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On #NationalCatDay we remember the day Rolf the University of Warwick Campus Cat came to visit us🐈‍⬛

Our Next Online Course British Labour History 1780-1990: Labour Race & Empire With Prof Mary Davis Weekly zoom sessions Mondays at 7pm starting 4 Nov for 6 weeks eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-cours… General Federation of Trade Unions Working Class History Socialist History Journal Socialist Historians

“Not to fear, to suffer or to hide … so few in the face of so much, yet still able to enjoy ourselves to the full.” #GreenhamCommon peace camp's #Halloween Gathering & Celebration memorialised in Red Rag, 14 Nov 1982, Reading's "only" radical newspaper: mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/RRG

Our first 50 years in podcast form! Find out more about the MRC's 50th anniversary celebrations at warwick.ac.uk/services/libra… , including symposium & seminar recordings, & online exhibition featuring highlights from the archive collections

“4,000 children saved from bombardment & famine” In May 1937 nearly 4,000 child refugees landed in Southampton, fleeing the #SpanishCivilWar Find out more about the Basque children in Britain & read digitised contemporary sources at warwick.ac.uk/services/libra…

In 60 days time, we enter the year we turn 60! 🎂 We will be looking back at the University’s rich history, and celebrating the contribution made by our vibrant international community of students, researchers, staff, alumni, and partners. warwick.ac.uk/about/60/

We were saddened to hear of the death of Paul Stephenson, a “true pioneer of the civil rights movement”. Documents from the Trades Union Congress archive from 1963 include a report on Stephenson’s work in Bristol and earlier in Birmingham where he studied. mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/TUC/B/…

Remember, remember, the 5th of November ... Well, not so much on the railways BUT they did transport gunpowder, in wagons designed to minimise explosion risks. Read on for where gunpowder & explosions appear in the Railway Work, Life & Death project! didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/article.php/24…

We've heard there might be elections happening... Fresh from our NUM collection(being catalogued as we speak: warwick.ac.uk/services/libra…) comes news from 60 years ago when US citizens were gearing up for another #Election This leaflet was to explain it to a UK audience.

Converted our “Workers United” 150 years of @the_TUC exhibition for MS365 SWAY exploring the extraordinary holdings of the TUC Library Collections sway.cloud.microsoft/HTU6WykIyEdZf4… Please share

United States of America, 1944: "Persecution of one group leads to discrimination and persecution of all other groups"

NEW HISTORY BLOG POST Read about UoP historian Dr Mike Esbester's new journal article 'Collaboration in the Archive' about his work with the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick and the Railway Work, Life and Death Project. wp.me/p91PlX-Ql

Today is World Digital Preservation Day. At the MRC we are committed to safeguarding our digital heritage. From floppy disks to USBs and into the Cloud we work across formats and platforms to ensure the digital age is saved for future generations! #digipres #archives #WDPD2024

We're all set up for a staff event for World Digital Preservation Day promoting good data management practice which helps you, the environment AND archivists who are working to preserve digital records #WDPD24 #digipres #archives

We're 'saving' the floppy disk on World Digital Preservation Day 💾 Cambridge University Library is a crucial step closer to safeguarding floppy disk knowledge following the award of The British Academy funding. Discover more: loom.ly/9MUpM98 #WDPD2024

Meet the team: Eren and Rachel lead on #DigitalPreservation at the MRC responsible for managing the Modern Records Centre’s digital preservation systems and overseeing preservation of our digital collections. Find out more warwick.ac.uk/services/libra… #WDPD2024 #digipres #archives

We remember all those who served in #WW1 including servicemen and women from many nations. This image of Cottbus PoW camp is taken from a leaflet produced by the Royal Sailor’s Rests which you can view here: wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec… alongside many more WW1 sources #RemembranceDay

Els documents que van quedar submergits segurament seran irrecuperables, però alerten especialment per aquells que no es van banyar, perquè la humitat i els fongs que poden proliferar poden acabar desbaratant-los. #ArxiusValencians eldiario.es/comunitat-vale…

Don't erase history - preserve it! And we can't do that without archivists, digital preservation specialists, archive assistants, conservators and the all important depositors - so today's tweet is dedicated to them all. Below: our free 'Don't Erase History' rubbers 😁#archives