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The Archives of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
St Edmund's 1906 St Edmundโs College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded as St Edmundโs House in 1896 as a lodging house for students, it became a graduate college in 1965, received its Royal Charter in 1998 and is the only Cambridge college with a Roman Catholic Chapel. The Von Hรผgel … Continue reading The Archives of St Edmund’s College, Cambridge
The Role of Archives in Truth & Healing
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The Leonard Cheshire Historic Sound Archive ๏ฟผ
By Stephanieย Nieldโ - Archivist The Leonard Cheshire Archive Centre in Netherseal, South Derbyshire collects, cares for and shares the history of disability charity Leonard Cheshire and its founder, Group Captain Lord Leonard Cheshire VC OM. Whilst the charity is non-denominational, its founder and his wife and fellow charity worker Lady Sue Ryder CMG OBE were … Continue reading The Leonard Cheshire Historic Sound Archive ๏ฟผ
Putting a finger on it: evidence of unusual historical repair materials and methods in two special collections
Victoria Stevens ACR Victoria Stevens Library and Archive Preservation and Conservation Ltd. victoriastevensconservation@gmail.com When it comes to the repair of bound items, there is a long tradition of the reuse and repurposing of materials. The recycling of waste is predominant in the history of book construction and repair methods throughout the medieval and early modern … Continue reading Putting a finger on it: evidence of unusual historical repair materials and methods in two special collections
The Story of the Bridgettines of Syon Abbey
A Catholic Family History Society Lecture; presented by Carmen Mangion PhD Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London. Date: 20 November 2021 Time: 14:00 GMT Place: Online The great Abbey at Syon was the only Bridgettine house in England. The foundation stone was laid by Henry V … Continue reading The Story of the Bridgettines of Syon Abbey
New Patron’s of the Catholic Archive Society
I am delighted to announce the appointment of two new patrons to the Catholic Archives Society: Our new episcopal patron is Bishop Robert Byrne CO, current bishop of Hexham and Newcastle. Bishop Robert has an impressive track record in promoting Catholic heritage, both during his time as Auxiliary Bishop in Birmingham as a trustee in … Continue reading New Patron’s of the Catholic Archive Society
Artefacts in Archives Series : Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart War Memorials๏ฟผ
Barbara Vesey England and Wales Provincial Archivist, Society of the Sacred Heart On the campus of Digby Stuart College at the University of Roehampton there is a War Memorial that is distinctive in having been erected several months before the war ended, in May of 1918. The Memorial is also unusual in that some of those … Continue reading Artefacts in Archives Series : Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart War Memorials๏ฟผ
Artefacts in Archives Series: Unlocking a door to the past – The Key to St Peterโs Church, Birmingham
By Naomi Johnson : Naomi is the curator archivist for the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, maintaining the historic collections and buildings of the diocesan seminary, St Maryโs College Oscott and the archives of the Archdiocese, housed at St Chadโs Cathedral. I often joke to visitorโs at St Maryโs College, Oscott, that the Pugin designed ceremonial … Continue reading Artefacts in Archives Series: Unlocking a door to the past – The Key to St Peterโs Church, Birmingham
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