Archive for the ‘Special Collections’ category
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: the Paris Commune Documents by Emma Johnson
October
24
From 18th-28th March 1871, French insurgents rebelled against the French Government and took over the city of Paris. The French citizens called for ‘liberte, egalite and fraternite’ against, what they believed to be, a corrupt government. I have been working on some of the posters that were used to incite rebellion against the Government; the […]
Notes from the collections: The Rutland Gate Tableau Album
July
4
4th July 2014 Guest blog post by Hannah Jordan The University of Sussex has recently acquired a fascinating album of nineteenth-century tableaux vivants photographs, now being held at the Keep. Dating from an 1869 charity tableaux event held at the home of Lady Winifred Mary Howard of Rutland Gate, London, the album contains 12 beautiful […]
Places in Special Collections: Worktown
April
24
Before starting my internship, I worked at The Keep as a temporary Archive Assistant for East Sussex Record Office. One of my responsibilities was to ‘pick’ boxes from the repository and deliver them to the production room, ready for readers to see. This hands-on process was my introduction to the Mass Observation Archive (MOA). A lot of the […]
People in Special Collections: John Kipling
March
25
Last Wednesday, at very short notice, I helped Fiona deliver a selection of documents to Batemans, in preparation for a royal visit. Part of the previous day had been spent reading through these documents, and selecting three letters for Fiona to discuss with HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Through this selection, I […]
Asa Briggs Internship with University of Sussex Special Collections: First Two Weeks
March
18
It’s hard to believe that I’ve only been working with Special Collections for two weeks; I feel like I’ve learnt so much already. Getting to know the team through hands-on experience has been great. Highlights have included supporting Fiona, Kirsty and Rose deliver workshops with university students. And shadowing a session led by Suzanne, which […]
We are at The Keep!
November
21
We did it! We are finally at The Keep! All our archives, collections and staff have moved in and now you can come and visit us! Take a look at The Keep’s website for more details about how to do so. I particularly recommend that you read the page about visiting The Keep as this talks you through the registration […]
A new start…
October
10
Gosh, it has been a while since we updated this blog, hasn’t it? Over a year now! You will (hopefully) be pleased to know that we are re-launching the blog as the one for the University of Sussex’s Special Collections and Mass Observation Archive. This is because the University of Sussex Collection cataloguing project has now […]