Welcome to LSE Archives. The collections held in the archives cover modern British political, economic and social history, the history of the social sciences with particular reference to economics and social anthropology, and the history of the London School of Economics and Political Science. The material dates mainly from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present day. The department is also responsible for the Library's rare books| and older pamphlets|.
Admission to the Archives Reading Room|
Restricted access to the Library during examination period.
During LSE's examination period, 2 April to 6 June 2012, there will be restricted access to the Library for external visitors, including visitors with cards issued prior to 2 April.
Members of the SCONUL Access, University of London and M25 reciprocal schemes will be able to access the Library as usual, but other external visitors who wish to consult archives or rare books should contact us directly to arrange special access.
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Find out what we've catalogued on our completed catalogues| page.
For latest news about our collections and activities take a look at our blog. Out of the box|. These are the most recent posts: Dr Seligman and the Islanders: considering Charles Seligman and his work
Booking opens today for this event which we are organising in collaboration with LSE’s Anthropology Department. The event is free and open to all, but a ticket is required.
Date: Thursday 1 March 2012
Time: 6-7.30pm
Venue: Thai Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Professor Adam Kuper
Chair: Professor Deborah James
Adam Kuper, who has written widely on the history and theory of anthropology, [...]
Manuscript, typescript ….. digital! Beatrice Webb launches LSE Digital Library
In January I blogged about a couple of entries in Beatrice Webb’s diary and we are excited to announce the launch of the the LSE’s Digital Library with a complete and fully searchable version of both the manuscript and typescript versions of Beatrice Webb’s seventy years of diary entries.
Beatrice Webb was born in 1858, the [...]
The KEEP Approach to Digital Preservation
A few days ago I went to Cardiff, to attend the second day of the KEEP (Keeping Emulation Environments Portable) workshop. My colleague had already attended the first day, which was perhaps a little more theoretical than the second, as I had chance to get hands-on with what the KEEP project has created.
Emulation as a [...]
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