Special collections
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Chesterfield Local Studies Library has some interesting special collections.
The Stephenson railway collection
The Stephenson collection consists of books and pamphlets, illustrations, maps, slides, and a few manuscripts. It reveals the contribution of George Stephenson to railway history and his connection with the Chesterfield area. It also covers the later development of the railway network in the area.
The Sitwell collection
This literary collection comprises over 500 printed volumes of the writings of the Sitwell family of Renishaw Hall.
The Ernest Robinson collection
Ernest Robinson collected ephemera: his evocative collection contains 357 local theatre and concert programmes, dinner menus, church Orders of Service and other events, dating back to 1896.
The Asa Lees collection
This is a unique collection for dog lovers. It includes all kinds of specialised material on dog breeding including pedigrees, especially of smooth haired fox terriers.
