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Student placement in Special Collections, Week 5-6
Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies . Yi-Chen Su During week 5 and week 6, we mainly wrote the interpretations for our exhibition. The process of writing the interpretations […]
Reflections on my Professional Fellowship: Part Two
In February 2024, I was awarded a Professional Fellowship from The National Archives andResearch Libraries UK Professional Fellowship Scheme, 2024-2025. The Fellowship aims to foster collaboration, strengthen relationships, and address collective challenges faced by research and cultural organisations. During my Professional Fellowship, I focused on the critical question: ‘How can archive services […]
Student placement in Special Collections, Week 3-4
Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies . Yongqin Huang Hello, I’m Yongqin Huang. Weeks three and four of placement were a bit hectic for us, but thankfully, we […]
The Ripple: An Archival Retrospective
Guest post written by Carter Buckingham who has been volunteering in Special Collections since August 2024. Introduction I’m Carter and I have been volunteering with Special Collections for the last year to help catalogue the University’s student newspaper, the Ripple. My undergraduate background is in politics and international relations (Loughborough University), however I am hoping […]
Student placement in Special Collections, Week 1-2
Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies . Yongqin Huang For our placement in Special Collections, my classmate and I were asked to complete an exhibition about the material culture […]
Reflections on my Professional Fellowship: Part One
My name is Sarah Wood and I work as the Assistant Archivist for the University of Leicester. I am based in Archives & Special Collections and usually sat in the office adjacent to the Special Collections Reading Room (Library basement). Pop in and say hello if you are passing by! In November 2023 I was […]
Student life in the 1980s: what can we learn from Students’ Union handbooks?
Guest post by Jess Pascal, student volunteer. Hello, my name is Jess Pascal and I have been volunteering in the archives for the last two months. My task has been to write descriptive summaries of Students’ Union handbooks to make them easier to find in the catalogue. It’s been a really interesting task – reading […]