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Sociological and Cultural Research at the British Library

Sarah Evans

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Our collections

• 150 million items 625 km shelves 12 km p.a. growth

• Most known languages Ancient to modern Conferences

• Newspapers Grey lit Patents

• PaintingsMagazines Official Publications

• Wax cylinders Sound Talks

• IOR BIPC Photographs

• Oral history e-publications Fanzines

Manuscripts Websites IGOs

Maps and atlases WeaponsModels

Research reportsBooks

Music scores Bread booksExhibitions

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Social Sciences at the BL

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Research and Collection Development Partnerships

(1) Sisterhood and After

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/clhlwr/1-7-11.html

(2) Voices of the UK

(3) Children’s Playground Games

in the New Media Age

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Ethnicity, ‘race’, anti-fascism

Bibliographical material to expose collections

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Ethnographic recordings

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Health: oral histories

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Sport and Society

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The sporting body

Women’s training manuals

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19th Century Newspapers

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1990s calling cards

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Contact

Sarah.evans@bl.uk

Engagement Development Officer, Social Science