Having a laugh with Swansea University Archives
The archives at Swansea University are full of exquisitely funny records.
An Archival Record of Beards and their Meaning
For centuries the beard has sent out messages about status, profession and political affiliation.
“I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey”
The Royal Theatre’s 1973 production of The Rocky Horror Show from the V&A theatre and performance archives.
David Drummond Pantomime Collection
The wondrous history of pantomime from the David Drummond archives
The Animals of Edge Hill University’s Friendship Books
‘I’se Got You!’ by Edith Ayre, 1912, Edge Hill University Edge Hill University archivist, Dan Copely, shares the wonderful illustrations of animals […]
Reflections on 20 years at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Fascinating account of the incredibly long way the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has come in 20 years.
East Midlands Oral History project
‘Sounds for the Future’ is the project which will enable the collections to be safeguarded and more widely used.
National Athletics Archive: UK athletics throughout the 20th century
The National Athletics Archive is held at the Cadbury Research Library in Birmingham
The Experiences of Two New Archivists
From the course to the county archive, Tom and Natasha share their first impressions.