National Co-operative Archive (UK)

"Located in central Manchester, the National Co-operative Archive is home to a wide array of records relating to the history of the worldwide co-operative movement. The collections (rare books, periodicals, manuscripts, films, photographs and oral histories) are an unrivalled resource for the development of the co-operative movement from the initial ideas of the eighteenth century to today. The archive's small staff works with a variety of users, ranging from interested community members and students to scholars from across the UK and around the globe"