Holding Organisation | Collection Name | Arts Council England (ACE) Area | Year Granted |
Ashmolean Museum (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford | Ashmolean Museum Collections | South East | 1997 |
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (University of Birmingham), Birmingham | The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Collection | Midlands | 1998 |
The Baring Archive, City of London | The Baring Archive | London | 2009 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council - Heritage Services, Bath | Bath Fashion Museum Collection | South West | 1999 |
Bath and North East Somerset Council - Heritage Services, Bath | Roman Baths Museum Collection | South West | 1999 |
Bath Record Office, Bath | Bath Record Office Archive Collection | South West | 2005 |
Beamish, the Living Museum of the North, Beamish | Beamish, the Living Museum of the North Collection | North | 1997 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham | Photography Collection Held by Birmingham Libraries | Midlands | 2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham | Archive Held by Birmingham Libraries | Midlands | 2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham | Early and Fine Printing Held by Birmingham Libraries | Midlands | 2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham | Literature Collections Held by Birmingham Libraries | Midlands | 2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham | Music Collections Held by Birmingham Libraries | Midlands | 2005 |
Birmingham Libraries, Birmingham | The Birmingham Collection | Midlands | 2005 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham | Fine & Decorative Arts Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust | Midlands | 1997 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham | Science Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust | Midlands | 1997 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham | Birmingham History and Numismatics Collections Held by Birmingham Museums Trust | Midlands | 1998 |
Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham | The Pinto Collection Held by Birmingham Museums Trust | Midlands | 1998 |
Black Country Living Museum, Dudley | Black Country Living Museum Collections | Midlands | 2012 |
Bodleian Libraries (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford | Special Collections at the Bodleian Library | South East | 2006 |
The Bowes Museum, Durham | The Bowes Museum Collection, Barnard Castle | North | 1997 |
Bradford Industrial Museum (Bradford Museums and Galleries), Bradford | Worsted Collection | North | 2009 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol | Bristol City Museums Collection of Applied Art | South West | 1998 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol | Bristol City Museums Far East Collection | South West | 1998 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol | Bristol City Museums Geology Collection | South West | 1998 |
Bristol City Museums, Bristol | City of Bristol Collections | South West | 1998 |
Bristol City Record Office and Bristol Central Library's Local Studies Service, Bristol | The Archive, History and Literacy Collection Relating to the History and Development of the City of Bristol | South West | 2005 |
British Motor Museum, Gaydon | British Motor Museum Collection | Midlands | 2014 |
Britten-Pears Foundation, Aldeburgh | The Britten-Pears Library | South East | 2005 |
BT Archives, London | BT Archives | London | 2012 |
Cambridge University Herbarium, Cambridge | Cambridge University Herbarium[5][6] | South East | 2022 |
Cambridge University Library, Cambridge | Special Collections at Cambridge University Library | South East | 2019 |
Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne | The Collections at Canal Museum Stoke Bruerne | Midlands | 1999 |
Chesterholm Museum (Vindolanda), Bardon Mill | The Vindolanda Trust Collection | North | 2016 |
Chetham's Library, Manchester | Chetham's Library Collection | North | 2011 |
Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge | Churchill Archives Centre | South East | 2005 |
City of London Corporation, City of London | History of London Collection | London | 2005 |
Colchester and Ipswich Museums, Colchester | Colechester Castle Museum's Archaeology Collection | South East | 1998 |
Compton Verney, Compton Verney | Archaic Chinese Bronzes | Midlands | 2008 |
Co-operative Archive Trust, Manchester | Co-operative Archive Trust Collections | North | 2007 |
Cornwall Record Office, Redruth | Archives Relating to Cornwall's Hard-Rock Mining Industry | South West | 2005 |
Courtauld Institute of Art, City of Westminster | The Courtauld Collection | London | 1997 |
Culture Coventry, Coventry | Coventry Transport Museum Collection | Midlands | 1998 |
Derby Museums, Derby | Joseph Wright of Derby Collection | Midlands | 2011 |
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London | Dulwich Picture Gallery Collection | London | 1997 |
Durham University Library, Durham | The Bishop Cosin's Library | North | 2005 |
Durham University Library, Durham | The Sudan Archive | North | 2005 |
Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham | Chinese Collections | North | 2008 |
Durham University Oriental Museum, Durham | Ancient Egyptian Collections | North | 2008 |
English Folk Dance and Song Society, London | Vaughan Williams Memorial Library | London | 2011 |
Hampshire Record Office, Winchester | The Records Held by the Hampshire Record Office | South East | 2006 |
Harewood House Trust, Harewood, Leeds | Harewood House Trust Collection | North | 1998 |
Historic Royal Palaces, London | Hampton Court Palace | London | 2009 |
Horniman Museum and Gardens, London | Ethnographic Collections at the Horniman Museum | London | 1997 |
Institution of Civil Engineers, City of Westminster | Library, Archive and Works of Art | London | 2009 |
Institution of Engineering and Technology, City of Westminster | Collections of the Institute of Electrical Engineers, that is the Rare Books, the Archives and the Library | London | 2006 |
Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich | Post-Cretaceous Geology Collection | South East | 2023 |
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale | The Ironbridge Gorge Trust Collections | Midlands | 1997 |
Jewish Museum London, London | Religious Life (Judaica) Collection at the Jewish Museum London | London | 1997 |
John Rylands University Library (University of Manchester), Manchester | Special Collections at John Rylands University Library | North | 2005 |
John Rylands University Library (University of Manchester), Manchester | Manchester Medical Society Library | North | 2005 |
King's College London, City of Westminster | Liddell Hart Military Archives | London | 2005 |
Kingston upon Hull City Museums and Art Galleries, Kingston upon Hull | Hull Museums Collections Relating to the City and Region | North | 1999 |
Lambeth Palace Library, London | The Manuscripts, Archives and Printed Books Collection | London | 2005 |
Lancashire County Museum Service, Preston | Textile Industry Collection | North | 1999 |
Lapworth Museum of Geology (University of Birmingham), Birmingham | Lapworth Museum of Geology Collections | Midlands | 2008 |
Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds | Leeds Museums and Galleries Fine and Decorative Arts Collection | North | 1997 |
Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds | Leeds Museums and Galleries Natural Sciences Collection | North | 1998 |
Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds | Leeds Museums and Galleries Industrial Collections | North | 1999 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds | The English Literature Collection | North | 2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds | Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | North | 2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds | The Cookery Collection | North | 2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds | The Leeds Russian Archive | North | 2005 |
Leeds University Special Collections Centre, Leeds | The Liddle Collection | North | 2005 |
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, Freemasons Hall, London | Library and Museum of Freemasonry Collections | London | 2007 |
Lincolnshire Archives, Lincoln | Lincoln Episcopal Rolls and Registers | Midlands | 2005 |
Linnean Society of London, City of Westminster | Library, Archive and Biological Specimen Collections | London | 2014 |
Liverpool and Merseyside Record Offices Liverpool | Photographic Image Collection | North | 2006 |
London School of Economics and Political Science, London | British Library of Political and Economic Science | London | 2005 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (Applied as London Metropolitan University), London | The Women's Library | London | 2006 |
London Transport Museum, City of Westminster | London Transport Museum Collection | London | 1997 |
Manchester City Galleries, Manchester | Manchester City Galleries Fine and Decorative Art Collections | North | 1997 |
Manchester City Galleries, Manchester | Manchester City Galleries Costume and Textile Collections | North | 1997 |
Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester | Manchester Museum Collection | North | 1997 |
Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth | Mary Rose Museum Collection | South West | 1997 |
Middlesex University, Museum of Design and Domestic Architecture, London | Silver Studio Collection | London | 2008 |
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry | Modern Records Centre Collections | Midlands | 2006 |
Museum of Design in Plastics, Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth | Museum of Design in Plastics Collection | South West | 2021 |
Museum of London, City of London | Museum of London Collection | London | 1997 |
Museum of Natural History (Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford | Museum of Natural History Collections | South East | 1997 |
Museum of the History of Science (Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford | History of Science Museum Collections | South East | 1997 |
Museums Sheffield, Sheffield | Sheffield Museums Metalwork Collections | North | 1999 |
National Football Museum, Manchester | National Football Museum Collections | North | 2013 |
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu | National Motor Museum Collection | South West | 1997 |
National Tramway Museum, Crich | National Tramway Museum Collection | Midlands | 1997 |
Norfolk Museums Service, Norwich | Norwich Castle Museum Collections | South East | 1998 |
Norfolk Record Office, Norwich | History of Norfolk Archive | South East | 2005 |
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery | Boot and Shoe Collection at Northampton Museum and Art Gallery | Midlands | 1998 |
Nottingham Museums (Heritage), Nottingham | Lace and Lace Machinery Collections | Midlands | 2014 |
People's History Museum, Manchester | People's History Museum Collection | North | 1998 |
Pitt Rivers Museum (Gardens, Libraries & Museums (GLAM) - University of Oxford), Oxford | Pitt Rivers Collection | South East | 1997 |
Royal Academy of Arts, City of Westminster | Royal Academy of Arts Collections, Library and Archives | London | 2011 |
Royal Academy of Music, City of Westminster | Special Collections and Archives of the Royal Academy of Music Library | London | 2005 |
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter | World Cultures Collections at Royal Albert Memorial Museum | South West | 1998 |
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter | George Montagu Collection | South West | 2019 |
Royal College of Music, London | Royal College of Music, Museum and Library Collections | London | 2020 |
Royal College of Surgeons of England, London | Hunterian Museum Collection and the Archive and Library Collections | London | 2013 |
Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham | Royal Engineers Museum | South East | 1998 |
Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers), City of Westminster | Geographical Material Held by the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers | London | 2005 |
Royal Horticultural Society, City of Westminster | Lindley Library Collection | London | 2011 |
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), City of Westminster | British Architecture Library | London | 2005 |
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove | Booth Museum Natural History Collection | South East | 1997 |
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove | Decorative Arts Collections Held by Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove | South East | 1998 |
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove, Brighton and Hove | World Art and Anthropology Collections Held by Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton & Hove | South East | 1998 |
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon | The Shakespeare Collection | Midlands | 2005 |
Sir John Soane's Museum, London | Sir John Soane's Museum Collection | London | 1999 |
Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage, Southampton | Fine Art Collections Held by Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage | South West | 1998 |
Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage, Southampton | Archaeology Collections Held by Southampton City Council Arts & Heritage | South West | 1998 |
SS Great Britain, Bristol | The SS Great Britain Collection | South West | 2014 |
St John's College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge | The Old Library Collection Cambridge | South East | 2005 |
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, Stafford | Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service Collections | Midlands | 2011 |
Stoke-on-Trent Museums, Stoke-on-Trent | The Stoke Museums Service Collections | Midlands | 1997 |
Telegraph Museum Porthcurno, Porthcurno | Core Collection of Submarine Telegraphy Objects & the Historic Archive Collections of Key International Telegraph Cable Companies | South West | 2009 |
The Box (Plymouth Museums Galleries Archives), Plymouth | The Cottonian Collection | South West | 1998 |
The Brontë Society, Haworth, Bradford | The Brontë Parsonage Museum Collection | North | 2023 |
The Canal and River Trust, Ellesmere Port | Canal and River Trust Collections at National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port and National Waterways Museum Gloucester | South West | 1998 |
The Cheltenham Trust, Cheltenham | Arts and Craft Collection at The Wilson | South West | 1998 |
The Kimmeridge Trust, Kimmeridge | The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life | South West | 2020 |
The Mass Observation Archive, Brighton and Hove | The Mass Observation Archive | South East | 2005 |
The Postal Heritage Trust, London | The Records Relating to the Operation, Policy, Development and Social Impact of the British Post Office from 1636 to the resent Day (Held By the Royal Mail Archive) | London | 2005 |
The Royal Artillery Museum, Salisbury | The Royal Artillery Collection | South West | 1999 |
The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Trust, Salisbury | The Salisbury Museum Archaeology Collection | South West | 1998 |
The Tank Museum, Bovington Camp | The Tank Museum Collection | South West | 1998 |
The Weiner Holocaust Library, London | The Weiner Holocaust Library Collection | London | 2017 |
The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere | The Wordsworth Trust Collection | North | 1997 |
Torbay Museums Trust, Torquay | Quaternary Cave Collection & Archive | South West | 2016 |
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle | The Natural Science Collections at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery | North | 2018 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne | Shipbuilding, Maritime & Maritime Trade Archive Collections | North | 2006 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland | Science and Technology Collections | North | 1997 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland | Fine and Decorative Art Collections | North | 1998 |
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and Sunderland Museums & Heritage Service, Newcastle and Sunderland | Natural Sciences Collections | North | 1998 |
Unilever Art, Archives & Records Management, Port Sunlight | The Archive of the United Africa Company | North | 2005 |
University College London Culture, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London | Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Collection | London | 1998 |
University of Birmingham Libraries, Special Collection, Birmingham | Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts | Midlands | 2005 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Fitzwilliam Museum Collection | South East | 1997 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Collections | South East | 1997 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Whipple Museum of the History of Science Collections | South East | 1997 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Cambridge University Museum of Zoology Collection | South East | 1998 |
University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Sedgwick Museum Collection | South East | 1998 |
University of Nottingham Libraries (Manuscripts & Special Collections), Nottingham | The Portland (London) Collection; Portland of Welbeck Collection and Newcastle of Clumber Papers | Midlands | 2005 |
University of Nottingham Libraries (Manuscripts & Special Collections), Nottingham | DH Lawrence Collection | Midlands | 2008 |
University of Reading (Special Collections), Reading | The Beckett Collection | South East | 2005 |
University of Reading (Special Collections), Reading | Archive of British Publishing and Printing | South East | 2006 |
University of Reading, Museum of English Rural Life, Reading | The Museum of English Rural Life Archive, Library and Object Collections | South East | 1997 |
University of Bristol, Bristol | University of Bristol Theatre Collection | South West | 2019 |
Weald and Downland Living Museum, Singleton, Chichester | Weald and Downland Living Museum Collection | South East | 1998 |
Wellcome Trust, London | The Wellcome Library | London | 2005 |
Westminster City Archives, City of Westminster | Art and Design Collection | London | 2005 |
Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester | Whitworth Art Gallery Collection of Textiles and Wallpaper | North | 1997 |
Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Manchester | Whitworth Art Gallery Collection of Fine Art | North | 1998 |
William Morris Gallery, London | William Morris and Morris & Co. collection | London | 2017 |
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes | Wiltshire Museum Collections | South West | 1997 |
York Museums Trust, York | York Museums Trust Collections | North | 1997 |