Featured Collections

Our Digital Library offers a wide array of digitized collections, providing valuable resources for research, teaching, and engagement across various subjects. With new additions regularly, be sure to check back often to explore the latest updates.

University of York Photographs

Photographs documenting the history of the University of York, many taken by the University Photographers, based in the Library.

Lord Halifax Diaries 1940-6

The wartime diaries of Lord Halifax, 1940-46, written for and circulated to his family. They contain both personal and political matters.

Vickers Instruments Images

Images from the Vickers Instruments archive, held by the Borthwick Institute for Archives, digitised from glass negatives and glass lantern slides

Aero Girls

Collection of portraits of young women commissioned for use in Aero chocolate advertising from 1950 to 1957 by Rowntree & Co. Ltd.

Philip Rahtz Slide Collection

Digitised slides from the Philip Rahtz collection, showcasing archaeological digs in the UK and abroad from the 1950s onwards.

Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies Images

A collection of digitised slides from the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, which was formerly based in the King's Manor, York.