Collating comments on my 73,000-word PhD draft, from three different supervisors & from three separate documents. Sunday fun day 🎉

To Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, archivist at the University of Maryland, building archives is as much about building relationships as it is about collecting information. mellon.org/grant-story/ar…

Poems on the Underground, the beloved literary project which has delighted millions since 1986, has donated its archive to Cambridge University Library. The archive includes hundreds of posters, memorabilia, and letters from famous poets. Read more here: cam.ac.uk/stories/Poems-…

Come & work with me! 2 Cataloguing Officer roles available The National Archives to support the digitisation of National Farm Survey maps & forms. Fixed-term for 22 months. £27k. Apply by Thu 7 March 2024. civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

Service Update: please note that we'll be unable to provide a Special Collections fetching service on Saturday 20 & 27 April, & 4, 11, 18 and 25 of May. The Manuscripts Reading Room will be open as usual from 9.30am to 4:30pm for readers to consult pre-ordered material.

Vale. An immense loss to the Australian historical profession. A marvelous obituary for Lyndall Ryan from her friend and colleague, Ann Curthoys. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised this post contains an image and names of people who are deceased. Today marks 32 years since the High Court's Mabo decision which refuted Terra Nullius. Learn more: bit.ly/3ywzUi8. NAA: A13966, 930538

Today is Mabo Day, celebrating Eddie Koiki Mabo & the other Mer Islander people, whose courageous works overturned the legal doctrine of terra nullius (land belonging to no one) in 1992. (Dave Passi & Eddie Mabo, 1989. Photo: Jim McEwan) #Reconciliation #NRW2024 #NowMoreThanEver

"I’m writing this letter on my new computer which also speaks but a bit like a Dalek with an American accent." The personal & scientific archive of Professor Stephen Hawking, held for the nation Cambridge University Library, is now available historians and researchers. loom.ly/gb8wrMQ

Have you visited Special Collections Cambridge University Library recently? Please take a few moments to give us feedback on your visit via our survey: uniofcam.libwizard.com/f/CUL_User_Sur…

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⭐️We are hiring! ⭐️ Do you have a passion for historic documents? The Whipple Museum is seeking an archivist with experience working with historic documents to catalogue the Museum's archival material to sector standards. Apply below: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/47610/

We are unable to offer any special collections services tomorrow (Saturday 17 August) due to staff shortages. This includes rare books, archives & manuscript collections, and reference books associated with the Rare Books & Manuscripts Rooms.

Folks—Britain’s waterways are dying. We know this now. Our rivers are on life support. So on 26 Oct come to London & join the @marchforwater to demand change & reclaim the right to clean water. Sign up here, spread the word, see you there! marchforcleanwater.org #floodthestreets

In 2022, we launched the Charity Archives Development Plan to help raise the profile of charity archives and address the urgent challenges that they face. Join our webinar on 18 September, to hear about our progress and key achievements so far. Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/action-plan-…

Come & work with me! Vacancy in my busy team The National Archives for a cataloguer with a passion for data & archives. Palaeography & Latin skills essential. £31,178. Apply by 8 Sept. #ArchivesJobs civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

We are deeply concerned about the dispersal by Hachette UK of publishing business archives and will write to the publishing sector about the importance of business archives and keeping collections together for future use amp.theguardian.com/books/article/…

Please retweet - a marvellous job for the right person - Senior Associate Director and Head of Development for one of the world’s great libraries, Cambridge University Library in Cambridge. Closes on 20 October, so plenty of time to apply. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48139/