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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Feb 28

"It’s very powerful to know at least some of our known and unknown histories are being collected and stored and used. I will definitely be back!"

Thank you to everyone who attended one of our #LGBTQ+HM #archive workshops ❤️🏳️‍🌈
#lgbt #history #lgbthistory #lgbthm #lgbtq+ #gayhistory #transhistory

Three people sat in our Reading Room happily looking at archive material, with a display of Femorabilia (women and girls) magazines in the background.

A table full of archive material and special collections publications, including photograph albums from I M Marsh College, a satirical book cutting mocking dandies, two scrapbooks of 19th century period women's costume, The Family Doctor, some of Peter Farrer's publications, & etc.

A full table of archive material with a close up of The Wolverine: Gay Voices of Hostility publication. In the background is the Two Cowboys design pillowcase t-shirt, made by Malcolm McClaren using Jim French's illustration.

A full table of archive material and special collections publications showing small run community publications and erotic zines from predominantly the 1970s, as well as catalogues in the background and 1980s-1990s club flyers.

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · 12d

Want to come to an exhibition launch to celebrate 200 years of the Liverpool School of Art @ljmuofficial.bsky.social ?
We're making our 'Private' Views as inclusive as possible!
Exhibition runs 16 Oct - 19 Dec 2025
#archives #heritage #art #arthistory #liverpool
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exhibition...

Exhibition Public/Private View: Back to the Drawing Board

A launch party for Back to the Drawing Board: 200 Years of Art Education, an exhibition to showcase histories of art teaching in Liverpool.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Sep 1

Archives Exploration Saturday - Heritage Open Day
20 Sep 2025
Showcasing archive material from our sixty-two exciting collections in this hands-on drop-in workshop!
Book for free via Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.com/e/archives-e...
#hod #heritageopenday #history #liverpool #art #heritage #museum

Archives Exploration Saturday - Heritage Open Day

Explore our sixty-two exciting archive collections at this rare Saturday open day with an introduction from the Archivists.

www.eventbrite.com

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Jul 30

What an incredible piece of work!

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Jun 26

The bright orange one!!! 🤩📙🧡

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Jun 26

Love that the descriptive text is both accurate and wholesome: "Close-up of a Stock Dove... Its slight upturned beak and gentle expression give the impression of a serene - and mysteriously knowing - smile, set against a softly blurred green background." 🥺💚

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Jun 3

I love the socks!

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · May 22

To read more and download a full copy of the exhibition booklet, visit our blog: ljmuarchives.blog/2025/05/22/n...
#womeninsport #sportshistory #womenshistory #herstory #liverpoolhistory #liverpool #history #archives #exhibition #exhibit #museum

New Exhibition – A LEGACY IN MOTION: Women’s Physical Education 1900-2025

12 May 2025 – 2 September 2025LG and G Floors of Aldham Robarts Library29 Maryland St, L1 9DOpen Mon-Fri 08:45-17:00 Curated by Christopher Olive, LJMU Special Collections & ArchivesDesigned by…

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · May 22

A LEGACY IN MOTION celebrates 125 years of women's sports education in #Liverpool, from the Liverpool Gymnasium in 1900 to the long-lasting impact of I M Marsh College.
LG & G Floors of Aldham Robarts Library
29 Maryland St, L1 9DE
Mon-Fri 08:45-17:00
#womenshistory #sportshistory #history #archives

Poster for A Legacy in Motion: Women's Physical Education 1900-2025. The poster displays an open locker, with the exhibition title on the open locker door with the dates 12 May - 2 September 2025 as well as the address, and inside the locker is another panel of text reading: 'Curated by Christopher Olive, LJMU Special Collections & Archives
Designed by Paola Dore, [affiliation]
With many thanks to
LJMU Special Collections & Archives
The Association of Past Students of I M Marsh College of Physical Education
Apogee Corporation Ltd.
LJMU School of Art and Creative Industries Department for Graphic Design & Illustration
With special thanks to: Rebecca Davies, Jas Kaur, Dorna Mahmid, and Sally Marquiss.'
The design also features some cut out pictures of women doing sports from original photographs in the archive along various geometric shapes.

A photo of two exhibition cases. The closest has blue transparent vinyls down the front to split the case into three 'lockers.' On one side is a hanging swimming costume, some books, and some interpretation panels with photos and text, and on the other side is a hockey stick, a hockey cap, some shin pads, a small red book, and some hanging socks with a field sports interpretation panel at the back. In the background you can also see another tall exhibition case featuring a headless mannequin wearing an I M Marsh uniform scarf and blazer. In between the two cases is a bench to sit on, and the header poster for the exhibit.

A close up photo of a flat exhibition case, behind which is a window with a vinyl compilation image of women from the archive doing sports on geometric shapes. The case itself has a timeline of 1919-1938 printed on it. Items inside the case include a photo album, a loose page from a photo album, a uniform scarf, a plaque, a green dress, a uniform belt, some emblem badges, and some photographs, as well as the interpretation label text.

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Joanne Knowles @joanneknowlesuk.bsky.social · May 8

For #WorldDonkeyDay here's a hard-working donkey enjoying kindness from children, in an image from one of the 19th century periodicals held in LJMU Special Collections @ljmu-sca.bsky.social #archives

A black and white drawing of a donkey pulling a cart and being offered some hay by children

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 15

We'll add this to our top-level record for our Schools of Nursing archival papers as a reference - thank you!

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 9

This looks like such a great session!

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great example!! So beautiful too 💚

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 8

#ArchivePlan chests are so-called so b/c they usually store architectural plans & maps.
B/c we specialise in #counterculture & #theatre however, ours are mostly posters & oversize photos!
View every Everyman Theatre poster here: everyman-theatre-pos.ljmuexhibitions.online/sets
#Archive30 #archives

A plan chest with one draw half open and another fully open, showing various large counterculture posters, including ‘FREE PUSSY RIOT’ and a photograph of Poly Styrene.

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 4

Programme for Stupid Cupid, c.1993, with some wonderful adverts at the back!
#theatrehistory #history #archive #lgbthistory #theatre #lgbtq+ #lgbt #gayhistory #archives

Front cover of programme for Stupid Cupid by Phil Willmott. Presented by Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company, with tagline 'The Sin-steeped story of today's "bent" generation."' It features a butch in a short sleeved button up with an arm tattoo smoking a cigarette while holding a woman with blonde Marilyn style hair and a red evening dress, and two men sat at a bar in the background.

Advert page featuring adverts for Spark Ceresa Design Consultants; Evan Butler Wade Solicitors 'Whether you are sin-steeped or stain-free we are here to advise you'; the new-look Everywoman magazine; Gay Men Fighting AIDS (GMFA) 'We give a fuck: write for more information to join us.'; 'No need to be lonely: MAKE NEW FRIENDS: Join Kenric: The Nationwide Group for Lesbians'; I am a Bee theatre performance by Pascal Brannan; and the world premier tour of Twilight Shift by Jackie Kay: 'In a small Scottish mining town, two men are in love. One cuts coat, the other cuts hair. Two men fall in love with each other.'

Advert for HOM: Men in Hom Underwear hold their Cocks with Pride. The image features a man in boxer briefs holding a chicken. The bottom reads 'Free Male Order Catalogue' with the contact details.

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 3

Love these!

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Internet Archive @archive.org · Apr 2

History isn’t just what survives—it’s what we choose to remember. Too often, queer & trans stories have been erased, forgotten, or hidden away. But archives help reclaim that history, ensuring that future generations can find themselves in the past. blog.archive.org/2025/04/02/v...

“Most queer publishing from the 1960s onward was issued in small, independent presses that have disappeared.”
Brooke Palmieri
Artist & writer

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 2

Petition you to accession this drawing immediately?

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 2

Lovely to see you on here Ellen and congrats on your latest article! 🌟

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Apr 2

Excited to welcome our new intern Caitlin Cooper, who will be finalising the four year project to catalogue the Elder Dempster Captain Morgan (EDCM) collection 🥳🚢
Read more: ljmuarchives.blog/2025/04/02/e...
#archives #archive #maritimehistory #liverpool #history #students #elderdempster

A white female student sits at a desk looking at a screen with an Excel catalogue up. She is wearing glasses on her top of her head, and has a brown ponytail. Behind her is our Reading Room, and shelves of 19th Century periodicals.

Plate from childrens' service, with image of bear riding a bicycle on the front. It reads 'Elder Dempster Lines Childrens Service.'

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Mar 26

This is another great resource, thank you! @mrcwarwick.bsky.social also have a really great page on careers in archives which I often forward to interested students: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · Mar 26

Are you thinking about a career in archives but not sure where to start?

Take a look at our dedicated webpage that talks about different roles, training, volunteering and finding a job!

Explore here:

Thinking About a Career in Archives - Scottish Council on Archives

Archives vary greatly in size and remit, so every archive needs people with a variety of different skills in order to run. Here are some of the main careers that you might find in archives:

www.scottisharchives.org.uk

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Mar 26

So glad you and your students had a good time with us! ☺️

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Lucie Matthews-Jones @luciejones83.bsky.social · Mar 26

Just had a lovely archive session with my first years. Big shout out to Emily & Christopher, our wonderful @ljmu-sca.bsky.social archivists who pulled out some great material on tourism & travel. I also used @cjdenial.bsky.social’s SOCC it model to reading sources & it was perfect! 1/2

A collection of primary material on the Elder Dempster lines including plates with animals for children and leaflets

A collection of maps and map leaflets on a desk for travel

A table on a handout titled reading your sources.
Text reads

Reading Your Sources
SOOCC
Questions
Your Responses
Source 1
Source 2
Source 3
Source
When was the document created? Who created the document? What kind of document is it? For what audience was the document created? What's the significance of these pieces of information?

Remember that you need to show the 'how' in your responses to the questions above.

Observe 1
Summarise the content of the document in one sentence? What parts of the text support / verify

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LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Mar 21

So gorgeous 🤩

LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social · Mar 21

Looks like a great event! Best of luck 😁