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We have officially moved! Follow us across our channels for the latest updates: Instagram: https://t.co/nsN68IgdJB Bluesky: https://t.co/FwojAyvLKA Blog: https://t.co/iwxUI2pjCN Sign up for our mailing list: https://t.co/VgrOBS6UFw See you there.
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On visual poetry and artist books and Verse Verso symposium at @Warburg_News with @mccabio Rachel Smith @UCLSpecColl Gefn Press @Timewriter01 Gustavo Grandal Montero, Andrew Morrison https://t.co/JZ0WWOrW8A
warburg.sas.ac.uk
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Thinking of applying for The New Curators Project? Hear the stories and experiences of our past New Curators and feel empowered to be part of it. Three weeks left to apply! Visit https://t.co/9XnFpJppDY to get started.
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Wondering what it's like to work in a museum, gallery, or archive? Hear from the previous participants on how The New Curators Project has transformed their journeys and opened doors in the cultural heritage sector. Their stories could be your inspiration! https://t.co/SkULC1Gqfu
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A lot more than you think you can get! The New Curators Project is full of surprises, challenges, and opportunities to grow. Apply now on https://t.co/9XnFpJpXtw or email library.spec.coll.ed@ucl.ac.uk if you need help applying or have questions.
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Happy 2025! Ready to take on a New Year’s challenge? The New Curators Project is looking for you! Apply now on https://t.co/9XnFpJpXtw or get in touch with us on library.spec.coll.ed@ucl.ac.uk if you need help applying or have questions.
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If you are 18 to 24, from Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, or Newham, and without a degree but with an interest in working in museums, galleries, libraries and archives, then consider to apply for The New Curators Project on https://t.co/9XnFpJppDY
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These cards from the Folklore Society Collection are an opportunity to remind you that we will be closing at 5pm on Friday, Dec 20th for the winter break, and reopening on Thursday, January 2nd. We hope you enjoy the upcoming holidays, and we'll see you in 2025!
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The New Curators Project 2025 is now open for applications! Watch the video and find out more about the project. Apply on https://t.co/ISfexW4z2G or email us on library.spec.coll.ed@ucl.ac.uk if you have questions.
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If you're a student Wikimedian, we've got another meet-up happening next Wednesday which might be a little bit festive themed! Details here: https://t.co/g9IdXEajnD
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Upcoming event: Wikipedia training! If you're interested in learning how to edit Wikipedia, please come along to our November meeting next week - Wednesday November 27th, 4 - 6pm. Students and staff both welcome! Sign up here: https://t.co/kwI1j3iprx
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We are proud of Sarah's work on this brilliant collection discovery!
Discovery of books owned by world-famous writer Oscar Wilde in @ucl's collections is hailed a 'miracle' by @UCLSpecColl librarian Sarah Pipkin @ladydothpaints who made the find that sheds light on LGBTQ+ life in late 1800s UK when homosexuality was illegal
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For #ArmisticeDay2024 we share a new piece by @IOE_London student intern reflecting on student life in #WW2 @UCLAlumni @UCLSpecColl
https://t.co/JyGyOIdA6Q
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Our friends at @woodcraftfolk are recruiting for a project officer for their “100 objects for 100 years” project. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in public engagement and archives. Link to learn more:
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Pia Russell, Liberating Collections Fellow (2023) compares #historicaltextbooks (#British and #Canadian) from our #historicaltextbooks collection and writes about the necessity of #decolonising the school #curriculum. #textbookresearch
https://t.co/iy1y1S4WZi
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What's not to like??! Baking History - for lovers of content, edible or not. Tickets are going like hot cakes.. https://t.co/WbMqKleYWy
Love writing? Love baking? Come join our creative writing workshop for @NewhamStories. Explore writing about baking in UCL’s Special Collections. Write a recipe or baking poem to tell your own story. Enjoy baked goods! FREE, Tuesday 12 November 5.30pm: https://t.co/Hk1zJX0rt8
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Explore writing about baking, culture and identity with historic rare books and archival documents from @UCLSpecColl. 🔵 Book free at: https://t.co/KSbKyzXHXk
@NewhamLibraries @NewhamLondon @ace__london @Discover_Story
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1. @kajamarczewska concluded the series with a post on the influential, if largely forgotten, 1960s reprint publishers in the USA and cultures of 20th c. Black publishing. https://t.co/2QODih8lqA
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1. in the second post, @UCLArtLibrary, introduced UCL’s Small Press collections and some unique examples of Black independent and radical publications we hold: https://t.co/ub3lrCtWWC
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1. we opened the series with a post on printing and reprinting of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and ways in which the 19th c. #Copyright regimes contributed to an international spread of the novel’s abolitionist message: https://t.co/lS4s67mZ8J
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