Disability history research guide

Sources of information for researching the history of disability in Sheffield over many centuries.

These include:

  • church records in the 17th century
  • Victorian institutions such as the Sheffield Institute for the Blind
  • the birth of the National Health Service in 1948

Contact us on archives@sheffield.gov.uk to find out more, book in advance or order archival materials.

Contact the Archives and Local Studies Library

0114 203 9395 (Sat, Mon, Tues)
0114 273 4753 (Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat)
First Floor, Central Library
Surrey Street
Sheffield
S1 1XZ

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