Oxford University: Balliol College Historic Collections

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St Cross Church

Manor Road
Oxford
England
OX1 3TP

Correspondence address:

Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ

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Telephone: 01865 277 709

Email: library@balliol.ox.ac.uk

Open: Monday-Thursday 9.30-12, 1.30-4.30

Closed: see website

  • Book in advance
  • Wheelchair access

The Historic Collections contain the collections of the Balliol College Archives and the Manuscripts and Special Collections

  • They are open by appointment to researchers in premises at St Cross Church, Manor Road
  • All collections are held at St Cross Church and no longer in the College Library on the Broad Street site
  • Disabled access: available by prior arrangement
  • Access requirements: Members of the University of Oxford or other universities should bring your University Card. Other readers should bring valid photo ID. You do not need a Bodleian Libraries card
  • Research service: non fee-based service available
  • Reprographics: please see the website for their reprographics policy
  • A published guide is available: 'The Archives of Balliol College: a guide', John Jones (Vice-Master and Archivist) (1st ed. Phillimore & Co, Chichester 1984). A revised edition is available on the website

    • Letter of introduction required

    ARCHON code: 3107

    If you are an archivist or custodian of this archive you can use the archive update form to add or update the details in Discovery

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    Organisations (21)

    Persons (300)

    Diaries (1)

    Families (4)