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MA Museum Studies Placement, Weeks 1-2
by Christian Newth Hello, my name is Christian Newth and I am a student doing my placement for the Museum Studies course here at the Archives and Special Collections in the David Wilson Library. My task that I have been given is to catalogue and repackage the Rose Griffiths collection. Rose Griffiths wrote many different […]
The Works of John Gould
Guest post by Ian Swirles, Special Collections Assistant. My name is Ian and I am the Special Collections Assistant at the University of Leicester Library. I support the Archives & Special Collections team by getting books and archive material ready for visitors and groups to view in the Special Collections Reading Room. My role involves […]
Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt.4)
One thing I’ve observed during the lockdown is how eerily quiet it is in the evenings! With a reduction in the number of cars on the road, planes in the air, and trains on the tracks many people across the UK have witnessed the effects of noise pollution. I have found however, that […]
Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt.3)
Spring has finally sprung! šĀ I’m enjoying passing the rows of blossom trees on my ‘once-a-day’ permitted exercise and I was reminded of a photograph from the archives of the campus in spring. I’m surprised by how different the library looks pre-renovation! Is anyone else having library blues? In part 3 , […]
Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt. 2)
Although we canāt meet physically, the Archives & Special Collections team have enjoyed catching up virtually in our new work stations. There have been some staff changes over the past couple of years so here are few of us in action! […]
Keep Calm and Scroll On!
Hello from our homes! We had to bid a sad farewell to our archive store and reading room last week, as the Library building closed to ensure the safety of staff and users during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Like many of our colleagues in the Library, the Archives & Special […]
Literary Archives
The Secret Mystery of Adrian Mole Aged 13 Ā¾ Working in the archives, I often roll my eyes at newspaper headlines which report on archive material being ānewly discoveredā, suddenly āunearthedā, and ānever before seenā ā as quite often the document has been sitting in the archive store for years, has a catalogue […]
Sue Townsend’s Fan Mail
Guest Post from Helen Ward, Library Assistant in Archives and Special Collections. To aid researchers, I have been adding details to our catalogue describing the content of individual letters from the correspondence series (reference: ST/16/5) within the Sue Townsend Collection. I have found many of these letters to be charming and worthy of being […]
Unveiling Women’s History at the University of Leicester
About the University of Leicester Established in 1921 as a memorial to those who served in the First World War,Ā Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland CollegeĀ had humble origins. Higher education was provided for 15 students during the first year, in one building, and with a small number of subjects offered. In our first decade, women made […]
Discovering Peterloo in Special Collections
Guest post from Dr William Farrell, Research Services Consultant. Mike Leeās new filmĀ PeterlooĀ hasĀ openedĀ to good reviews this month:Ā the screening I saw was a full house. The film tells the story of the Peterloo Massacre, a notorious event in the history of political reform in Britain. OnĀ 16 AugustĀ 1819 a peaceful demonstrationĀ wasĀ heldĀ in St Peterās Field inĀ Manchester.Ā Some […]
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