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A Coronation Souvenir
Tim’s Telescopic Views: The Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1952 – 1977 [087.1/085] This Bank Holiday, we mark the Platinum
Tag : The Iron Room
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British South Asian Histories
The Race Equality Group and working towards an inclusive stock management policy A selection of books held by the Library of Birmingham relating to
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My Route – A People’s History of Stratford Road
May is Local and Community History Month, the aim of which is to ‘raise awareness of local history, promote history in general to the local
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Digital preservation at the Library of Birmingham: Metadata
In my last post I discussed the journey of a recent born-digital accession, mentioning various processes used to generate contextual data about
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Charles Baker (1803-1874), pioneer in the education of deaf people
Biographical Sketch of the late Charles Baker, Ph.d. From “American Annals Of The Deaf And Dumb” Edited By Edward A. FayVol XX. No 4, October
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The Diary of Anne Frank
This year marks the 75th anniversary since the first publication of The Diary of Anne Frank. As a child, I was given a copy of the book by my
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Stephen Lawrence Day – A Celebration
Background 22nd April will be the fourth national Stephen Lawrence Day. After a 25th anniversary memorial service for Stephen in 2018, the Stephen
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My experience of Kickstart in Archives & Collections
Kickstart, the context I’d like to talk about the merits of Kickstart. Namely the advantages and experiences I have obtained during my sixth-month
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National Pet Month – The Animals of Dudson House
Duddeston Hall near Birmingham [Finding number WK/S2/61] John Howard Galton (1794-1862) was the youngest of eight children born to Samuel Galton jnr
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John Baskerville — Modern Typeface Inventor
John Baskerville [Birmingham Portrait Collection] When I started work in the library everything about Birmingham was new to me. Like any urban
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Floods in Doldowlod
An autumn ramble by the Wye, with engravings from drawings by C. Fielding, D. Fox etc. Birmingham 1839. Louisa Twamley. [L 52.41] February 2022
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‘From City of Empire to City of Diversity: A Visual Journey’ – Dyche photography and cultural diversity
Part of the exhibition ‘City of Empire to City of Diversity: a visual journey‘ opening in the Library of Birmingham later this week Later this
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‘Frailty, thy name is woman’ – Female Hamlets on stage
Theatre has come a long way since Shakespeare’s day. Modern repertory has developed in the shadow of Shakespearean casting traditions. The stages
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Fred Barnes : ‘The Beau Brummell of his Calling’
As part of LGBT + History Month, we have decided to shine the light on Fred Barnes (1885 – 1938), one of Birmingham’s music hall variety stars
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Employment and Dyche
The Dyche collection is one of the archives’ largest photographic collections, containing approximately 10,000 photos and negatives. Due to the