Sit­u­at­ed in Hud­der­s­field town cen­tre, the Kirklees Col­lec­tions includes ​“records for numer­ous local indus­tries and busi­ness­es includ­ing woollen, worsted and fan­cy cloth man­u­fac­tur­ers and shod­dy, mun­go and rag mer­chants in the tex­tile indus­try, as well as accoun­tants, shov­el mak­ers, valve mak­ers, shoe mak­ers, land sur­vey­ors, auc­tion­eers, malt­sters, iron and lead works, wire rope man­u­fac­tur­ers, the­atres, tan­ners and solic­i­tors”. Col­lec­tions also con­tain doc­u­men­ta­tion of ​“trade unions and mutu­al soci­eties, records reflect­ing the strong musi­cal her­itage of the area” and ​“records that rep­re­sent the polit­i­cal, social char­i­ta­ble, sport­ing and edu­ca­tion­al diver­si­ty of the area” among many oth­er treasures. 

The Heavy Water Col­lec­tive vis­it­ed the archive in March 2025, as part of their Cul­tures of Cli­mate Res­i­den­cy at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Hud­der­s­field. Cul­tures of Cli­mate is the place-based research fes­ti­val from the School of Art & Human­i­ties for 2025. The pro­gramme includes exhi­bi­tions, cre­ative res­i­dences, guest speak­ers, work­shops & more.