# THE MASS OBSERVATION ARCHIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179673
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 28, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179673


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX, THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, FALMER, BRIGHTON
- **Postcode:** BN1 9QL
- **Phone:** 01273 877831
- **Email:** moa@sussex.ac.uk
- **Website:** http://www.massobs.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY OPERATING AND MAINTAINING AN ARCHIVE SPECIALISING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MODERN SOCIAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN

**Activities:** The Mass Observation Archive (MOA) specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. It contains papers generated by the original MO social research organisation (1937 to early 1950s), and newer material collected continuously since 1981 (Mass Observation Project). MOA is a charitable trust in the care of the University of Sussex. It is housed at The Keep.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Fiona Courage** | Chair | July 9, 2025 |
| Dr Michelle Johansen |  | June 3, 2019 |
| Hester Barron Professor |  | Sept. 1, 2024 |
| Jane Louise Harvell |  | Aug. 28, 2018 |
| John Brewer |  | Feb. 1, 2020 |
| Megan Sweeney |  | July 9, 2025 |
| Prof Ben Highmore |  | Dec. 14, 2021 |
| Professor Lucy Noakes |  | Feb. 1, 2020 |
| SIMON GARFIELD |  | Aug. 28, 2018 |
| Scarlett O&#x27;Malley |  | July 9, 2025 |




