Also re-visiting David Turner's reflections on Raissa Page collection photograph, 'Hospital Grounds' (1981) and the history of long stay institutions, for 'Life Through a Lens' online exhibition. Text & audio available here: raissapagecollection.wordpress.com/portfolio/hosp… #DisabilityHistoryMonth

It's the first day of #ExploreYourArchive week! Today's theme is #small so here's a lovely Raissa Page collection image of "Maternity Unit, Chang Cha Hospital, China", 1978. Archives Wales Explore Your Archive

#WatchThisSpace in the new year to find out more about a 2022 publication on the remarkable Raissa Page collection collection, being written by @djsarchivist Whet your appetite until then with our online exhibition created for beinghuman 2020 raissapagecollection.wordpress.com #ExploreYourArchive

Come and work with us and our fantastic collections Swansea University! Fixed term archivist post to cover maternity leave until Feb 2023 Closing date - 19 Dec swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swanse…

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” - Maya Angelou Here's one of Raissa's photographs of Maya, taken in 1987. #IWD2022 #InternationalWomensDay

#Archive30 Day 7 – These Raissa Page collection photographs contain an #UnusualItem or two, in the creations of manikin maker (‘manikins are used to help simulate medical, surgical, or clinical scenarios’ engeniumstaffing.com/blog/files/Wha…)

RIP Bruce

#OnThisDay 1985. The National Conference of Women Against Pit Closures is held in Sheffield. Photo Credit: Raissa Page collection

RIP Carmen Callil

Still one of my favourite of Raissa's images. If you want to sing along, here's what they're singing..."Here we go, here we go for the women of the working class..." #InternationalWomensDay youtube.com/watch?v=lGOEAt…

There have been some times when I've doubted if this would ever come to pass, but I'm pleased to say that we have recently been looking at drafts of the book. Watch out for more details, but you wont have too long to wait now... COMING SOON!

Happy #NationalPieDay! Queueing for bargains at the Greggs seconds shop in Newcastle, 1978. One of many brilliant images of UK society in the Raissa Page collection collection libguides.swansea.ac.uk/c.php?g=666151… Pie-ning to know more? Check out this clip BBC Archive bbc.co.uk/archive/greggs…

Raissa's Format colleague, the amazing Val Wilmer is on Desert Island Discs tomorrow. There will, I'm sure be Blues! Can't wait to hear this. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Portraits of the newly elected Diane Abbott taken by Raissa Page in August 1987.

I've not watched this yet - will remedy that later - but apparently this features Raissa's work, as well as making extensive use of other significant collections held at RB Archives and Miners' Library. Do check it out.

Please note that our online catalogue is currently unavailable due to ongoing IT maintenance. However details of many of our collections can be found via libguides.swansea.ac.uk/richardburtona… and can be searched via archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk Or contact [email protected] for assistance.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1984/85 Miners' Strike, we've been working with colleagues Miners' Library on a brand new library guide to showcase material held across our collections relating to the Strike. Find out more via libguides.swansea.ac.uk/c.php?g=666151…

Well, by an entirely unexpected and rather random set of online social media coincidences, I've now found out the identity of these two... I'm in touch with the brother of one, and hoping to make contact with the two themselves. It's a small world!