28 October 2020
Article produced by Simona Dlugošová, University of Gloucestershire archive volunteer. This blog post is written as a response to my experience working with a selection of records produced by the Local Heritage Initiative (LHI). In the following text,…
17 March 2020
The University of Gloucestershire Special Collections & Archive announcing an Artist Residency. When Harold Macmillian was asked for the most likely scenario that could plunge the Government of course, he famously did not say ‘Events dear boy events’….
8 November 2018
Our Remembrance display marking 100 years since the end of the First World War is at Francis Close Hall Chapel until Friday 9 November. Staff and alumni from the University have crocheted 264 poppies, one for each of…
12 February 2018
There are currently three new internship opportunities in the Special Collections and Archives. University of Gloucestershire students can apply for these via the Future Plan portal: Independent Television News (ITN) Stills Archive Internship x2 The ITN Stills Archive…
6 December 2016
Last week I was involved in a session with second year Radio Production students recording in our very own Chapel of St Mary and St Paul at FCH. As part of their module MD5401 Radio Genres and Cultures,…
15 November 2016
For anyone who missed the Roll of Honour display at Park Campus last Friday, it is now available to view in the Special Collections and Archives (QU024) at Francis Close Hall. This year’s display documents those who perished…
11 November 2016
I was filmed recently by second year screen production student Sophie and her course mate Chloe as part of her assignment to film a short staff profile. She did a fabulous job of editing around all the mistakes…
6 October 2016
There are currently two new internship opportunities on offer in the Special Collections and Archives. These are open to University of Gloucestershire students and you can apply via the Future Plan portal on the student/ MyGlos homepage. University Archive…
8 August 2016
The 600th donation to the University Archive was added to the online catalogue this morning. It forms part of the Miscellaneous Donations or “D-Number” collection, being material donated to the University Archive by former students and staff members….
2 April 2015
Our feature this month is a recent deposit of 100 year old sports caps (University Archive reference D564). They belonged to Frank Nuttall, a St Paul’s student at Cheltenham Training College between 1913-1915. The caps came in their…