Richard Wragg of the Diversity Allies Leadership Committee gives us an update on what the group has in the pipeline for 2022… The Diversity Allies Leadership Committee met on 18 November to continue planning our activities for 2022. We believe we’ve identified a series of actions that will support increasing diversity and inclusion in the […]
It’s Explore Your Archives week! We’re joined by Karyn and Jo from the EYA team to tell us a bit about what the EYA team get up to. The Explore Your Archive Campaign began in 2014 as a joint venture between The National Archives and The Archive and Records Association. The campaign has a two […]
For this month’s In Focus blog, History masters student Ashleigh Coffey takes us through her student placement at Keele University’s Special Collections and Archives. I’m Ashleigh Coffey, a master’s student (2020/21) in History at Keele University, Staffordshire. One of my modules gave me the opportunity to do a work placement in a related field and […]
Earlier this month, the Diversity Allies Leadership Committee met for the first time. In this blog, Richard Wragg joins us to give an update on their discussions and plans for the future. As some of you will know, the Diversity Allies Group was initially formed to undertake and then review and promote training around diversity […]
It’s September, which means that students across the UK and Ireland have been going back to school. For this month’s themed blog, archivist Antonia Hart joins us to introduce the The Rathdown School Archive, which incorporates the archives of The Hall School, Glengara Park, Hillcourt, Park House, and Rathdown School. Crests of all original schools, […]
Armagh Robinson Library is the oldest public library in Northern Ireland. It was established 250 years ago, in 1771, by Richard Robinson, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. Along with the Library of Trinity College and Marsh’s Library, both in Dublin, it is a rare early example in Ireland of a purpose-built library which continues to fulfil its original intended purpose. […]
For this month’s theme, firsts, Tawny Whitfield from St. Helens Archive Service, writes about the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and its impact on St. Helens. The year 1829 was a very important year for St. Helens. During the Industrial Revolution, the town became witness to a plethora of ‘firsts’, including a certain piece of machinery […]
EYA Coordinator Rosie joins us on the blog to introduce 2021’s Explore Your Archive Week and explain how you can get involved! As many of you will already know, EYA had a bit of a shake up in January, with twelve new volunteers joining the team. As a new volunteer myself, I have been blown […]
The background Like many archives, here at Hull University Archives (HUA) we’re very aware that our collections tend to centre the lives, voices and experiences of a limited section of the population – that is to say, male, white, and middle to upper class. We’re also aware that, historically, cataloguing practice tended to reinforce this, […]
One of the working groups set up to help with the work of the Diversity Allies has been exploring courses on equality, diversity, and inclusion -related subjects. While professional-led training may be more interactive, it is also significantly more expensive. Online courses are offered free-of-charge through platforms such as Coursera or FutureLearn, with no obligation […]