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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 6d

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Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 6d

What a great day @thelondonarchives.bsky.social for our #RAG2025 conference. Thanks to all the speakers and to everyone who came along.

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 6d

“Your celery-based scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 7d

Fancy a pleasant change from your ordinary drink? We give you “the great nerve and brain strengthener and restorer.”

Yes, celery coffee was a thing in 1892.

This advertisement is from the Young Women’s Christian Association’s ‘Our Own Gazette’.

#InternationalCoffeeDay #WorldVegetarianDay

Advertisement for celery coffee which states that it is a great nerve and brain strengthener and restorer. Prepared solely from celery, guaranteed pure and unmixed. By royal letters patent. Features in 'Our Own Gazette' July 1892.

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · 6d

Troubling #TeaUp suggestions

Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 7d

Fancy a pleasant change from your ordinary drink? We give you “the great nerve and brain strengthener and restorer.”

Yes, celery coffee was a thing in 1892.

This advertisement is from the Young Women’s Christian Association’s ‘Our Own Gazette’.

#InternationalCoffeeDay #WorldVegetarianDay

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 6d

New podcast alert! An EXCELLENT look at girls education in the late 19th / early 20th century. It's an hour long and in chapters like a proper book, so you can enjoy it on your commute / over your weekend / in the bath, as appropriate

open.spotify.com/episode/0S8P...

Changing Conceptions of Childhood 1870-1914: The York Mount School by Ruby Hogan

open.spotify.com

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 6d

While I’m here - come, folks! We are TANTALISINGLY CLOSE to making the Galton and Simpson archive ACTUALLY HAPPEN. Less than £500 to go! Please chip in if you can, it’s massively appreciated and I promise I’ll give conference papers about it in future

yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...

‘Innit Marvellous?’: The Galton and Simpson Archive project

Saving Hancock and Steptoe and more

yustart.hubbub.net

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 6d

Yes

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 6d

It does! Amazingly, in the same fabric as the rest of my shirt, so you can't really see it, cos I dont want to be a braggard

(Top fact - was a reasonably handy goalkeeper in my youth, until it was realised you could just lob me from distance. Once saved a penalty from Huddersfield Town's Jon Stead)

Writhing Liche @writinglife.bsky.social · 6d

Seeing as you're the Keeper, does your work shirt have your name and the number 1 on the back?

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 7d

On the way to one conference, prepping for the next.

Lads - he’s at it again! Barcelona for the ICA Congress at the end of the month!

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · 7d

At the cathedral of train to make my way down to That London for the Religious Archives Group conference @thelondonarchives.bsky.social. Hold hard!

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Aug 8

Was particularly moved by this description of the potato famine in Sligo (my other home town)

Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our fantastic event on Joseph Rowntree is go! @uoyborthwick.bsky.social

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Aug 1

And yes - a Borthwick Papers Podcast! Come one! Come all! It’s brilliant!

open.spotify.com/episode/2KLH...

The life, letters and legacy of Noel Terry

Borthwick Papers · Episode

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Aug 1

WE’VE BEEN BUSY

www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...

Borthwick Newsletter - August 2025

Welcome to the Borthwick's August newsletter.

www.york.ac.uk

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · Jul 22

From her earliest unpublished writings to scripts, press notices and articles, photographs and memorabilia, the archive is a fascinating and varied collection.

If you'd like to see it for yourself, get in touch! www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/co...

www.york.ac.uk

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · Jul 21

As well as writing The Same Sky, Mitchell penned a number of novels and children's books, as well as writing a celebrated biography of the French writer Colette. She was working on a biography of the Redgrave acting dynasty when she died in 1979 at the age of only 63.

The front cover of the biography 'Colette: A Taste for Life' by Yvonne Mitchell.

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · Jul 21

Mitchell began her career on stage but went on to appear in films like The Divided Heart, Woman in a Dressing Gown, and Yield to the Night. She played Julia to Peter Cushing's Winston in the first UK TV adaptation of Orwell's 1984, & also starred in the TV version of her own play 'The Same Sky'.

Black and white photograph of Yvonne Mitchell and Peter Cushing in the 1954 BBC adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · Jul 21

We have a brand new catalogue online to start a brand new week! The archive of multi-talented actress and writer Yvonne Mitchell is now available to search on Borthcat: borthcat.york.ac.uk/ymit

four black and white photographs of Yvonne Mitchell.

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · Jul 29

If you're at #DCDC25 today why not come and say hello! We're taking part in this year's History Day North from 12.30-16.30, where Lydia and Laura will be ready and waiting to answer all your Borthwick history questions :)

History Day North poster advertising the event.

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Jul 28

Anyway here’s my one from last year, wearing my Aberystwyth gown from my Masters and lads, the hood on that is amazing absolutely amazing.

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Jul 28

(It’s ok, that means the boss was probably singing the praises at how great we are @uoyborthwick.bsky.social, I only jest, boss, this being PDR season and all that)

Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Jul 28

Although I will not, I repeat, NOT rise to the bait about the boss being called Head Archivist. I won’t, I absolutely won’t, BUT I THINK YOU’LL FI——(is hauled offstage by big stick with hook on the end)

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Jul 28

Paul DOES take a magnificent graduation photo.

Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Jul 28

On thursday I was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of York, where I studied 20 years ago (and where I've taught for the past decade). It was lovely -- but I did not realise I would also get a fun photoshoot after the ceremony! Big thanks to Paul Shields for making us all look smart

Greg Jenner wearing a red and grey graduation robe, a silly medieval style cap, a blue tie, white shirt, and is holding his honorary doctorate in a brown and gold protective tube

Greg stands alongside the Vice Chancellor of the University of York, who is wearing a grey and yellow robe, white bow tie, and black mortarboard

Greg, the Vice Chancellor, the head archivist of the university, and Professor Sarah Rees-Jones pose in a group photo

Greg stands next to medieval historian (and founder of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past) Professor Sarah Rees-Jones, who wears a light blue dress, grey robe, and mortarboard

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Gary Brannan @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social · Jul 24

A real smorgasbord of recent publications that we’ve helped with. It’s variety! You can’t deny it!

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Lesley @englishfolkfan.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thank you so much for this new podcast series. Have added it to my Apple podcast favourites so as not to miss new episodes. Mostly alternate my listening between music & podcasts whilst keeping busy in my sewing room, love hearing a delve into new to me history. :)

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