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
- Detailed guidance on researching sexuality and gender identity in archives can be found on the webpages of The National Archives.
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*
- Optionally refine using the *'Language* filter and select a language
Further guidance on using the archives and library catalogues can be found on the Searching our Catalogues LibGuide
