Special Collections: LGBTQ+ Research Resources

Searching for archives:

Archive materials can be found by searching the University of Exeter Special Collections archives catalogue

• Narrow down your search by going into advanced search
• Enter a keyword, name or title
• If you already know an item’s reference number you can search by this
• Optionally refine the results by date

Searching for books:

Rare books can be found by searching the University of Exeter Library catalogue

• Enter a keyword, title or author in the search bar
• To restrict the results to a specific time period, enter a date range under *Refine your results* and *Creation Date*
• To restrict the results to results to Special Collections materials, select *Special Collections, Old Library* under *Location*

Detailed guidance on researching sexuality and gender identity in archives can be found on the webpages of The National Archives.

Further guidance on using the archives and library catalogues can be found on the Searching our Catalogues LibGuide