Category Archives: Archives

To ‘shee’ and not to ‘ski’? That was the question…

Posted on 06/08/2019 by lbruto00

…puzzling winter sports enthusiasts in 1928. Ski Club of Great Britain (SCGB) member Mr. G. D. Greenland was so concerned that he raised the matter in a meeting.   The meeting minutes, which are preserved in the SCGB archive held by … Continue reading →

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Reel cool: expert assessment for Ski Club of Great Britain films

Posted on 19/06/2019 by lbruto00

As I’ve mentioned before, the Ski Club of Great Britain collection is very varied, comprising not only the administrative record of the organisation but also photographs, skiing equipment, competition awards, a library and a film collection dating from the 1930s to … Continue reading →

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New Cataloguing

Posted on 01/06/2019 by Katharine Short

We’ve added some fascinating new catalogues to our Epexio site today! D/085: Papers of Janet Reger Lingerie Company               Janet Reger (1935-2005) studied at the School of Corsetry at the Leicester College of Art … Continue reading →

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Ski Sundae: cafés and cocktails in the Ski Club of Great Britain archive

Posted on 17/05/2019 by lbruto00

Like all the best start-ups, it began in a café with a small group of people, a shared interest and a new idea. The Ski Club of Great Britain was born at the Café Royal, London on 6th May 1903. … Continue reading →

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Snow far, snow good! Cataloguing the Ski Club of Great Britain archive

Posted on 04/04/2019 by lbruto00

I’m afraid you can expect a few more poor winter-related puns over the next six months because I have just started work on the Ski Club of Great Britain (SCGB) collection, the first of four sports archive collections I will … Continue reading →

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149 Years of DMU

Posted on 01/03/2019 by Katharine Short

Classes at the Leicester School of Art started on 1st March 1870 – 149 years ago! Have you ever wondered how the School of Art became De Montfort University? This chart should help: Special Collections recently launched an appeal for … Continue reading →

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Archives Appeal – Visit from Helen Dunn

Posted on 25/02/2019 by Katharine Short

As part of our appeal for former staff and students of DMU and predecessors to share their memories with us, we’ve recently hosted former lecturer in knitwear Helen Dunn. Helen studied at Leicester Polytechnic and returned a few years later … Continue reading →

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Review of 2018

Posted on 20/12/2018 by Katharine Short

What a year it’s been! Here’s a summary of some of the highlights… January: We had some wonderful new collections including Leicester Riders Basketball Club, Leicester Area National Union of Mineworkers, the papers of David Batchelor, community and youth work … Continue reading →

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The Oronto Douglas Collection

Posted on 13/12/2018 by Katharine Short

We are pleased to announce an exciting new collection – papers of Oronto Douglas, Nigerian environmental rights lawyer and alumni of DMU! Oronto Douglas was born in Okoroba, Nigeria. He attended the University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, … Continue reading →

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Explore Your Archive day 9 – #InternationalArchives

Posted on 24/11/2018 by Katharine Short

DMU is rightly proud of its #DMUGlobal scheme, an international experience programme for our students, which aims to enrich studies, broaden cultural horizons and to develop key skills valued by employers. For today’s #InternationalArchives theme I chose a couple of years … Continue reading →

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