This page provides access to the full set of Open University Digital Archive material that is currently available for the public to view online.
The full collections page provides a full listing of all the materials in the Digital Archive, including those for which only catalogue records are available to the public. OU staff should sign into the Digital Archive to access more content.

Historical images

Over 160 photographs relating to the history of The Open University

Time to Think

Time to Think: Open University Journeys in British and Irish prisons during the years of conflict 1972-2000 is an Open University Ireland oral history collection.

OU Information programmes

Television programmes about The Open University from the 1970s onwards

OU Degree Ceremonies

A collection of archive items relating to Open University Degree Ceremonies.

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