This post was first posted on the ARA New professionals website. Words are a powerful force, used correctly they can … More
Category: BAME
Wilful and Wondrous Women
First published on The John Rylands Special Collections Blog in March 2019. To celebrate International Women’s Day (although I like … More
Creating spaces for people like me in Special Collections.
First published in CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Newsletter Issue 111 April 2019. This article will attempt to solve … More
Archives and Inclusivity: Exhibitions for All
This blog post is the third, and last, in a series of blog posts where I discuss the importance of diversifying archives in … More
Archives and Inclusivity: Unearthing Erased Communities
In the last blog post I discussed the importance of creating racially sensitive archival descriptions. In this blog post I will discuss … More
Archives and Inclusivity: Respectful descriptions of marginalised groups.
Items within special collections can date back hundreds of years, so it’s no surprise that within these materials it is … More
Diversity in Archives: Growing pains
This year I attended my first conference in the record-keeping sector with a bursary courtesy of Kevin Bolton. Among the … More
