Welcome to the Archives and Special Collections department at SOAS
Here you can consult archives, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audio-visual material and rare books relating to Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, the South Pacific and Australasia.
Broadly speaking, our collections reflect the British experience in Africa and Asia over the last 250 years, and include archives of missionary societies, businesses, NGOs and charities, and papers of individuals, including academics, diplomats and colonial administrators.
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Opening Hours
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 09.00 - 17.00
Closed: Wednesday, Weekends and Bank Holidays
Contact Details
Telephone: +44(0)20 7898 4180
Email: docenquiry@soas.ac.uk
