Observations from MO archive

Here you can see examples of two different topics that Mass Observation researched in the late 1930s and early 1940s, using observational accounts, as well as questions and diaries.

All historical, and current, Mass Observation material on this website is available to use according to the Terms and Condition, with the exception of the Humphrey Spender Bolton photographs, which may not be used at all.

See MOCO observations

Dreams 1937 – 48

Read dream diaries written by Mass Observers

Films 1937 - 1948

Read about Mass Observation of cinema culture in wartime.