SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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We have a small local history section that is the focus of current efforts to increase the recording of the histories of African, Asian and Caribbean communities in Manchester. We quickly became aware of very large gaps in this area. Volunteers and placement students have been working to gather such material to lodge in the centre. One of our volunteers, for example, developed a Black History Trail in preparation for Black History Month in October 2002. A placement student from Manchester Metropolitan University collected evidence of the appearance of famous Black performers Ira Aldridge and Paul Robeson in Manchester theatres, creating new files of this material for the archive.
As well as our collection of over 8,000 books and resources, we also have unique primary source material:
Steve Cohen Collection: |
Exploring Our Roots Transcripts: |
A collection of memorabilia from over 70 anti deportation and immigration campaigns fought in Greater Manchester gathered by the Immigration Lawyer and Author Steve Cohen. Major campaigns are:
More information about the collection can be found on the National Archive Hub |
The Exploring Our Roots project produced nearly 70 interview transcripts exploring the local heritage and experience of Manchester’s Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Chinese, African Caribbean and West African communities. Click here to see the full list of interviewees |
Pan African Congress Transcripts: |
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We have a set of interviews with contributors and organisers of the 1945 Pan African Congress in Manchester. The interviews were collected in 1995 as part of the 50th anniversary commemoration by Robin Grinter and students from Manchester Metropolitan University. |
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Refugee Stories Transcripts: |
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| We have annonymised transcripts from interviews with Kurdish, Afghani and Somali refugees. They were collected as part of the Education Trust's The Distance We Have Travelled and Refugees Stories projects. |
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