Geological Society of London: Black and white photograph of a large quartz specimen taken at an unknown museum, by Ananda Kentish COOMARASWAMY, [1890s-1900s]. Coomaraswamy is pictured seated beside specimen wearing western clothes.

AIM25 is an educational charity supporting the development of and public access to historical archives held in the London area.

Archives come in many forms, but include old photographs, diaries, maps, sound and film recordings and much more. They are usually unique and irreplaceable and tell many stories about the history of London and the world. Furthermore, many historic archives remain at risk, for example when the owners of collections move home, when buildings are cleared out prior to redevelopment or when organisations run out of space.

AIM25 provides online access to collection level descriptions from the archives of over one hundred and fifty higher education institutions, learned societies, local authorities, cultural organisations and livery companies within the region, for the purposes of research, teaching and public enjoyment.

This work is in progress - new data is always being added, so please visit often to see latest additions.

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Over 100 institutional repositories currently participate in the AIM25 project : Click here for a full list.

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InforM25 - M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries

Click here to cross-search for archives and books held in London research libraries that are partners in AIM25