The archive represents key aspects of M&S

The collection includes:

  • Documents, reports, letters, speeches, employee magazines, customer communications and marketing materials.
  • Photographs, films and oral history recordings.
  • M&S merchandise and packaging from the days of the Penny Bazaar to the present, including clothing, homeware and food packaging.
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Collection Overview

Our Collection Overview summarises the collection at a glance.

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Collection Guide

The Collection Guide is more detailed, it introduces the archive collection and may help you identify specific areas of interest.

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Archive Catalogue

The Archive Catalogue contains descriptions of specific archive items and their unique reference numbers.

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Digital Archive

Search our Digital Archive which gives you access to images or scans of many of our most popular archive items.