The National Conservation Service and Restore Plc are pleased to announce that the long awaited cold storage scheme, located at the NCS collaborative storage service at Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, is now ready to take collections. The cold store is intended for acetate plastic photographic sheets/strips (negatives and transparencies all formats including mounted slides), cine film … Continue reading Cold storage scheme
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Syon Abbey collection
The modern manuscripts (dated 1526-late 20th century) in the Syon Abbey Medieval and Modern Manuscript Collection (reference number EUL MS 262), which are looked after by Special Collections at the University of Exeter, have now been catalogued at item level and are available to search via an online catalogue. It is hoped that the new catalogue entries … Continue reading Syon Abbey collection
Excel for Archivist workshop
Dates have been confirmed for next year’s Excel for Archivists courses in Oxford: Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 February 2019 Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 May 2019 Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 December 2019 In each case the first date is the level one course, Essential techniques for listing archives using Excel and the second is … Continue reading Excel for Archivist workshop
Job ad: Project Archivist
Project Archivist 1 year Fixed Term Contract from February 2019 Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week £16,000pa, onsite accommodation may be available Are you an enthusiastic and committed professional with excellent organisational, operational and interpersonal skills? St George’s is an outstanding school, opened in 1869 by the Catholic Josephites, with the aim of providing … Continue reading Job ad: Project Archivist
Community archive resources
For community archive related training materials, from multiple sources, collated into one easily-accessible central online resource, visit the following website: http://www.communityarchives.org.uk/resources
Explore Your Archives
Launch week this year for the campaign is 17-25 November. Ireland's launch date is 15 November and the venue the National Library in Dublin. Wales is on 16 November in historic Caernarfon. Scotland kicks off on 21 November at Hutcheson's school in Glasgow. Last, but not least, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service launches for England … Continue reading Explore Your Archives
CFP: Representing Popery in Britain & Ireland, 1520-1900
Representing Popery in Britain & Ireland, 1520-1900 Submission deadline: December 30, 2018 Conference date(s): April 10, 2019 - April 11, 2019 Conference Venue: School of History, Classics, and Archaeology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom A two-day workshop on the representation of popery in British history (from the Reformation to the close of the … Continue reading CFP: Representing Popery in Britain & Ireland, 1520-1900
ARA conference videos
A selection of videos of around 20 sessions from the 2018 Archives and Records Associations annual conference in Glasgow and for the 2017 conference in Manchester can now be viewed online for free. Visit the website here to see the videos: http://conference.archives.org.uk/video
CFP: The Church and the Law
Ecclesiastical Historical Society Winter Meeting 2018-19: The Church and the Law Submission deadline: October 31, 2018 Conference date(s): January 12, 2019 Conference Venue: Ecclesiastical History Society, Malet Street, United Kingdom This theme addresses the legal issues and legal consequences underlying relations between secular and religious authorities in the context of the Christian church, from its … Continue reading CFP: The Church and the Law
British & Irish Sound Archives conference
The annual British & Irish Sound Archives (BISA) conference will take place this year at the National Library of Wales in beautiful Aberystwyth from 16-17 November. Online registration is open for this year’s conference. Places are limited! To find details on how to register, see www.bisa-web.org/next-event Besides a fascinating set of presentations, a tour of the … Continue reading British & Irish Sound Archives conference
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