University of Leeds Collections

Individual named collections in the University include: University Art Collections and Gallery, University of Leeds International Textile Archive, Godfrey Bingley Photographic Collection, Chinese Paintings, Musical Instruments, Classics, Near Eastern Archaeology and Modern Arabic Studies, Coin and Medal Collection, W.P.Thompson collection (teaching materials for Latin and Greek), Reginald Rigby Lantern Slide Collection, Ogden Collection (archaeology of Babylon and Ur of Chaldees), Denison Roebuck Stamp Collection, Biology Museum, Earth Sciences collection, Anatomy Museum, Pathology Museum, Dental Museum and Technology Collection, School of Materials Historic Scientific Instruments and Equipment, Chemistry , Physics, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Chemical Enginnering, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,and Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

Collection details

Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History, World Cultures

Key artists and exhibits

• Bragg x-ray equipment, Ida Roper herbarium, Pesel embroidery collection, Kathleen Kenyon Jericho and Jerusalem archaeological items, Barr and Stroud prototype rangefinder

Collections services

• Specialist publications on collections available
• Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)