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StorageSite	UCL Special Collections
Level	Collection
Reference Number	RNID
Title	University College London Ear Institute and RNID Libraries
Date	c1778-c1997
Description	Minute books, scrap books, registers and other material relating to mainly UK deaf schools and organisations, including some visual material such as posters and photographs. Much of the material is sourced from the private library of Selwyn Oxley, an English mission worker with the deaf in the 1920s and 1930s.
Extent	Over 1,246 items
AdminHistory	The UCL Ear Institute and RNID Libraries are a collaborative venture between UCL, RNID and the NHS. The libraries were based at the Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital (RNTNEH) and together constituted the largest specialist collection for audiology, deaf studies, and ear, nose and throat (ENT) or otorhinolaryngologic (ORL) medicine in Europe. The Ear Institute Library closed in 2020 and the RNID collection of books and archives were moved to UCL Special Collections
CustodialHistory	Record was previously labelled UCLCA/RNID and could be found as a section under UCLCA.
AccessStatus	Certain restrictions apply
AccessConditions	Access to the collection may require a minimum of at least two weeks’ notice. Please contact Special Collections for further information. Some items are closed due to containing sensitive personal data. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.

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