![Leather-bound album of postcards, Scottish, c.1910s-1930s, curator's collection.](https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/files/2020/05/07-150x150.jpg)
Looking at War Memorials
In October-November 2019, Archives & Special Collections featured an exhibition in the cases outside our reading room, entitled Looking at War Memorials. This was curated by me in my capacity as a PhD student in the School of History, Politics and International Relations using objects, photographs and documents from my own collection as well […]
![A friendly box](https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/files/2018/06/FriendlyBox-150x150.jpg)
Happy International Archives Day 2018!
The University records manager, David Jenkins, and I (Vicky Holmes, University Archivist) thought we’d take the opportunity to flag up IAD18 and explain a bit about what we do all day! On the 9th of June 1948, the International Council on Archives was created under the auspices of the UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific […]
![The University’s History Told in Pictures](https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/files/2015/10/ULA_FG1_3_77-150x150.jpg)
The University’s History Told in Pictures
By Rebecca Couchman-Crook, Archives Assistant The photograph collection from the University of Leicester’s history is now more accessible than ever before! You can view them from the comfort of your sofa by simply visiting Special Collections Online and scrolling down to The University of Leicester Archives. In a move to make our collections easier to find and reach a wider […]
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