22 April 2015
Special Collections and Archives staff are excited to be working with the School of Humanities on our forthcoming Dymock Poets conference on 6-7 June. A wide variety of excellent speakers can be heard on the Saturday followed by…
13 November 2014
A slightly belated welcome to Explore Your Archive Week – the national archive awareness campaign run by The National Archives and the Archives and Records Association.The Special Collections and Archives have been busy working on displays for the…
8 September 2014
The University of Gloucestershire will be taking part in this year’s Heritage Open Days event. Special Collections and Archives staff will be hosting tours of our historic Francis Close Hall campus on Friday 12th September,…
31 July 2014
As part of their biennial reunion, a number of ex – students descended on Francis Close Hall campus archive collection with the purpose of reminiscing about their younger years and re – joining with old (but not forgotten)…
11 July 2014
A member of staff based at Dunholme Villa, Park campus recently contacted the Special Collections and Archives after receiving a visit from a representative of the Cotswold Branch of the Orders and Medals Research Society. The Society has recently undertaken…
3 December 2013
The University Archives and Special Collections recently held a number of events as part of Explore Your Archive week, run by The National Archives.Explore Your Archive displays are located in the Crush Hall and QU024 at FCH campus, showcasing the largest, smallest, oldest,…
11 November 2013
Are you a member of staff who is curious to know what material is held in the university archives? Would you like to find out how you can use our unique archive and special collections material…
29 October 2013
The University Archives and Special Collections at FCH (QU024) are taking part in this year’s Explore Your Archive publicity campaign, run by The National Archives. Archive services across the country in different sectors will be holding special activities…
9 October 2013
Gloucestershire Local History Association are hosting their first Local History Day on Saturday 12th October 2013 from 10.30am – 4.30pm at Pate’s Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham. Admission is £5 including refreshments. The day will feature Local…
9 July 2013
The Archive Room will be open on Saturday 20th July, 10am to 4pm, for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society’s Open Library Day.The event is part of the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology – an annual…