Welcome to Northamptonshire's rich heritage of literature, politics and the arts.

Here you will find detailed catalogues of the special collections held by Northamptonshire Libraries & Information Service. These collections are from some of the county's most famous sons and daughters including:

1. The internationally known John Clare, Sir Henry Dryden, J L Carr and H E Bates
2. People of national importance like nonconformist Philip Doddridge, radical, free-thinker and MP Charles Bradlaugh, and local author Mary Pendered

Opened up for the first time you will find listed manuscripts, letters, architectural drawings, posters, cartoons and much more.

There is also a catalogue of our map archives and a wealth of local photographs of the county, which have been scanned and indexed, to show the county's history and beauty.