Workshop 3: Anti-Catholicism in British History, c.1520-1900 April 10-11 2019 Newcastle University, Armstrong Building Room 1.48 April 10: 9.00-10.00: Welcome and Update – Adam Morton (Newcastle) 10.00-10.30: Tea & Coffee 10.30-12.30: Roundtable 1: Working with Representations - Susan Griffin (Louisville), Adrian Streete (Glasgow), David Manning (Leicester), Thomas Freeman (Essex) 12.30-13.30: Lunch 13.30-15.30: Panel 1: Anti-Popery … Continue reading Representations of Popery in British History workshop
‘Why Archives Matter’ film
The Scottish Council on Archives commissioned this short film on 'Why Archives Matter'. To view the film visit https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/all-projects/current-project/why-archives-matter/
CAS Conservation Workshop
Date Thursday 28th March 2019 Topic Water damage: Dealing with water damaged papers after a disaster Trainer Sue Hourigan, Senior Conservator, Berkshire Record Office Place Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6AF Time 2 to 5pm, to be confirmed Cost £35 members, £37 non-members Booking Please send a cheque made payable to Catholic … Continue reading CAS Conservation Workshop
Bar Convent Symposium
The Bar Convent York is delighted to announce a special one-day symposium to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the convent chapel, first opened on 27th April 1769. Four papers will present different aspects of the chapel’s history at the Bar Convent on Friday 26th April 2019, including Professor Bill Sheils (York), Dr Jan Graffius (Stonyhurst), Professor Maurice Whitehead (Venerable English … Continue reading Bar Convent Symposium
CAS Visit August 2019
Visit to Dublin, 12th – 17th August 2019 There are plans for a CAS visit to archives in Dublin and Co. Kildare in August 2019. The visit will begin in the afternoon of 12th August and end in the late afternoon of Friday 16th August. The programme is not yet finalised but is likely to … Continue reading CAS Visit August 2019
Job ad: Archives & Heritage Centre Co-ordinator
Institute of Our Lady of Mercy requires an Archives and Heritage Centre Co-Ordinator Based at the Convent of Mercy, Bermondsey, London, SE1 Salary approx. £23,600 (28 hrs) - £29,500 (35 hrs) (£16.20 per hour) Initial 2-year contract, 28 – 35 hours per week. An opportunity has arisen for an Archives and Heritage Centre Co-Ordinator at the Archives … Continue reading Job ad: Archives & Heritage Centre Co-ordinator
Job ad: Archivist and Records Manager
Archivist and Records Manager Based in Acton, London W3 9LP A committed experienced archivist is required on a part-time basis by mutual agreement to be the General Archivist for the Medical Mission Sisters, an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious with headquarters located in west London. You will possess a recognized qualification in archive … Continue reading Job ad: Archivist and Records Manager
Cold storage scheme
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
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
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