Archives

Most of the records in our collections may be freely consulted in our dedicated search room, located within Peterborough’s Central Library. Our search room also houses hundreds of local-interest books, some of which may be borrowed and read at home.

Do you have historical records that you would like to be preserved for future generations to see? If so, then you may be able to donate them to us. We collect all kinds of records that help us to better understand the history, culture or people of Peterborough. Unfortunately, we cannot accept everything that is offered to us.

We do not generally collect:

• Artefacts, works of art or objects, unless there is a special relationship between the artefact and associated archives and good reasons for keeping them together;
• Material that does not have a Peterborough connection;
• Duplicates of material already held in our collections.

If you are thinking of donating material to the archives, please contact us using the link below.