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Settle Down Cafe hosts Archives Exhibition

Collections Management   Discovery Museum   Exhibitions   Local History   New Media   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 13, 2012     Permalink     Comments (1)

We’ve installed one of our exhibitions at The Settle Down Cafe in Newcastle. It’s called, “Out of One Eye: the photography of Jimmy Forsyth” Why not pop along and have a look…? Let me know what you think. Jimmy Forsyth… Read more

Old apprenticeship registers discovered at Discovery Museum

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on March 2, 2012     Permalink     Comments (93)

As an archivist it’s always a great feeling when you receive an exciting new donation or you discover a fascinating document in your collections. I experienced that feeling earlier this week as I was working in the Discovery Museum loft… Read more

Progress update from the Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project

Collections & Objects   Discovery Museum   Local History   Maritime History   The Archives   Volunteering
Posted by administrator on February 22, 2012     Permalink     Comments (44)

I’m delighted to report that work is going very well on the Sunderland Shipbuilding archives project. Colin and I have nearly finished cataloguing the very extensive records of Bartram & Sons Ltd and hope to make the completed catalogue available… Read more

Photographic collection gets its own room in the Archive Stores

Collections & Objects   Collections Management   Local History   Social History   The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 14, 2012     Permalink     Comments (3)

A recent move of material over to the Northern Region Film & Television Archive at Teesside University www.nrfta.org.uk meant that a small room became vacant in the archive stores at Discovery Museum.  The Archivists and the Conservation Officers agreed that this… Read more

Hidden History – LGBT Month

The Archives
Posted by administrator on February 2, 2012     Permalink     Comments (3)

In recent years there has been increasing interest in more personal versions of history such as gender and sexuality, but it’s often difficult to uncover evidence of private lives, particularly of ordinary people. In reviewing a recent addition to the… Read more