10 June 2013
On 13th June the University Archives and Special Collections are hosting the St Paul’s Practising School Old Boys’ Association reunion. This year there will be a special memorial service in the Chapel dedicating the St Paul’s College Practising…
7 March 2013
Did you know that today is World Book Day? A celebration of books and reading across the world. I remember as a child receiving book tokens through school, a practice that still happens today. More information on World…
3 September 2012
This month sees the University taking part in national Heritage Open Days for the first time on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th September. The Chapel, Quad building and Archives Room will be open as part of the festival…
20 June 2012
Manuscript Chelt 1951-1953 UA34/1/60 On Friday 22nd June, the University will hold a special Jubilee event with the theme of celebrating “60”. There will be various exhibitors at Park campus from throughout Gloucestershire showing a range of material…
12 June 2012
Sir Robert Atkyns’s ‘The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire (1712) The University Archives and Special Collections will be holding an open day for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (BGAS) Library on Saturday 21st July, 10am –…
24 May 2012
On 24th May the St Paul’s Practising School Old Boys’ Association held their annual reunion in the Archive Room. The Practising School was located in what are now the Clegg and Bodley buildings at FCH, and local boys…
24 May 2012
A new University Archives and Special Collections display on local history resources is now up in the Crush Hall at FCH. On show is a selection of the material researchers can use to aid research into local history,…
1 July 2011
500 year old graffiti in the University Archives The University Archives and Special Collections will be holding an open day for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (BGAS) Library in the Archive Room at FCH on Saturday 16th…
21 September 2010
Two events at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival are related to collections held in the University Archives and Special Collections. John Craig: The Wood Engravings of Gordon Craig at Cheltenham Town Hall, Wednesday 13th October 2010 10am, £6…