Undergraduate study

Personal advice

If you cannot find the information you need online, staff from the University Archives team are happy to help.  We are based at Hull History Centre and can be contacted by email at mailto:archives@hull.ac.uk or by telephone on 317502, or 317506. 

You can also get advice from any of the archives staff at Hull History Centre during our opening hours.

We can advise on:

  • finding primary sources for a dissertation topic from amongst collections at Hull History Centre
  • using national databases and online catalogues to find archives held elsewhere
  • locating and using other archive offices

If you do find relevant sources at Hull History Centre, staff on hand to help you by:

  • retrieving documents from storage
  • advising on how to read old styles of handwriting
  • producing photocopies or digital images of selected documents (for which there will be a charge)
  • advising on how to cite references and on copyright