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Category: Archives & heritage

Posts about archives, and heritage management, and history

“It belongs in a museum!”

May 17, 2022May 18, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

When I saw the adventure rom-com, 'The Lost City', I also had a few thoughts about cultural heritage in the movies.

20 years of books and cakes: a book group’s data story

A pie chart showing the shares for different genres includieng fiction; historical fiction; memoir; crime; sci-fi; fantasy; comi; supernatural; satire; thriller; historic crime; erotica; self-help; true crime; gothic; fairy tales;
May 1, 2022May 25, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ 3 Comments

What do the records of 20 years of my book group reveal? Books, cakes and the connections between them...

Directions to the rabbit hole

A line drawing showing a woman in the back of an old-fashioned open motor car being handed a round object by the driver. The object is attached to one of the cars' front wheels by a cord.
February 17, 2022February 18, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

One of the minor perils of archive research is the rabbit holes! Falling into this one unearthed some fascinating ideas to help people find their way around in the early days of motoring.

Doing First World War research in a pandemic

November 11, 2020November 14, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

Reflection on the parallels that arose between the First World War and the COVID-19 pandemic when researching the First World War Centenary at Glasgow University.

Community commemoration: the First World War Centenary at Glasgow University

November 8, 2020November 9, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

A reflection on my research for my Masters dissertation, which was focused on archiving records of the Centenary of the First World War at Glasgow University.

Solving the GKC mysteries…

June 9, 2020November 9, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

The project to update the catalogue for the Gillespie, Kidd and Coia architectural plans in the Glasgow School of Art archive.

Peeking into book biographies with Blackie publishing contracts

January 8, 2020November 9, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

Cataloguing the records of Blackie & Son Ltd, a Glasgow publishing company, revealed the traces of the books' 'lives'.

What do we owe the dead?

May 25, 2019November 3, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

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

March 11, 2019October 31, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

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

February 5, 2019October 31, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

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.

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