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Windrush review : lessons learned
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/windrush-review-lessons-learned/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 In the introduction to this independent review of Windrush generation treatment by the UK Home office and other officials the author, Wendy Williams, states: “While I am...
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Never mind the ballots
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/02/never-mind-the-ballots/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 2, 2017 BFI Player’s fascinating collection of election films from the early 20 th century to the 1970s They range from the funny Clangers voting cartoon from 1974 (ask your candidate in 2017 –...
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The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/the-inclusive-historians-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook is a free project co-sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the National Council on Public History (NCPH) .
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The Blue Book
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/the-blue-book/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 The Blue Book collection (1946-1994) is a great factual resource for tracing diplomatic missions to the UN.
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The Giant Bible of Mainz
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/the-giant-bible-of-mainz/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 The Giant Bible of Mainz Digitized by the Library of Congress Famous for being one of the last handwritten by a scribe in 1450s.
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CUH advisory board
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/people/cuh-advisory-board
The Centre for Urban History has an Advisory Board, currently consisting of seven members drawn from within and outside academia, who act as a hub for all relevant academia.
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The Economics of Chocolate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/26/the-economics-of-chocolate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 26, 2013 The International Cocoa organization provides free access to basic statistics on prices see the monthly market reviews.
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Queer Heritage and Collections Network awarded Arts Council England and National Lottery Project Funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/queer-heritage
Read more about the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries' latest project on queer heritage
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Culture and politics of vengeance to be explored at conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/culture-and-politics-of-vengeance-to-be-explored-at-conference
Topics ranging from revenge porn and terrorism, to vengeance in exploitation films, will be discussed at ‘Reflections on Revenge: a conference on the culture and politics of vengeance’ on Friday 4 September 2015 at the University’s award-winning College Court Conference...
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David Johnson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/david-johnson
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr David Thomas Johnson, a former Dean of Arts and more recently Honorary Fellow in History. David passed away on 17 November 2023, aged 83.