The University of Sussex's Documents & Ephemera (formerly known as the Legacy Collection and now part of our Heritage Collections) are extensive, consisting of pamphlets, reports, newsletters, fliers, election materials and other ephemeral items originating from our original ‘Documents Collection’. This began in the late 1960s as an innovation in which the librarians at Sussex deliberately set out to collect material beyond the normal purview of an academic library but which reflected contemporaneous events and concerns. The material has subsequently been divided into themes, more details of which can be found in this guide.
Also included in this section are our comprehensive runs of magazines and periodicals covering LGBTQ+ culture.
If you would like to access these materials or have any further questions about the collection please contact us at library.collections@sussex.ac.uk for help and further information.