Category Archives: diversity and inclusivity

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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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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Explore Your Archive day 6 #DiversityArchives

Posted on 22/11/2018 by Dr Natalie Hayton

There are many ways to think and talk about diversity in the archives and this post will illustrate some of the conversations we regularly have in Special Collections on this topic. Three core concerns that we are asked about or … Continue reading →

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Borderlines VI: Showcasing our performance-related collections

Posted on 29/06/2018 by Dr Natalie Hayton

Following on from our previous post, conference season is clearly underway as we created two bespoke displays in one week. After the Photographic History Research Conference we dived straight in to ‘Borderlines VI: performing across the frontiers of fear’ where … Continue reading →

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