About the Archive Collections

The Archive cares for over 32,500 items from the pioneer days of film in the mid 1890s to video production of the present day. The work of both the professional and the amateur is collected.

The North West Film Archive collection includes:

cinema newsreels
documentaries
advertising and promotional material
educational and travel films
home movies
corporate videos
regional television programmes.

Search the Online Catalogue

You can search the catalogue of the
North West Film Archive's moving image collection

A wide range of subject matter is covered and the following themes are strongly represented:

work and local industry
leisure, holiday-making, sport and entertainment
local traditions and community activities
transport
housing
wartime experiences.

Complementary collections of photographs, taped interviews and original documentation have also been established. This material relates to the Archive's moving image collection and also to the region's film and cinema industries.

Using the Collection

Merseyside Survey

Can I Hear That In Colour

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Manchester Metropolitan University Home page

The North West Film Archive is a part of the Library Service of the Manchester Metropolitan University.

This document is maintained by MarionHewitt (n.w.filmarchive@mmu.ac.uk)
Last modified 16th April 2008
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