University of Brighton Design Archives

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Brilliant, thank you!

When was that, do you know? We like to keep track of the various bands that played the Basement Club since our offices are where the Basement Club was. Thanks!

A typed letter that reads, 'May 26 1893, Dear Sir, I have if you will remember complained more than once of the great nuisance caused by the childrens playing on the school steps, & throwing rubbish, dead cats & fish etc. down the front area: the caretaker has just called my attention again to the state of the area; there are at present six heads of mack[erel] with a quantity of other fish refuse on the ground together with a rotten herring on one of the window panes, & a quantity of entrails hanging from the brickwork of the other win[dow]. Cannot this state of things, constantly re curring be put an end to? or would it be advisable [to] write to the Watch Committee about the same. Yours faithfully

For a glimpse into university life in the late 19th century, this complaint letter from May 26 1893 from the Brighton School of Art archive. Needless to say campus life in Brighton has come a long way since then!

Historians, archivists, librarians and historians working in the field of labour history. A starter pack to get you going…
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Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk Join the BRA as we examine past, present and future risk to UK archives and discuss preservation strategies for the 21st century

🎟️ Book your ticket for our conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk' on November 4th in London.
Join us for insights from academics, funders, and representatives from The National Archives and British Council.
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blue journal cover with the word Design written at the top in black, with a large white diamond in the middle. Inside the white diamond is an arrow pointing right made out of black lines, and inside that is the shape of an eye, in red.

Design, October 1955
Symbol for The Design Centre by Hans Schleger
@designcouncil.bsky.social archive

Changing The Record How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?

In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

British Library Explore British Library’s 1,073,564 photos on Flickr!

A semi-regular reminder that all our photos on Flickr Commons are public domain - you don't need to ask us to use them in any way you can imagine! Though we do love hearing about how you've used them, so you can let us know if you want
https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/

Today's the day! Join us on Zoom at 3pm: peoplespapers.eventbrite.co.uk
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Image of historical map with text: Call for papers: History and Archives in Practice, 16 April 2026, University of Sheffield. In partnership with the University of Sheffield Library.

'History and Archives in Practice, 2026': call for participation now open bit.ly/4pITZrs

HAP26 takes place @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social
on the theme of 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives & Historical Research'. With @ihr.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

metal mid-century sewing machine designed by FHK Henrion

Table with archival material laid out including photo albums, advertisements, books, draft artwork, textiles, newspaper clippings, photographs and magazines

two pages of a book of textile samples. Each swatch is a rectangle and has an ID number of some sort printed or stamped next to it. On the left-hand page are black, green, red and yellow plaid fabric swatches, on the right are multicoloured striped swatches

A selection of Council of Industrial Design / Design Council award winning fabrics from 1958 and 1960 including (top to bottom) 'Adam' furnishing fabric designed by Keith Vaughn which is olive green, black and white, a cream lace curtain, and 4 colourways - black, yellow, blue and pink - of the print Le Bosquet designed by Shirley Craven

A look a some of the material taken out for a special visit from the attendees of the Dress and Textiles Specialists (DATS) Conference 2025 including material from the FHK Henrion, Alison Settle, Dorrit Dekk, HA Rothholz, Vokins, and @designcouncil.bsky.social archives

We have published a new Policy Paper by @jmoss88.bsky.social & @emilyrobinson.bsky.social. They argue that Mass Observation @massobsarchive.bsky.social should be revived with state funding to help us understand the reasons behind contemporary voter apathy. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

A black and white photograph taken in the early 1970s. There are shelves to the left of the photo. They reach from the floor to the ceiling and are filled with stacks and stacks and stacks of paper....To the right a white man in shirt and tie (Tom Harrisson) is stood at a table looking at something.

We've been having a look through some of the photographs from when the papers from Mass Observation arrived at @sussex.ac.uk! We won't lie, it makes very glad we're working with the materials now that they're boxed up and catalogued...

There's still time to see 'VE Day 80: Lisburn, War, and Victory, 1939-45' at the Lisburn Museum, Irish Linen Centre featuring this picture of the Farm & Factory exhibition from the Festival of Britain, 1951
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Are you interested in digital collections, policy management,, outreach & training? Then you could be our next Digital Preservation Officer!

Digital Preservation Officer (Maternity Cover). Closes 26 Sept 12:00.
Apply: bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs.

Sign up now for our next seminar with Dr Christine De Matos Wednesday, 24 September 2025, at 10am BST/GMT+1 Sign-up now for our online-only zoom webinar here. Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan Women are often ov…

Last chance to sign up for our webinar w/ Dr Christine De Matos TODAY at 10am BST. Christine will be discussing the role of women as occupiers post-WWII & exploring the requisitioned & constructed homes of occupier families as spaces of occupation. Sign up: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

Archives on Show: Epping Forest Join us in this free drop-in session to explore the archives of Epping Forest.

Escape to Epping Forest in our archives! 🌳

Get hands-on with the history of London's largest open space at our free event. Explore original maps, vintage photos, and fascinating documents that tell the story of this ancient woodland.

All tickets are FREE.
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70 years of ITV: the early days of the UK’s first commercial channel Amid intense debate and anticipation, the UK got its second ever TV channel 70 years ago – a rival to the BBC. Curator Lisa Kerrigan looks back at ITV’s busy launch and the early programmes that shape...

70 years of ITV: the early days of the UK’s first commercial channel www.bfi.org.uk/features/70-...

It’s National Day of Arts in Care Homes, so we’re sharing ways to reminisce creatively with the Sainsbury Archive. This year’s theme is ‘Going Green’, so we hope you enjoy our lush and verdant video!

Find our ‘Food for Talk’ dementia-friendly resources at
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Book cover with an illustration of a moth, plane and duck flying in the sky, surrounded by clouds. The title is written in yellow and black at the top.

How They Fly, written and illustrated by James Gardner, 1939.
A gift from our new archive assistant to join the James Gardner archive.

Copy that Floppy Cafe 💾
📅Thursday 9 October, 2-5pm
Come have your floppy disk data transferred to a modern format at Cambridge University Library!
For more info and to book: https://loom.ly/FRjMsM8

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And paging all those involved in practising architectural history in the U.K. and indeed elsewhere! Whether that be in an academic context, in practice or in the museums and archives sector.

Two images from Kew’s carpological collection side by side, the first is s a close up of a Melocactus ernestii subsp. longicarpus specimen from the Cactaceae family, the second is a close up of the fruits of Magnolia grandiflora.

🍇 Fruits, roots & botanical treasure troves!

From plants still clinging to the rocks they grew on, to the massive fruits of the Madagascan baobab trees, step behind the scenes into the hidden gem of Kew's herbarium - the carpological collection. 🔍

See what’s hiding inside 👇
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We're planning an exhibition to mark the centenary of The Women's Library next year. We'd like to feature collections and research that people are working on currently. Please get in touch and let us know.

Reposting FHK Henrion's Clark's advertisement from 1942 in celebration of the @shoemakersmuseum.bsky.social opening today! For more on the history of Clarks shoes and 200 years of shoemaking: shoemakersmuseum.org.uk

Naming and Classifying cfp final CFP: Naming and Classifying in the Long Eighteenth Century Whereas “the nineteenth century can be seen as the century of counting and measuring,” the eighteenth century can be seen as the century of ...

Hello #academicsky! I'm sharing a cfp for an edited collection on "Naming & Classifying," pulled together by me, Kristin Girten, & @aaronrhanlon.com . We'd love to see your work! Please also circulate to anyone you think might be interested. Deadline 10/31. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Deputy College Librarian (Maternity Cover), Cambridge Deputy College Librarian (maternity cover) Location: Emmanuel College Cambridge Salary: £34,615- £37,779 per annum depending on experience The Vacancy We are looking to recruit a Deputy College Librar...

📢From our #CILIP #InformationProfessional Jobs board:
Emmanuel College is looking to recruit a Deputy College Librarian to cover a period of maternity leave. Check out this great temporary role.
#LISJobs #libraries @cilipeast.bsky.social #Cambridge
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To celebrate London Fashion Week, this month’s Provocative Objects blog written by Sufiyeh Hadian explores eroticism, empowerment, and the feminist gaze in relation to Vivienne Westwood’s 1990 Rococo corset. Read it here: buff.ly/zqFlKnw

black and white photo of a woman resting her chin on top her hand, looking into the camera with a lit cigarette in her other hand.

This portrait of textile designer Jacqueline Groag (1903-1986) features in the Belvedere Museum's exhibition Radical! Women*Artists and Modernism 1910-1950, on through 16 October - more info here: www.belvedere.at/en/radical

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