Archives Hub News - November 2013

 

This month's Hub feature is 'We're supporting EXPLORE YOUR ARCHIVE'. To launch the Explore Your Archive campaign, from 16 November hundreds of events and activities are taking place in all kinds of archives - details at:  http://www.exploreyourarchive.org .

 

You can explore and search the Hub to discover a rich variety of archives, including collections from Universities, business archives, charities, local government, libraries, museums and cathedrals. This month's feature highlights just a few examples of the wide range, including:

 

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* Records of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, c. 800 to present.

 

* Gaelic manuscripts, c. 1732-c. 1869.

 

* Archive of the States of Jersey, 1603–2010.

 

* Derwent Valley Water Board records, 1899-1974.

 

* D.H. Lawrence  (1885-1930) Collection, 1865-1999.

 

* Daniel Dougal First World War Diaries, 1914-1918.

 

* Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), 1958-2008.

 

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Find out more at: http://archiveshub.ac.uk/blog/2013/11/were-supporting-explore-your-archive/ .

 

Best wishes,

 

Jane

 

Jane Ronson

Development and Outreach Officer

Archives Hub

Mimas, The University of Manchester

 

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