Our 1st BOTM blog feature for #NationalYearOfReading. Based on @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social theme #Wildlife, discover Wild Flowers of the British Isles 1907 by Harriet Isabel Adams, blending scientific description with botanical #art. 👉️ buff.ly/dq5Pvzo #womenshistorymonth @librarydmu.bsky.social
An exciting discovery in the @englishchess.bsky.social Library: 2 bundles containing postcards & papers belonging to Peggy Clarke, joint British ladies’ #chess champion & International Correspondence Lady Master. Perfect for #WomensHistoryMonth #IWD @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory
#IWD & #WomensHistoryMonth: We add 2 names each year to our living timeline A History of Women at @dmu.ac.uk (1870–). 1st up: architect and lecturer Sue Honikman and her work in the 1980s supporting women in #architecture 👉️ buff.ly/0VZgvVG @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #womenshistory
We’re super excited 😁 to have been nominated for Spirit of the Festival award & to be alongside so many brilliant nominees. Thanks @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social & congrats to everyone shortlisted. We’re very happy to be in such great company! 🎉 @dmu.ac.uk
@librarydmu.bsky.social #comedy #leicester
📚️ ✨️Book Swap✨️ 📚️
Kimberlin Library and Unison (DMU Branch) are holding a book swap next week to celebrate the #NationalYearofReading! Bring along any books you’d like to donate or have a browse and take back some new ones to read! 💛📗📘
📅 Monday 9th March
🕒12pm - 2pm
📍Food Village
Taking the lead, this #RedRidingHood recalls the bold #girls of the oral tradition: savvy & equipped to forge the way to a great adventure this #FolkloreThursday. From A Trip to Fairyland, c 1930. #WorldBookDay #NationalYearofReading
@librarydmu #illustration @folklorethursday.bsky.social #IWD
Last minute #WorldBookDay costume inspo: red or gray tracksuit, feather duster tail, and some ski googles and you could be... Cyril the Snowboarding Squirrel by Lucy Dunnett, 2007. From the @skiclubgb Library. Looking cool 🏂️ 😎 #NationalYearofReading @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social
🏆️ ♟️ Flipping the board! At just 15 years old Judith Polgar made history at Hastings Tournament 1992 as the youngest player ever in the elite #chess event. She took 1st place with Evgeny Bareev. From the @ecfchess Library and Stewart Reuben Collection.
#ChessTuesday #WomensHistoryMonth #Womenschess
Blow that daffodil trumpet for it is... IT IS... the 1st day of meterological #spring for everyone north of the equator 🌍️ and we have seen the sun (briefly) and there are definitely daffodils about. From The Art of Walter Crane, 1902. @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
Ready, Set, Click! 📢 Our February blog is live! Explore new catalogues spanning #sports in ancient Greece, postal #chess, youth #theatre, #tennis, and campaigns for #environmental & #humanrights. Dive in: buff.ly/8YIuzsI
#alumni @englishchess.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
💫 "Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars" Red carpet ready with 1930s #Hollywood icons, Constance Bennett & Raquel Torres this #FashionFriday. From Film Star Scrapbooks, 1930s. #Oscars2026 #Oscars #fashionhistory #a_stitch_in_time_13 #historicfashion #fashion #OldHollywoodGlam
For #ThrowbackThursday this month, we have these fab pics of the @dmu.ac.uk Chinese Society getting ready for the Lunar New Year of the Wood Rat, 1984. ❄️ Looks like it was a frosty one! Wishing all a wondrous new year of the 🔥 🐎 #dmuhistory #alumni #dmusocieties @librarydmu.bsky.social #studentlife
📚️ ✍️ Don't miss out on submitting a piece for Fonds 3! buff.ly/AAJSq4Y #LibraryLoversMonth
Categories: Prose | Poetry & Script | Word & Image
Deadline: 10 Apr 2026
More info: buff.ly/aXyhUG6
@dmuforlife @librarydmu @dmu_film_studies @dmutextiles @dmuwriters
♟️ Local #chess news from the The Chess Bulletin 1949 for #ChessTuesday when V. Russ won the Leicestershire League.
Check out the stats:
Then: the L. League had 3 divisions with 20 teams
Now: the Leicestershire & Rutland Chess Association has 5 divisions with 40 teams!
#chesshistory #chessliterature
What was your fave event at a totes gripping #OlympicGames? 🏅❄️
DYK Cortina has hosted the Games three times b4?
Discover the history of #WinterSports & more on our catalogue: buff.ly/UwzbgiA #sportshistory @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @skiclub.bsky.social #sportsarchives
People place white roses near lit candles on the stone steps of the Hawthorn Building.
DMU Vice-Chancellor Professor Katie Normington speaking at a podium.
People gathered outside the Hawthorn Building building at night, listening to the student voice leaders.
Person in a red beret and beige coat walks past the memorial of white roses and lit candles on the stone steps.
On Wednesday evening, our DMU community came together on campus for a moving event to reflect on the tragic death of our student, Khaleed Oladipo.
The gathering brought together DMU students and staff, emergency service workers, business and civic leaders, and members of our local community.
Many of our prospectuses help us chart the changing landscape of #Leicester and @dmu.ac.uk campus, but one of our #maplover faves for #InternationalMapDay is this cover from 1933-34. @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #MapMonday #ThrowbackThursday
#ChessTuesday: At first glance this looks like a programme for the 1939 Bournemouth #chess tournament, but it’s actually the Argentine newsletter Enroque, featuring Max Euwe’s title win. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social
2nd February is Candlemas Feast, it marks Christ being presented at the temple. Candles are blessed for the year. It also marks mid winter, half way between winter solstice and the equinox. B.11.3
mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...
#medievalmonday
#marginaliamonday
Browse our catalogue for inspiration & think about submitting a piece for Fonds 3! buff.ly/AAJSq4Y for #Creativity&HobbyMonth
Categories: Prose | Poetry & Script | Word & Image
Deadline: 10 Apr 2026
More info: buff.ly/aXyhUG6
@dmuforlife @librarydmu @dmu_film_studies @dmutextiles @dmuwriters
Oversized hats, snuggly stoles (fake fur, ofc) & standing on chairs! The ladies of #fashionmagazine Chic Parisien always look like they’re having fun. Here, a day at the races, perhaps? c.1910. 🐎👒 #FashionFriday #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles #historicfashion #fashion
🐍✈️ While cataloguing press cuttings from 1995 this morning, I found 'Reptiles loose on a jet'. Honestly, I think this has serious #movie pitch potential🐍✈️ 🤣
#BugBustingDay #ArchiveFinds #PressCuttings #UnexpectedHeadlines @dmu.ac.uk #EYADustBusters #SnakesOnAPlane @librarydmu.bsky.social
ICYMI: What does a parrot, a policeman’s uniform, and a clock all have in common? Read our first blog post of 2026, 'Top Ten Gift Book Curiosities' to find out! buff.ly/7AYETAD #dmuhistory #alumni Explore Your Archive buff.ly/7AYETAD #dmuhistory @librarydmu @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social
Researching Agnes Owens: our archive is reshaping how she’s understood. Laura MacDonald’s CDA is the first full study of Owens’ work, using archives and oral histories to centre her as a feminist, working-class voice. Supported by @sgsah.bsky.social delivered with Strathclyde & Glasgow universities
'We're Hiring! Archives and Local Studies Senior Officer' over an image of leatherbound Records of Buckinghamshire on a shelf.
Want to help preserve the county's history? We're recruiting an Archives and Local Studies Senior Officer to our team!
Head to the link below for more information.
jobs.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/job_detail/3...
Our annual report 2024-25 is here! From creative work with our archives & exciting student collaborations to standout stats & national impact. Take a look and see what we and our readers have been up to! 👀 buff.ly/e1Z5L3T
@dmu.ac.uk #alumni @librarydmu.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
Big news from the Computer Arts Archive! 🎨💻
They’ve launched their 1st-ever crowdfunding campaign for a new exhibition & catalogue celebrating overlooked digital art.⏳Ends 30th Jan.
buff.ly/YYzX2lW
#ComputerArt #DigitalArt #ArtArchive #ArtExhibition #Crowdfunder
@dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social
A fun bit of #chess press from the London & Midland Chess Bulletin 1949 for #ChessTuesday! ♟️📻 It reports on an informal radio match between Margate & Danish players after signals were accidentally picked up from Danish amateur Mr S Hasselbach. #chesshistory #chessliterature @englishchess.bsky.social
