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Copyright The Bill Douglas Centre © 2004 View Terms and Conditions
The items represented on EVE are historical artefacts illustrating the history of cinema and popular culture. They are often anachronistic and can raise complex questions about the politics of representation. They do not in any way represent the views of the Bill Douglas Centre or of the University of Exeter.
The museum is supported by
The Bill Douglas Centre at the University of Exeter Library is
a museum and research centre which houses one of Britain’s largest
public collections of books, prints, artefacts and ephemera relating
to the history and prehistory of cinema. About 900 of the most important
items are on display in the Centre’s two museum galleries. 
The Centre is open to all visitors whether you are interested in
viewing the museum galleries or making research use of the collections.
When planning a visit to the Centre you are advised to refer
to the 
The Centre is named in memory of the Scottish film-maker Bill Douglas
(1934-1991). He is best known for an autobiographical trilogy
of films produced in the 1970s which depicted the hardship and
poverty of his
early years. He and his life-time friend Peter Jewell were responsible
for developing the remarkable ‘Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell
Collection’ of about 50,000 items which form the heart of the
Centre’s collection.
