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Tag Archives: archives
The Origins of De Montfort University
Yesterday was a special day for De Montfort University – 150 years since the meeting at which it was decided to start the Leicester School of Art. You can see a story about the anniversary here and have a look … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, art school, De Montfort University, higher education, Leicester, university history
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To ‘shee’ and not to ‘ski’? That was the question…
…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
Posted in Access, Archives, availability, Skiing, Special Collections, sports
Tagged archives, cataloguing, history, skiing, sports, winter sports
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Reel cool: expert assessment for Ski Club of Great Britain films
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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Tagged archives, audiovisual, film, media, skiing, sports, winter sports
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Ski Sundae: cafés and cocktails in the Ski Club of Great Britain archive
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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Tagged archives, cataloguing, drink, food, ice cream, music, skiing, sports, winter sports
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Snow far, snow good! Cataloguing the Ski Club of Great Britain archive
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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Tagged archives, cataloguing, clubs, skiing, sports, winter sports
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Archives Appeal – Visit from Helen Dunn
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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Tagged archives, fashion, knitting, knitwear
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John Player and Sons Cigarette Cards, “Past and Present” series, 1916.
Had the pleasure of cataloguing our 100 year old Player cigarette cards, owing to this centenary year for this series of “Past and Present” by the John Player and Sons Tobacco company it seemed ideal for the blog! Player’s were … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, 1916, archives, artworks, costume, DMU, drawing, factories, illustration, John Player and Sons, performing arts, Shakespeare, theatre
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Guide to Using Archives
I am thrilled to launch a guide for students who want to understand more about using archives in their work. http://libguides.library.dmu.ac.uk/guidetoarchives The guide aims to answer common questions that students have about archives: What does archives mean? What are archives? … Continue reading
Paul Peter Piech
A nice example this morning of the Archive and the Art Collection complementing each other. Kate the Art Collections Co-ordinator asked me if there was anything in the Archive to explain a collection of posters by Paul Peter Piech. She … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, Art, artworks, graphic design, linocut, posters
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New Archives Display in Kimberlin Library
A selection of material from the Archives has gone on exhibition in the staircase display case (leading down to the lower ground floor). The theme is ‘Did You Know’ and the exhibition examines some lesser-known facts about DMU history. For example, did … Continue reading