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Campaign to secure the Broadlands Archives

Published: 10 June 2010
Broadlands

The Broadlands Archives are one of the foremost collections in the University of Southampton Library. Read more about the campaign to raise £2.85 million by March 2010 to secure the Broadlands Archives for the nation.

Centred on the Temple (Palmerston), Ashley, Cassel and Mountbatten families, 4,500 boxes of documents give wide coverage of politics, diplomacy, literary and cultural affairs over four hundred years. The collection is crucial for understanding Britain’s place in the world.

With the support of the Pilgrim Trust, a campaign has been launched to raise £2.85 million by March 2010 to secure the Broadlands Archives for the nation.

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