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Mass Observation - Recording everyday life in Britain

Accessing material online

Selected parts of the Mass
Observation Archive are now available through Adam Matthew Digital for public and university libraries to purchase. The entire File Report sequence, early Mass Observation Publications and selected Topic Collections are available along with the diaries and directive responses from 1939 and 1940.

The resource also includes a interactive maps, bibliographic resources and essays on various aspects of Mass Observation.

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Selections from the Mass Observation Archive are available from Adam Matthew Digital

The Adam Matthew website provides further details on the resource, including the opportunity for institutions to register for online trials.