WHAT IS THE NATIONAL PIPE ARCHIVE?
The National Pipe Archive (NPA) is a charitable body founded in 1993 and based in the University of Liverpool with two principal aims: -
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to collect, conserve and maintain a national archive of the tobacco pipe industry and related matters for the benefit of the public, both now and for future generations
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to promote and encourage the general education of the public in the study of the tobacco pipe industry and related matters
HOW CAN I USE THE ARCHIVE?
Any bona fide student or researcher is welcome to use the Archive by prior appointment.
It is presently housed in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Liverpool and employs a comprehensive cataloguing and indexing system that conforms to Museum Documentation Association standards.
Arrangements to visit the archive should be made with the curator:
Dr Susie White,
National Pipe Archive,
Department of Archaeology, Classics & Egyptology,
University of Liverpool,
12-14 Abercromby Sq,
Liverpool, L69 7WZ
email sdw1@liv.ac.uk