The Catholic Material Culture UK group are pleased to announce the publication of Grace, Piety & Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850. Artefacts are held in many Catholic archive collections and are important features of community identity and memory. This booklet is offered as a short guide to understanding the challenges of caring for, documenting … Continue reading New Catholic Material Culture Publication
Diocesan Archivist The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin is the largest diocese in Ireland with a Catholic population of almost 1 million, extending to almost 200 parishes bordering 5 counties. A permanent position of Diocesan Archivist has arisen to manage and preserve the important and extensive archival collections of the Archdiocese. As the Diocesan Archivist … Continue reading *Job Vacancy* The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
AHRC-RLUK Fellowship Report by Dr Jonathan Bush (Durham University) Jonathan spoke about his AHRC-RLUK funded project at this year's CAS Conference and we are pleased to post a link to his completed fellowship report : AHRC-RLUK-Fellowship-Report (1)Download
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
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 Mary’s College Oscott and the archives of the Archdiocese, housed at St Chad’s Cathedral. I often joke to visitor’s at St Mary’s College, Oscott, that the Pugin designed ceremonial … Continue reading Artefacts in Archives Series: Unlocking a door to the past – The Key to St Peter’s Church, Birmingham
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