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The refurbishment work in the Archive Room has been completed and we are now open as usual. The room is much brighter, tidier and a nicer place to work. Our material from Hardwick store has been moved into the new…
The new Learning Centre newsletter is now out and includes information on Archives opening hours over Easter as well as information on assignments, dissertations, printing and other activities.
These tiny books were made by The Whittington Press, whose material forms part of our Gloucestershire Poets, Writers and Artists Collection (GPWA). Wine from my Garden by Miriam Macgregor (2000) measures just 6cm high whilst Country Calendar : Wood-engravings by…
The St. Paul’s Practising School Old Boys’ Association are holding the following upcoming events: 28th October 2010 – Local history display in the Refectory at Francis Close Hall 10am – 4pm in aid of a new memorial board fund to…
The Graf Zeppelin over FCH? This picture was taken on Sunday 3rd July 1932 when the Graf Zeppelin was seen over the Chapel at St Paul’s College (now FCH). The turret is the Chapel is just visible at the bottom…
Two events at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival are related to collections held in the University Archives and Special Collections. John Craig: The Wood Engravings of Gordon Craig at Cheltenham Town Hall, Wednesday 13th October 2010 10am, £6 Gordon Craig…
Every month an item or document held in the University Archives and Special Collections will be selected, photographed and displayed in this blog. To dispel the myth that archives are full of fusty old documents, our first item is a bell…
A reunion for the St Paul’s Practising School Old Boys was held in the Archive Room on Thursday 27th May 2010. Around 20 people were at the event, including an 84 year old Old Boy who attended the school on the Francis…
Work has begun on the cataloguing of a major collection held in the University Archives and Special Collections. The Gloucestershire Poets, Writers and Artists Collection first started life as the Dymock Poets Archive and Study Centre in 1995. It is made…