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Collections
Explore with us some of the wonderful collections held by the Library of Birmingham.
The First World War
Collections and galleries relating to how the First World War was experienced by the people of Birmingham.
Fashion Plates 1771-1901
R. Crompton Rhodes Collection tracing trends in European fashion across 125 years.
Shakespeare @ the Library
What makes the Shakespeare Library special? Birmingham has one of the world's best collections of works by and about Shakespeare.
The Warwickshire Survey
Find out more about the Warwickshire Photographic Survey and the photographers who have captured Birmingham and its suburbs since 1890.
About Anstey College
Anstey College of Physical Training was founded by Rhoda Anstey in 1897. It was only the second women's physical training college in the country.
The Parker Collection
The Parker Collection of Children's Books and Games contains examples dating from 1538 to the present day.
Glad Ur Not...
Our Glad Ur Not galleries give a very vivid picture of children's lives over a hundred years ago.
The Wingate Bett Collection
The Wingate Bett Transport Ticket Collection. Over 1 million tickets including railway, bus, airline and ski lift tickets.
Treasures from The Railway
A selection of GWR ephemera, including tickets, timetables, maps and holiday guides from our Railway Collection.
USA Postcards
This collection of postcards brings back the “golden age” of the United States railways.
Charles Parker and his archive
Charles Parker (1919-1980) was a BBC documentary radio producer, and a writer, singer, actor and founder member of the theatre company Banner Theatre.
Benjamin Stone
The Sir Benjamin Stone Collection, housed in the Archives and Heritage collection, was presented by Stone's trustees to the Library in 1921.
Barry Jackson Collection
Barry Jackson and The Rep Theatre
Songs and Silent Movies
Browse the gallery and download some of the song sheets and silent movie scores.
Birmingham Portraits
A collection of portraits of notable people dating between c1860-1930.
Modern Photographs
The Modern Photographic Collections include work by photographers Paul Hill and John Blakemore.
Creepy Collection
Discover the hideous, the horrible and the downright horrific hidden in the collections of Libraries, Archives and Museums in Birmingham.
Collection Highlights
The Library of Cultures exhibition in 2014 showcased some of the highlights from the collections held at the Library of Birmingham.
Our Collections!
A quick reference list for more information about our collections currently featured on this website.
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