Evidence from the MOA Autumn 2017 directive One-day diary: organising and experiencing time By Clare Holdsworth, Keele University Writing a one-day diary is a key activity of being a MOA correspondent. One-day diaries are often used in directives, including the…
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Our treasure trove of printed journals
By Chloe Dobson – Collection Development Librarian Did you know that we have a basement area in The Library which is full of printed journals from all subject areas? We provide access to tens of thousands of journals online, which…
Tagged with: Images, Journals, Magazine's, Print journals
Posted in Collection Development, The Library
Posted in Collection Development, The Library
Plans… remember those? A look at the architectural plans of the University of Sussex
By Karen Watson – Special Collections Archivist Plans. It’s a bit tricky to make any at the moment. Luckily that wasn’t the case when the University of Sussex was commissioning new buildings and renovating student residences over the past 50…
A Taste of History – Travelling back in time through recipes and Mass Observation
By Dr Stella Sims In this video project I recreate recipes taken from, or inspired by 1941 food diaries held at the Mass Observation Archive, going back in time to a moment in history to cook and taste what someone…
Tagged with: Diaries, Dr Stella Sims, Food, Mass Observation, Rationing, Second World War
Posted in MO (Mass Observation), Special Collections, The Keep
Posted in MO (Mass Observation), Special Collections, The Keep