Are you a researcher wanting to access Roald Dahl material?
The archive will not be open for enquiries until November at the earliest. Please check back nearer the time for updates.
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, located in Roald Dahl's hometown of Great Missenden, has a small Reading Room which bona fide researchers may visit by appointment only. Here you can study original documents from the archive, use digital copies, or watch audio-visual footage on Roald Dahl and his work.
We recommend that you search our online collections database before arranging a visit to the Reading Room using the information below. We also recommend that you try and find out as much as possible about Roald Dahl from secondary sources. If you contact us, we can provide information about these sources, many of which are available in our Reading Room.
Making an appointment to visit
The archive will not be open for enquiries until November at the earliest. Please check back nearer the time for updates.
1. Contact the Roald Dahl Museum archivist: collections@roalddahlmuseum.org
2. Provide us with a letter of recommendation from a referee supporting your study, for example, a university tutor or publisher.
We make a daily charge for researchers who come to use the facilities in the Reading Room. A Reader’s ticket also entitles you to free entry to the Museum galleries - it is the same price as an adult entry ticket.
Agreeing to the Reading Room rules
In common with many other archives and specialist libraries, we ask all researchers to sign a declaration saying that they agree to abide by our rules. This also includes a statement that copyright material is made available only for private study, and must not be published in any form without permission.