Help us build our collections

We mainly accept records related to Southwark and we would like items that fill gaps in our collection. 

We’re looking for historical records, including:

• photographs 
• written accounts of family history
• home movies and other films or tape recordings of local events
• personal histories
• event programmes, flyers, posters, clippings
• theatre programmes
• church pamphlets
• local community groups and club records
• oral histories

We can make copies of your records if you would like to keep the originals.

Formats

We can take records in a variety of formats, including:

• photos
• audio-visual recordings
• items on paper
• computer files

Building an inclusive collection

In particular, tell us if you have anything you could donate that would help to preserve and celebrate the history of:

• people with mental health challenges
• Deaf, neurodiverse and disabled people
• Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities
• communities of ethnic and cultural travellers 
• LGBTQ+ communities
• post-WW2 arrivals in Southwark
• Southwark's young residents

If you would like more information on our collecting priorities, please contact us.