Photographic Archive of the Architects and Building Branch, Ministry of Education and its successors A significant collection of mid and late twentieth century photographs. The collection mainly covers the period 1940s-1980s, and includes black and white and colour photographic prints, contact strips, negatives, glass plates, and slides. These document the exteriors and interiors of school and college buildings, both during construction and after completion, and include images of furniture, equipment and of activities in schools; microfilms of plans and drawings; some related papers such as plans, schedules, notes, correspondence and press cuttings. Some audio visual material also forms part of the collection. 1940s-1990s