Today, 12 March 2025, marks the inaugural ‘School Archives Day’, a perfect moment to highlight St Olave’s fantastic archive collection. The Olavian Archive Room was officially opened in June 2024 by Peter Leonard (OO ‘77). #SchoolArchivesDay #oldolavian #stolavesgrammarsschool

This #SchoolArchivesDay we highlight a forthcoming exhibition here 'Hull Grammar School 1330 to Present Day' 1 April-1 May, and a talk on the subject by Mike Rymer on Tuesday 8 April 12.30pm. Tranby Hull Museums Hull Libraries

Today, the Princethorpe Foundation took part in the first ever UK School Archives Day joining in with schools across the country by celebrating our rich heritage and all that our archive collections have to offer.📚📷🔍🎉 #princethorpecollege #schoolarchivesday

Thanks to all of the speakers, organisers & hosts of today's School Archives and Records Association event Very informative and always good to share experiences with colleagues in other organisations. Sorry if I haven't tagged you! UofGlasgowASC Ballast Trust Sehar Sardar BACS HGS Archives

#Archive30 starts today. Hooray 🥳 Today we would like to know about #YourArchive. Introduce yourself and maybe give us an interesting fact.

It’s day 1 of #Archive30 and it’s #YourArchive and it is YOUR archive! We encourage our former pupils (and others!) to engage with the archive and the collection- if you have a question get in touch! We are the archive for Hutchesons’ Grammar School #HutchieHistory

Today is day 1 of #Archive30 from ARA Scotland The theme is #YourArchive so here is a peek at ours! We hold a mixed format collection of everything relating to the history of the The Glasgow Academy Find out more on our shiny new #archives website! theglasgowacademyarchive.org.uk

It’s day 2 of #Archive30 and it’s #ArchiveBeginnings our archive began in 1991 after an archive business survey looked at the school’s collection and highlighted its potential for the school. Since then the school has taken on a professional archivist and the archive has grown

It’s day 4 of #Archive30 and it’s #ArchiveConservation For #SchoolArchivesDay a few weeks ago we showed some pupils how to use smoke sponges to clean our records. They were fascinated by old elastic bands and what happens to them over time!

Sunday marks the 705th anniversary of the most famous national treasure in our collections: the Declaration of Arbroath, created 6 April 1320. Learn more about this fascinating document 👇 bit.ly/DOANRS

It’s day 5 of #Archive30 and it’s #BusinessArchives We are a school archive but we are also a business archive! The pupils love seeing the very large, impressive looking ledgers but we love the ones the close with a strap and buckle-data protection 1800s style!

It’s day 6 of #Archive30 and it’s our favourite topic #ColourfulArchives! There is lots of colour in the archive, from items made by the school to items made by our pupils in class! Our girls summer dresses were very colourful, you could choose blue, pink, lilac, green or beige!

Former pupil Archibald Leitch features in our new school museum #HutchieHistory

We are so grateful to our volunteers who help us so much every week in the archive (just a few of them pictured here) Thank you for all your hard work, we love having you! #VolunteersWeek

It is Archive Club sign up day today! All pupils are welcome to come along on a Wednesday lunchtime to discover and help look after the incredible history of the school! P.S If you are a former pupil we have an archive club for you… come along on Tuesdays 10:30-12:30!