{"id":274,"date":"2021-01-08T12:35:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T12:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/?p=274"},"modified":"2021-01-08T12:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T12:35:26","slug":"out-of-the-box-a-look-at-our-exciting-new-digital-collection-on-jstor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2021\/01\/08\/out-of-the-box-a-look-at-our-exciting-new-digital-collection-on-jstor\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of the box – a look at our exciting new digital collection on JSTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Rose Lock – Special Collections Supervisor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although there is a great joy and value in holding an original archival document in your hands, for many reasons this is not always possible. At Special Collections we are constantly seeking new ways for researchers to view our collections; so we are delighted to be able to share this selection of over 900 items from our archives, online via JSTOR.<\/a> The selection ranges from Ludwig Marx\u2019s poetry of exile from our German Jewish Family Archives, to the 1986 Christmas Day diaries from the volunteer writers of the Mass Observation Project’s Observing the 1980s collection, by way of some typically Sussex student material on Campaigns and Movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Image
Title page of Ludwig Marx’s ‘Living at the farm<\/a>‘ Ludwig Marx Papers – part of German Jewish Family Archive SxMs91\/2\/2\/13<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My personal highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the <\/a><\/strong><\/em>Observing the 1980\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> ephemera collection, girls in \u2018male\u2019 jobs?: a research report 1987<\/em> from the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association of Great Britain<\/em>, which seeks to encourage and aid \u2018young women in non-traditional training and work\u2019 such as engineering and construction. It looks into the experiences of women working and undertaking apprenticeships in male dominated areas and the general trends in what were thought of as \u2018male\u2019 or \u2018female\u2019 jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Photo
Girls in ‘male’ jobs?<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Home-made flyers, such as the one below, from the University of Sussex – Student campaigns and movements<\/a><\/strong> collection are an anachronism these days, making us assess just how quickly the world has turned digital. Advertising an Open Forum on Latin America<\/em>, its handwritten title and poor copying jolts us back to 1976 and reminds those of us old enough; to remember just how difficult it was to advertise small events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Image
Open forum on Latin America<\/a> SxUOS-5-5-1-3<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And my favourite thing of all, is that they are free to access for all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like any further information about these collections, or any of our archive collections then please do visit The Keep <\/a>website or email specialcollections.supervisor@sussex.ac.uk <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Rose Lock – Special Collections Supervisor Although there is a great joy and value in holding an original archival document in your hands, for many reasons this is not always possible. At Special Collections we are constantly seeking new…<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more ›<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":339,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[26,252],"tags":[4119,189933,190082,216,141525,59977,188675],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":793,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2023\/11\/06\/unboxing-and-mapping-black-history-in-sussex-library-legacy-collections\/","url_meta":{"origin":274,"position":0},"title":"Unboxing and Mapping Black History in Sussex Library Legacy Collections","date":"6 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Reposted from Decolonial Maps blog\u00a0by\u00a0Alice Corble. This summer the Library was blessed to host its first\u00a0Junior Research Associate (JRA): Myisha Box (History and International Relations BA student, now in her final year). The project was supervised by Gavin Mensah Coker and Anne-Marie Angelo, with a support team in the library\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Black History Month"","img":{"alt_text":"JRA Myisha Box with her poster: Mapping Sussex University Library\u2019s Black History Archives","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/files\/2023\/11\/231106-JRAblog-MyishaBox-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1039,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2024\/05\/31\/using-archives-to-explore-the-ethics-of-writing-fiction-around-trauma\/","url_meta":{"origin":274,"position":1},"title":"Using Archives to Explore the Ethics of Writing Fiction Around Trauma","date":"31 May 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Karina Evans When I was told I would need to undertake a placement on my Creative Writing MA, I was flummoxed. I knew I wanted every module to push me to my creative limits, but how to find a placement that supported this was beyond me. Motivated by my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Uncategorised"","img":{"alt_text":"A collection of letters and photos from the Cymer papers","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/files\/2024\/05\/SxMs212-spread-d-scaled.jpg?fit=900%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":913,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2024\/02\/01\/introduction-to-the-university-of-sussex-rare-book-collections\/","url_meta":{"origin":274,"position":2},"title":"Introduction to the University of Sussex Rare Book collections","date":"1 February 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"We are lucky at the University of Sussex Special Collections to have a number of fabulous and varied rare book collections, which are now part of the wonderful collections held at The Keep. As well as individual researchers ordering in our reading room, academics from Sussex and other universities use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Uncategorised"","img":{"alt_text":"A person opening pages of 'The birds of America'. Each page appears to be about the size of their arm.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/files\/2024\/02\/image-2.png?fit=675%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":67,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2020\/09\/08\/like-a-child-in-a-candy-store-a-historian-of-20th-century-west-africa-delves-into-the-blds-legacy-collection\/","url_meta":{"origin":274,"position":3},"title":"\u2018Like a child in a candy store\u2019 Gerardo Serra delves into the BLDS Legacy Collection","date":"8 September 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Before the spleen of writing, editing (and re-writing and re-editing) sets in, there is a fleeting moment in which the historian is like a child in a candy store, starry-eyed and gleefully lost. I experienced such a moment when, in 2016, I walked into the basement of what was then\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "BLDS (British Library for Development Studies)"","img":{"alt_text":"Front cover of the pamphlet Somali women in socialist construction, showing statue of woman on a plinth","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/files\/2020\/12\/Somali-women-socialist-construction-scaled-e1606920568654.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":421,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2021\/04\/16\/collections-reading-group\/","url_meta":{"origin":274,"position":4},"title":"Collections reading group","date":"16 April 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"By Richard Wragg - Collections Manager For the last few months, the Collections Team have been meeting for a reading group. The texts we have chosen to discuss have all had a focus on decolonisation, equality and diversity. The reading group formed in response to the events of Summer 2020\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "BLDS (British Library for Development Studies)"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":304,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/2021\/01\/22\/listening-to-sussexs-special-collections\/","url_meta":{"origin":274,"position":5},"title":"Listening to Sussex\u2019s Special Collections","date":"22 January 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"By Esther Gill - UOSH Project Manager The University of Sussex Special Collections at The Keep archive holds extensive material relating to 20th century literary, political and social history, as well as the history of the University. In amongst the books, manuscripts and images, are also boxes of open reel\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Special Collections"","img":{"alt_text":"Image of a box of tape cassettes from the Ten pound poms collection","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/files\/2021\/01\/UOSH-Ten-Pound-Poms_Cassettes.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/339"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274\/revisions\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/librarycollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}