By Iona Kerstin Volynets September 05, 2025 Content warning: This article includes mentions of massacres, war, labour camps, death, and illness. Where are you from? While for some of us, the answer is simple, for others, responding is more complicated. For two of the narrators in the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland’s Polish […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We will be running the following workshops for researchers at the University of Leicester. Research students should sign-up to events via MyPGR; staff should sign-up via Eventbrite. If you have any questions, please email us: librarians@leicester.ac.uk. The majority of sessions are online only. All times are local UK time. Session Date and time Links Literature […]
In November 2023 I began a two-year project to bring together the digital records generated by the University relating to the discovery and identification of King Richard III, 2012-2015. The project aims to collect these records from across the institution and ensure their long-term preservation as part of the University Archive. The project was funded […]
A new term begins and so too does our research skills training program. Topics include literature searching, managing research data, using Endnote and Zotero and much more. See the full program below. The majority of sessions are online. All times are UK local times. If you have any questions, please get in touch: librarians@leicester.ac.uk Session […]
Please note that this post contains content relating to suicide and the Holocaust. If you are affected by this topic, please be aware of our available support information for students and support services in the community. e During the summer of 2024 Special Collections received a new book to be added to the library catalogue. Nothing particularly unusual about […]
Although today they have fallen out of fashion, letters were once one of the easiest, quickest and most popular methods of communication. They were also used to inform, educate and inspire – and occasionally to cause mischief! From spoofs to student life, royals to rationing, the small display case in the basement of the David […]
