This time last year, we were still reeling after a flood of water poured down from the floors above us at 81 Parnie Street. I think it’s fair to say […]
Category: The Collection blog
Young Hearts Run Free
Last weekend I attended the London Metropolitan Archive’s 8th Annual LGBT Archives and History conference. Despite changes to the programme due to the snowy weather, it was a full and […]
Orlando’s Sisters and finding a room of one’s own….
A few weeks ago I ran a workshop entitled ‘Orlando’s Sisters’. During it we had a discussion about Vita Sackville-West, the inspiration behind Woolf’s Orlando, and also Radclyffe Hall, whose […]
Feminist Women’s Magazines
Exploring the history of British women’s magazines provides an insight into what has and has not changed for women over the years. Everywoman remains highly current in that many of the issues addressed (such as the non-payment of child support) are ongoing inequities.
Latest arrivals at GWL
Just a little teaser: Watch this space to find out when you can get your hands on one!
Archive Item of the Week, October 14th 2010
Collection of Poems by Mrs William Patterson of Kirkwall, Ontario This weeks Archive item of the week, are a collection of poems put together after the death of their author, […]
Archive Item of the Week
Item of the week, October 7th, 2010 India and the Report of the Joint Select Committee , written by the Duchess of Atholl (M.P), and J.C French (Member of the […]
New acquisitions
Well it’s been a busy last few months – preparing for museums accreditation, training volunteers, and organizing exhibitions and talks. We’ve also had a few new acquisitions; these include a […]
Cataloguing the library collection
Today I have been cataloguing some of the books from the history section of our collection….
Celebrating 500 Records!
We now have over 500 books in our library catalogue…