Searching the collections

The Mass Observation archive is one of the Special Collections in the care of the University of Sussex.

For this reason, the catalogues and lists of the Mass Observation Archive are held on the University of Sussex Special Collections website. We've provided a set of quick links to the relevant catalogues and lists below.

You will need to visit the Archive to view the actual materials.

Searching for the first time?

Before searching our collections for the first time, we recommend you read a brief history of Mass Observation and look at the overview of our collections.

Quick links to catalogues and lists

Below is a list of links to the catalogues and lists of the Mass Observation archive on the University of Sussex Special collections website.

Original Mass Observation collection, 1937-1950s

File Report Series
Diaries, 1939-65
Day Surveys, 1937-38
Directive replies
Topic Collections, 1937-60
Worktown Collection

New Mass Observation project collection, 1981 onwards

A list of all the directives grouped by theme
A list of all the directives ordered by date