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New Catalogues, January 2018

Posted on 30/01/2018 by Katharine Short

Thanks to the sterling efforts of Gursharan, our Graduate Champion, we have eight new catalogues live on the Archives Hub this month! They are a wide ranging selection of items relating to the history of DMU, fashion, and art. L/011: … Continue reading →

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Folklore Thursday 04/01/2018

Posted on 04/01/2018 by Dr Natalie Hayton

To kick off this year’s #FolkloreThursday then we have the theme of #Beginnings and what better way to start than by having a brief foray into one of the founding myths of the city of Leicester. Browsing through our local … Continue reading →

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John Player and Sons Cigarette Cards, “Past and Present” series, 1916.

Posted on 14/06/2016 by Steven Peachey

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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#Shakespeare400: Book Launch at the DMU Heritage Centre

Posted on 22/04/2016 by Katharine Short

This afternoon the Heritage Centre was delighted to host the launch of “Shakespeare’s Cultural Capital: His Economic Impact from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-first Century”. Edited by DMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard and Dr Siobhan Keenan, the book brings together a collection of … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare 400

Posted on 19/04/2016 by Katharine Short

As part of University wide celebrations of the life and work of William Shakespeare, the Special Collections Team has unveiled a pop-up exhibition which looks at the legacy of his plays in the world of theatre. The exhibition draws on … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Shakespeare!

Posted on 23/04/2015 by Katharine Short

To celebrate the 451st birthday of playwright William Shakespeare, here are some illustrations which were inspired by the Bard, from the 1960 Leicester College of Art Diary . The students of the College collaborated on an annual diary from the … Continue reading →

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