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LSE Library
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LSE Library
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Founded in 1896 the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) aimed to provide primary materials from all over the world to enable research on the social, political, legal and economic environment, and a ‘laboratory’ of the social sciences was born. Since then, many significant private collections and papers were donated and collections built to support research and teaching in the social sciences.
Get in touch if you are interested in using our collections for your research library.enquiries@lse.ac.uk
The Library’s unique archive collections focus on modern British political and economic history, in particular the work of pressure groups, think-tanks and campaigners, and include, Charles Booth’s London, The Women’s Library’s collections, LGBT+ collections (Hall-Carpenter Archives) and peace and internationalism. Discover more about themes within our archives through our collections highlights.
Explore the Archives Catalogue and the Digital Library
Discover more stories through the LSE History blog, online exhibitions and visit our YouTube channel for past events and archive conversations.
Exposure and Contrast exhibition now open!
Exposure and Contrast: The Exit Photography Group
LGBT+ collections
Peace and Internationalism
The Women’s Library collections
Autograph Letter Collection
George Lansbury Archives
Resistance, Rights and Refuge: Britain and Chile 50 years after the Chilean coup