My Leicestershire Digital Archive
Online repository for the history of Leicestershire
This archive brings together a rich variety of material invaluable for those studying the history of Leicestershire. Covering subjects as varied as women's and working class history, local politics, immigration and housing, as well as the built and antiquarian history of the county. Material has been digitised ranging from 18th Century trade directories through to video and audio recordings from the last thee decades. The resource can be browsed or searched and allows users to save favourite items.
How can this collection be used in teaching, studying and research?
An extensive archive of research and teaching material for those studying, teaching or researching local, political or social history.
Highlights from this collection
Ghost Signs of Leicestershire is a photographic record of forgetten and faded hand-painted advertising on Leicestershire's buildings.
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Arts and Humanities, Architecture and Planning, Geography and Environment, Advertising, Human Geography, Communication and Media Studies, Humanities, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, History, Social Welfare, Science, Engineering and Technology, Social Sciences
