Archive collections
Find and use archive material for your research or teaching activities
Useful skills guides
Guides to help your research at the Hull History Centre or on open-access online archives.
Contact the archives team
Find and use archive material for your research or teaching activities
Guides to help your research at the Hull History Centre or on open-access online archives.
Contact the archives team
The Hull History Centre (HHC) is home to thousands of unique physical archive collections, which are managed by Hull University Archives and Hull City Archives & Local Studies Library.
For opening times, visitor information, and other practical information, please visit the Hull History Centre’s website.
Our archivists are available to deliver in-course archival skills sessions and tours of the Hull History Centre.
Basic concepts surrounding archival material and its use for research, including: what are archives?
Advice for anyone wanting to locate archival material for a research project
Guide to understanding common types of archive documents: diaries, land deeds, wills, etc
How to find online primary sources in the Library, the HHC, or via open-access online archives
Do you have records relating to the history of the University? Please see our guidance on transferring records to the University Archives.
Skills required to work with archives, including: archaic terms and spelling, historical dates, language, and transcription
