are attached to an academic institution. Booking an appointment – All visits are by prior appointment and all visitors will be required to book their visit and to order their material at least by 12 noon 1 working day (weekdays) in advance. Bookings are made by emailing Archives@soton.ac.uk. You’ll be required to give the following information for bookings: details of name, University ID number (members of the University of Southampton only), permanent residential address and contact details, date of visit and list of items to be consulted. A booking form will be provided for use. Ordering material – All material needs to be ordered in advance, at the point of booking a visit. There is a maximum limit of 10 items per day for bookings (with a reserve list of 10 additional items). You can explore the archival collections using the new Epexio Archive Catalogue, which brings together brings together thousands of catalogue descriptions along with a powerful search tool and browse functionality. Some modern archival material might be sensitive and subject to restrictions under GDPR or FOIA. Information on restrictions will be noted in the Archive Catalogue. Details of rare book material will be found in the Library catalogue. Confirmation of appointment – You will be sent an email confirmation of your appointment with the Archives service. Identification for registration – Researchers are required to provide documentation for registration purposes on either their initial visit (or first visit in a calendar year) to the Archives and Manuscripts and Rare Books Searchroom service. External researchers will be required to produce two pieces of documentation (one with a photograph, one which includes their permanent residential address). Southampton students and staff will need to provide their University ID. Safety measures in place – Researchers are welcome to wear face coverings during their visit. No visitor should attend site if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and are advised to self-isolate in line with government recommendations. The Archives reading room is open Tuesday – Thursday, 10am – 4 pm. Online Accessibility Digital material is available via the Virtual Reading Room, including the records of the Anglo-Jewish Association. A searchable guide to the Archive & Manuscript’s Jewish collection is also available online. Digital appointments via Virtual Reading Room service – Special Collections has also introduced a Virtual Reading Room service, where researchers can book a digital appointment to view Special Collections’ material remotely, wherever they are based. Digital appointments are one hour in length and are facilitated using an on-site visualiser and viewed via Microsoft Teams. They are offered for slots 1000-1100, 1300-1400, 1415-1515 and 1530-1630 (UK time) on Mondays and Fridays. To book a digital appointment, please email Archives@soton.ac.uk . Searchroom Regulations – For curatorial reasons, special library regulations apply to the use of the collections. Regulations are set out here for the use of the reading room for archives and rare books. Reprographics service – Users are welcome to order copies of material from the collections. For curatorial reasons, all copying and photography is done by members of staff. No private photography of documents or books is permitted. See the reprographics service pages for further information. Special Collections Open Access – Special Collections Open Access houses the modern material within the Special Collections. It is open during the Hartley Library’s opening hours . Street Address Hartley LibraryUniversity of SouthamptonHighfieldSouthamptonSO17 1BJ http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/index.page?