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University Collections
Discover resources across Archives & Special Collections and The Hunterian
Rare Books
Predominantly pre-1800 in date, but also items such as 19th-century colour plate books and works emanating from private presses.
Archives Hub
- Search the University Archive and Scottish Business Archive
- University Archives overview
- Scottish Business Archive overview
House of Fraser Archive
Nineteenth Century Novels
Chapbooks
Details of the 1,000 small paper-covered booklets held across the collections. Also includes details of titles held in Edinburgh Central Library, National Library of Scotland, and University of Stirling.
Scottish Theatre Archive
Programmes scripts, production notes, photographs, posters, press cuttings, business papers and correspondence of Scotland's theatres.
Medical Humanities
Research resources relating to forensic medicine, zika virus, William Hunter's library and more.
Art, Literature and Performing Arts
Collections of artists and photographers, collections of writers and publishers, and records of Scottish theatre and collections of music
Collections A-Z
Browse our named special collections.
Subjects A-Z
A-Z subject guides to our rare book, manuscript, and Scottish Theatre Archive collections.