Cataloguing the records of Blackie & Son Ltd, a Glasgow publishing company, revealed the traces of the books' 'lives'.
Author: Lucy Janes
Interested in archives, history, books, reading and writing. Lackadaisical swimmer at Victorian Arlington Baths in Glasgow, Scotland.
What do we owe the dead?
Historians and archivists use archival material to reveal hidden stories, but what care is due to those people upon whose lives we shine a light?
Threads of Life and Scotland’s Textiles
Reflection on the launch event for Threads of Life, an examination of the social, political and emotional significance of sewing, as well as a personal memoir.
Ladies, mill girls and mapmakers: the launch of the Textual Editing Lab
Letters from a rebellious Elizabethan lady, former Paisley mill girls and a 19th century London mapmaker were just few of the contexts for talks at the launch of the University of Glasgow Textual Editing Lab.
Virtual Reality and Immersive Technologies for Interpreting Cultural Heritage in Catalonia
Blog about a lecture by Albert Sierra from the Catalan Cultural Heritage Agency about using new technologies to engage with the past.
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: manuscript marvels at the British Library
In one of our very first sessions in Special Collections for the Records and Evidence course we were lucky to see a replica of the Domesday Book, created 1986-1992 (Sp Coll RF 446-451). But now for a measly £8 you can see the real thing!* It’s on show as the not-quite-finale of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms … Continue reading Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: manuscript marvels at the British Library
Saving Culture: Heritage in Crisis Today
Lecture about how the Smithsonian works to save cultural heritage from earthquakes, floods, war and other disasters.
Delete? Are you sure?
Blog about how records can be lost, focused on the discovery of fragments of silent movies and the (almost) deletion of Toy Story 2.
From school pupils to college students: the story of two sisters reveals GSA partnerships
Blog post for The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections, about pre First World War students.
Discovering the surprising student stories
Blog for The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections about pre-First World War students.
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