Archivist, Scottish Londoner, likes art, books, music, buildings & access to archives for all. Available for hire if you need help with archives.
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Charlie Turpie retweeted
We're seeking new members of our editorial board with expertise in periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (modern specialism). More info available here. 23 Dec deadline for expressions of interest. Please repost. thelondonjournal.org/EOI_Cal…
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Announcing two upcoming events exploring the vast collections and archival material related to the HIV & AIDS epidemic, including our own collection. 2 & 3 December: a digital humanities workshop & an online symposium.
More details in the thread below ⬇️
ALT The front cover of a booklet with a light green border and pink centre colour, with the words 'Some facts about A.I.D.S. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome' in large black and blue lettering and a logo from the Health Education Council underneath. Collection reference: Health Education Council AIDS booklet, 1985, PREM 19/1863 (3) from the Prime Minister's Office.
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Can we take a moment to admire the extraordinary attention to detail in the costuming for #WolfHall from the incredible designer Joanna Eatwell? A flawless interpretation of Jane Seymour’s bonnet and gown from the Whitehall Mural 🙌
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Newly published: @boorman_francis's review of 'St Giles-in-the-Fields: The History of a London Parish', by @rebeccaxpreston and Andrew Saint. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…
Charlie Turpie retweeted
We are seeking new members of our editorial board, with expertise in the periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (specialising in the modern period). More information is available here. All reposts much appreciated. thelondonjournal.org/EOI_Cal…
Charlie Turpie retweeted
If I had to distill the top 3 myths being aired again & again to block a conversation on reparations it would be these:
Myth 1: That Britain abolished slavery around the world. Fact: Britain’s limited abolition was accompanied by the continued coercion of Black & Brown people to supply unpaid labour across the Empire.
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Lovely to see museums getting on board with allowing direct access to their entire collections. Hoping they've looked for best practice in how archive services have done this for decades....
News | @vam_east Storehouse to pioneer Order an Object service for visitors – venue aims to ‘create a new paradigm for access’ as 2025 opening date is revealed
Read: ow.ly/7ucw50TQWZF
ALT A render of people exploring the storage space at the V&A East Storehouse, which will open on 31 May 2025
Charlie Turpie retweeted
New #OnHistory blog post. The authors of IHR Shorts @UoLPress title Becoming a Historian buff.ly/4gKZZM2 answer questions about just that! buff.ly/4erqlAY
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'Thistle Grove, South Kensington' (from 'My Recollections and Reflections', 1913) by Yoshio Markino
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Do you work with online volunteers or are you looking to recruit them?
Join our course this October to learn more about where to start and how to maintain a volunteer programme, whilst embedding inclusive practice.
Sign-up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-…
Dates below 👇 (1/2)
ALT Photo of two women reading records in an archive. One woman is sitting and one is standing looking over the documents.
Charlie Turpie retweeted
I’ve always loved this mysterious picture attributed to Cornelis Bisschop. An open door, a woman’s discarded jacket and shoes, and a painting-within-a-painting make up the suggestive elements of the scene, like a genre picture evacuated of its protagonists.
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Looking forward to this next session at #ARA2024 - how climate scientists and archivists are working together to understand how climate is changing. We only know about this change, demonstrably, through reliable records.
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Grenfell: Building a Disaster is out now on BBC Sounds & will be on R4 @ 1.45 daily
Each ep is 15 mins, so if you have a moment to hear about the missed opportunities & unheeded warnings which led to a fire which killed 72 people, please give it a listen
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00201x…
Charlie Turpie retweeted
'Station Food and Wine', Hackney Wick (2024) by Lawrence Brand
lawrencebrand.com
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Charles Rennie MacKintosh's 1890s Queen's Cross Church, a building I never tire of seeing whenever I pass it on my travels around Glasgow.
#glasgow #architecture #charlesrenniemackintosh
#queenscrosschurch #glasgowbuildings #church #glasgowchurches
Charlie Turpie retweeted
Well, some exciting news. The ebook version of my book is now available. Actual book due out in hard copy in September. With huge thanks to @TheLdnArchives @SurreyHeritage @JusticeMuseum and @UkNatArchives, on whose collections I worked!
More here: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
Charlie Turpie retweeted
What do people leave behind in library books? Our shelvers have displayed items our library users have left on the wall of the Returns Room, Main Library. This room is open to library staff only, so we thought we'd give you a sneak peek at their exhibition.
ALT Photo of some of the items found in library books on the Returns room wall in Main Library.
ALT Photo of magazine cover that is designed as a 45 record sleeve.
ALT Photo of some of the items found in library books on the Returns room wall in Main Library.
ALT Photo of some of the items found in library books on the Returns room wall in Main Library.