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Special Collections & Archives: Records of Students in the Archive of the University of Liverpoolaccredited archive service logo

SC&A includes manuscripts and archives, medieval to modern; early and finely printed books, and science fiction collections.

The Archive of the University of Liverpool contains extensive archive collections of former students. We also hold records of student activities, ranging from societies and sporting groups through to records of examination results and attendance at lectures

Female students holding copies of Pantosfinx, January 1936Please note that student records (not including papers deposited by former students) are subject to strict closure periods and most post war archival material is closed to access. Please contact us for further details on accessing The University Archives.

We hold nearly 200 collections of past graduates' papers. To check and see if we hold the Papers of the graduate that you are interested in, go to the Records of Graduates section of the Archive of the University of Liverpool (arranged in alphabetical order). The University Archive is a very large collection, so it is possible that the student you are interested in features somewhere. Try a full text search on our Archive Database to see if you can find the graduate you are interested in.

For 19th and early 20th century Liverpool students who took London degrees as external students, see records at the University of London.

Student ActivitiesImage of male students in race

Graduation

Please note that no access to Examination Results dating post-1930 is permitted.

Student life highlights

Les Marottes crestLes Marottes annual French plays

Posters, photographs, programmes and other material in the archive document the plays put on by French students and staff. Guy Snaith was the company’s producer and director from 1982-1997. Read more...(PDF)University archives D1047

Photograph of students riding on the back of an elephant  in the University of Liverpool Panto, January 1936University of Liverpool Panto, January 1936

Students enjoying an unusual vantage point from which to sell copies of Pantosfinx to raise funds for Merseyside's hospitals during the annual charitable Panto, or Rag Week. University archives D983/2/4

Photograph of female student from the University of Liverpool Women's cricket teamUniversity of Liverpool Women's cricket team

The University team existed from c.1914. A star of the 1930s was Miss K. Ainsworth, who also played cricket for Lancashire's second XI. Her batting average had reached 61 in the 1940 season. See University of Liverpool Athletic Union records (within the records of the Guild of Students, Student Societies and Student Life)