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- Archives of the Erskine Hospital Ltd, veterans charity, Renfrewshire, Scotland: June 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the official opening of Erskine Hospital, Scotland. Founded as a military convalescence facility for servicemen who had lost limbs in the First World War, it has continued to care for ex-Service men and women. The University of Glasgow received an award from the Wellcome Trust to catalogue and preserve the records of Erskine.
- The Basque child refugee archive: In May 1937 approximately 4,000 children, came to Southampton on board the Habana from Santurzi/Santurce, fleeing the Spanish Civil War and its consequences. Special Collections at the Hartley Library, University of Southampton, hold a range of Basque child refugee collections.
- The Editorial Correspondence of C.P. Scott in the Guardian archive: The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library recently completed cataloguing the editorial correspondence of Charles Prestwich Scott, Editor of the Guardian newspaper for 57 years, comprising nearly 13,000 items from over 1,300 correspondents.
- The Nuclear Disarmament Symbol sketches: The nuclear disarmament symbol, often known as the ‘peace sign’, is a modern icon, used by protestors and activists across the world and provoking powerful emotions. Special Collections at the University of Bradford is home to the original sketches of this extraordinary design.
- Archive of Recorded Church Music: In 1902 the first ever gramophone record by an English robed choir of gentlemen and boys, singing in the English Cathedral tradition, was issued. The Archive of Recorded Church Music was formed 15 years ago to collect and research the many thousands of recordings produced since then.
- The archives of Horrockses, cotton manufacturers of Preston: This large collection of business records relating to the Horrockses cotton firm was first deposited at Lancashire Archives in 1969, and has proved popular with researchers throughout the last half century.
2016
2015
The London to Istanbul European Highway: Part of The National Motor Museum Trust Motoring Archive’s Bradley Collection, including striking illustrations by Margaret Bradley.
The Anna Eliza Bray archive at West Sussex Record Office: Exploring
the newly catalogued papers of 19th Century author Anna Eliza Bray.
- Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition Centenary: 27th October 1915: Antarctic expedition ship Endurance was abandoned on the orders of Sir Ernest Shackleton and their expedition became fight for survival.
- The Wallace Collection Archives: In 1897 Lady Wallace died and bequeathed the contents of her art-filled London residence to the nation.
- Early English Ballet and the Royal Academy of Dance: the Royal Academy of Dance share their Early English Ballet collections.
- Thomas Baron Pitfield (1903-1999): a visual autobiography: The Royal Northern College of Music Archive introduce us to their Thomas Baron Pitfield Collection. He was a composer, teacher, poet, artist, engineer, furniture maker, calligrapher and engraver.
- Researching 150 years of Salvation Army history: Their International Heritage Centre archive celebrates 150 years of The Salvation Army.
- Archives of Nostell Priory and the Winn Family: The records of Nostell Priory and the Winn Family at West Yorkshire Archive Service.
- Capturing the Energy – Oil and Gas Archive at Aberdeen University: Focusing on a key collection, the Frigg UK archive.
- Continuity of Care – The Royal Scottish National Hospital: Its foundation, applications for admission and life at the institution .
- Exhibitions at the Shakespeare Institute: seeing beyond the book shelves: How monthly exhibitions highlight their archive holdings.
- 2014 Features Showcase: Themes include banking, dance, war, peace and educational reform.
2014
- The Twelve Days of Christmas – archives style!: (Loosely!) based on the traditional folk melody ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’.
- James Phillips Kay-Shuttleworth – pioneering educational reformer:
The celebrated Victorian educationist – his career, family ties and literary circles.
- Engineering and innovation during the First World War: The Institution of Mechanical Engineers archives on how the war sparked a technological battle for the best weapons, infrastructure and defences, and what this meant for engineering.
- Kettle’s Yard Archive: Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge, much more than a house, a museum or a gallery.
- Swords into Ploughshares: The cataloguing of two peace organisations’ archives at LSE, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the Fellowship of Reconciliation: London Union.
- The Anti-Apartheid Movement: Anti-Apartheid Movement Archives held at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Exploring British Design: An Introduction: The Archives Hub has joined forces with The University of Brighton Design Archives for an exciting new project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
- A Spring in Your Step: Collections relating to dancers, choreographers and teachers, schools and companies, ballet, contemporary and other styles of dance.
- 250 and counting!: More than 250 UK institutions and organisations now contribute to the Archives Hub! A look at some of our most recent contributors.
- A European Journey: The Archives Portal Europe: The Archives Hub is the UK ‘Country Manager’ for the Archives Portal Europe, a European aggregator for archives.
- Be my Valentine: Love letters, cards and poetry, together with less directly connected ‘Valentines’ descriptions!
- Barclays Group Archives: Founded in 1690 by two goldsmith bankers, Barclays PLC now has customers in over 50 countries.
2013