Features

Chronological list

2013

• London South Bank University: collections held at the London South Bank University Archives Centre.
• Lloyds Banking Group: key corporate and historical records of the Group and the brands it brought together.
• Tessa Boffin: a photographer who specialised in LGBT issues, including work in response to HIV/AIDS and to cross-dressing.
• Women and Education: resources on Women and Education, from the Institute of Education Archives.

2012

• HA Rothholz: papers of the graphic and information designer H A (Arnold) Rothholz (1919-2000).
• Black History Month: Theatre, culture and the Beatles: various archival descriptions showcasing black theatre and culture in the UK
• Variety and Music Hall: collections from the National Fairground Archive
• University of Worcester Research Collections: historic children's literature collections
• Mills Archive Trust: collections held at the Mills Archive
• Recipes through the ages: collections of culinary, household and medicinal recipes through the centuries
• World War One: collections from the First World War
• SCARLET: Augmented Reality in Special Collections: enhanced learning and teaching combining digital and physical resources
• Bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens: collections of Dickens' life and works
• Heritage of our medical profession: archives from the Royal Medical Colleges

2011

• Thorold Dickinson Collection: the filmaker and film studies lecturer.
• What's new in the Archives Hub: what we did in 2011 and we will do in 2012.
• The Bridgewater Canal: the papers of the Duke of Bridgewater and the Bridgewater estate.
• The Mary Hamilton Papers: courtier, diarist and bluestocking
• Magic and Illusion: magic collections from the National Fairground Archive
• Curtain Up! The Theatre and Performance Collections at the V&A
• 100 Objects from Special Collections Bradford: online exhibition
• University of Salford Archives & Special Collections: how they added images to their archive descriptions.
• Ten years of the Archives Hub: the Hub celebrates it's 10th anniversary.
• Genesis: relaunch of the Genesis portal for Women’s Studies.
• Imperial War Museum: archives and library collections of the IWM.
• Scrum, ruck and tackle: the Rugby Football League Archive at the University of Huddersfield.

2010

• Archives Hub and Copac: what are they and why use them?
• Arthur Hopcraft: scriptwriter and author
• PaxCat Project: peace archives from the University of Bradford.
• Dorothy Hodgkin, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
• Lindsay Anderson: the British film, theatre and documentary director, film critic and member of the Free Cinema Movement.
• Ditchling: A Craft Community: the unique community founded by Eric Gill in 1921
• Kaye Webb: The Puffin path to modern children's literature: the editor of Puffin Books
• The new Archives Hub website: Please take a look and give us your feedback
• George Bernard Shaw: Man and Cameraman: revealing the legacy of the writer George Bernard Shaw's photographic collection
• Charles Wesley (1707-88): the Anglican minister, Methodist preacher and religious poet.
• Liberty, Parity and Justice at the Hull History Centre: pressure groups; our 100th feature

2009

• Christmas at the Co-op: images of how Co-operative Societies prepared for the festive season.
• Firefighters: the records of fire and rescue and civil defence services, with an empasis on descriptions for the papers of men and women working for these services during the Second World War.
• Designs on Delivery: GPO Posters from 1930 to 1960: University of the Arts London Archives and Special Collections Centre, in collaboration with the British Postal Museum and Archive, presents the online version of the exhibition at the Well Gallery.
• The Spanish Civil War: papers of political campaigners, historians, and International Brigades volunteers, the records of aid organisations, and descriptions for collections of posters, photographs, and interviews with veterans of the Spanish Civil War.
• Pubs and Inns: breweries, licensed premises, and trade associations, plus pub users and temperance campaigners.
• Charles Darwin and the Beagle Collections in the University of Cambridge: a Voyage Round the World
• Forensics: a partial print of the history of forensic science
• Steve Cohen: lawyer and anti deportation campaigner who dedicated his life to anti-racism and anti-Semitism
• Tuberculosis: the epidemic disease tuberculosis, once known as 'consumption'
• Special feature: Manchester Histories Festival: this month sees the very first Manchester Histories Festival, an exploration of Manchester’s unique and fascinating past
• Charles Darwin and Evolution: the 200th anniversary of the birth of naturalist Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species
• The Welsh in Patagonia: a Welsh-speaking settlement was founded in Argentina in the mid-19th century

2008

• Typewriters and Office Machines: typewriters and their impact on office workers in collections at The Women's Library and other collections around the UK.
• Tom Eckersley: Eckersley 1914-1995) was one of the foremost graphic designers of the twentieth century working in the UK
• Fairs and Circus History: some of the collections held at the National Fairground Archive.
• Robert Owen: 150th anniversary of the death of social reformer and philanthropist Robert Owen.
• Stanley Kubrick: outstanding film director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999)
• British Women's Emigration: middle-class British women emigrating.to the colonies.
• 60 years of faith and conflict: the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel.
• Chartism: a political and social movement in the UK that lasted from 1838-1848.
• Volcanoes and earthquakes: papers of geologists and geophysicists, travellers and photographers who have witnessed the effects
• From Pulp to Print: Records of the Papermaking Industry: with images from the Tweedie Photograph Collection.
• Brass Bands: composers, bands and events.

2007

• The Rathbones: a family of merchants and shipowners, with a tradition of philanthropy and public service
• Seeing the light: amateur meteorologist G.S. Callendar (1898-1964) and climate change.
• Betty Boothroyd: Baroness Boothroyd of Sandwell, the first woman Speaker of the House of Commons, 1992-2000.
• Town and Townscape: The Work and Life of Thomas Sharp: town-planner Thomas Sharp (1901-1978)
• Around the Campfire: the Boy Scouts and other youth movements
• Irish Melodies: music and literature of 18th century Ireland
• Pick 'n' Mix: The Hub's Digital Artist in Residence
• Maps: maps and map-makers
• Hats: hat-makers and milliners
• Waterways: Britain's inland waterways
• Love letters: handwriting, calligraphy, and palaeography
• Stuff the diet!: baking cakes and biscuits

2006

• Somerville and Ross: writers Edith Somerville (1858-1949) & Violet Martin (1862-1915), and composer Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
• Hwæt!: the Anglo-Saxons
• pay&power: the West Midlands
• Edge of Darkness: Critical and Fission: nuclear power and nuclear weapons
• Hurry Up Please It's Time: the art and science of measuring time
• Can you dig it?: July 15th-24th is National Archaeology Week
• Romanies and Gypsiologists: June 8th-14th is Appleby Horse Fair
• John Ruskin: John Ruskin (1819-1900), author, artist, critic, and social reformer
• Perchance to Dream: sleeping and dreaming
• Insects and Entomologists
• My Funny Valentine: LGBT History Month
• Coughs and Sneezes: influenza epidemics and public health

2005

• Books To Grace Your Shelves: book design and illustration
• Shaggy Dog Stories: writers and artists inspired by dogs
• Gratulerer med dagen!: collections with a Norwegian flavour, to mark the centenary of Norway's independence
• Join us for a spin around the new Hub!: improvements and new developments in 2005
• What's in a place-name?: linguists, geographers, and historians who have researched place-names in the British Isles
• Calendar: twelve previous Collections of the Month features, plus Cyclists' Touring Club calendars
• Prize Draw Questionnaire: Archives Hub user survey
• X: general elections in the UK.
• Sea-Fever: Britain's maritime heritage
• Botany: botany and botanists.
• Cor, Blust, Squit!: dialects and vernacular culture.
• Visions of the Future: Science Fiction authors.

2004

• The Nobel Prizes: awarded each December for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics.
• Dig for Victory!: National Archive Awareness Campaign.
• Think Positive: October 10th, 2004, is World Mental Health Day.
• The Great War: September 1914 marked the beginning of trench warfare in Europe.
• Festivals: The Edinburgh Festival and other summer events.
• Cold Comfort: Lady Jane Franklin's search for her husband's lost Arctic expedition
• Railway history: 200 years of the steam engine: marks the 200th anniversary of the first steam locomotive to run on rails
• History of textiles: Scottish textile heritage: Scotland's textile industry
• Bicycle Clips: bicycles, cycling clubs, and road safety
• Miners' Strike, 1984-1985
• Mass Observation
• Second star to the right and keep on flying: A celebration of Peter Pan and the du Maurier family

2003

• Trees - November 26th to December 7th is National Tree Week
• Astronomy
• Poetry - October 9th is National Poetry Day
• Archive Awareness Month - September 2003 is national Archive Awareness Month
• Curiouser and Curiouser - more from our curious collections
• James McNeill Whistler - July 13th 2003 is the centenary of Whistler's death
• Jack Pritchard (1899-1992) - co-founder of the design company Isokon Ltd
• Ornithology - May 4th 2003 is International Dawn Chorus Day
• Interpreting Shakespeare - the birthday of playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) is celebrated in April
• Iraq - Britain's connections with Iraq.
• Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) - a selection from the Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House.
• Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) established in 1903 the oldest continuously operating metereological observatory in Antarctica.

2002

• Viceroys & Chief Secretaries - the Bodleian Library highlights a group of collections relating to the British government of Ireland
• Questionnaire - we invited visitors to complete our prize draw questionnaire.
• The Big Draw - highlighting descriptions with artistic content, as part of "The Big Draw", October 16th - 23rd, 2002.
• Dirty Linen - domestic science and women's education; the exhibition at the Women's Library ran from 26th September to the 21st December 2002.
• A Cabinet of Curiosities - some of our more curious collections
• Collections relating to Sport; the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony was July 25th 2002
• Science Year; Science Year ran from September 2001 to August 2002
• Museums and Galleries Month
• Scottish Brewing Archive, celebrating its 20th anniversary
• World Book Day; Unesco's World Book Day is on March 14th
• Collections relating to the scientist Solly Zuckerman (1904-1993)
• Collections relating to Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796); Burn's Night is January 25th

2001

• Christmas selection
• Collections relating to novelist and poet D H Lawrence (1885-1930); exhibition at the University of Nottingham's new D H Lawrence Pavilion
• Black History Month
• Papers of Manchester-born, Oscar-winning actor Robert Donat (1905-1958); exhibition at the John Rylands University Library of Manchester

Emperor penguin with the steam yacht Discovery. British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.
Image copyright Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge