SOAS Picture Archive: Library

By Special Collections, SOAS Library|9th June 2016|Collections & Research|0 comments

As part of our SOAS Centenary series, we take another look at hi-lights from the SOAS Picture Archive.This week we’ve found some nostalgic images of SOAS Library, showing some of the changes that have taken place over the years…

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Library at the Bloomsbury Building, SOAS, c.1972. Ref: SOAS Picture Archive. SOAS buildings, Box 2, item 28. © SOAS

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Library Issue Desk, Philips Building, SOAS, 1970s. Ref: SOAS Picture Archive. SOAS buildings, Box 3, item 124. © SOAS

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Library Issue Desk, Philips building, SOAS, 1990s. Ref: SOAS Picture Archive. SOAS Buildings, Box 3, item 156a. © SOAS

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Library Main Reading Room, Philips building, SOAS, 1990s. Ref: SOAS Picture Archive. SOAS Buildings, Box 3, item 156b. © SOAS

A full catalogue of images is available on the SOAS Archive Catalogue. Photographs and visual items from the collection can be ordered and consulted in the Special Collections Reading Room.

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Broadly speaking, our collections reflect the British interaction with Africa, Asia and the Middle East over the last 250 years, and include archives of missionary societies, NGOs and campaign groups, and business organisations, as well as papers of individuals, including diplomats, campaigners, and academics. If you have any questions, or comments, please get in touch! email: special.collections@soas.ac.uk tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4180

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