Mass Observation at The Keep
The Mass Observation Archive preserves the papers of the original Mass Observation movement and current Mass Observation Project and makes them publicly available, as part of the University of Sussex's Special Collections at the Keep in Brighton. At the heart of the Archive's work is safeguarding these records to inspire learning and research and ensure they continue to be made available for future generations.
The Keep, Brighton
The Archive is a charitable incorporated organisation in the care of the University of Sussex, and is open to all. Lord (Asa) Briggs, as vice-chancellor of the University in 1970, was responsible for bringing the collection to Sussex and opening it up as a public resource for historical research.
The Mass Observation Archive continues to gather documents about everyday life in Britain through the Mass Observation Project, launched in 1981. The Archive also welcomes offers of donations of life-story documents produced by people in accordance with the traditions of Mass Observation. Please visit its page about donating personal papers for more information.
Find out more about the origins and history of Mass Observation, or read Stephen Brooke's essay A History of the Mass Observation Project.
The Mass Observation Archive preserves the papers of the original Mass Observation movement and current Mass Observation Project and makes them publicly available, as part of the University of Sussex's Special Collections at the Keep in Brighton. At the heart of the Archive's work is safeguarding these records to inspire learning and research and ensure they continue to be made available for future generations.
The Keep, Brighton
The Archive is a charitable incorporated organisation in the care of the University of Sussex, and is open to all. Lord (Asa) Briggs, as vice-chancellor of the University in 1970, was responsible for bringing the collection to Sussex and opening it up as a public resource for historical research.
The Mass Observation Archive continues to gather documents about everyday life in Britain through the Mass Observation Project, launched in 1981. The Archive also welcomes offers of donations of life-story documents produced by people in accordance with the traditions of Mass Observation. Please visit its page about donating personal papers for more information.
Find out more about the origins and history of Mass Observation, or read Stephen Brooke's essay A History of the Mass Observation Project.