Liam Temple, Assistant Professor in the History of Catholicism, Durham University Artwork by a current friar expressing the Capuchin charism in visual form Every so often a historian gets a dream opportunity: to explore an archive that no secular academic has been granted access to before. I was fortunate to be given such an opportunity … Continue reading Unearthing new collections for the history of Catholicism
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
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