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Cataloguing 'The Month'
The cataloguing of The Month – a monthly publication owned and operated by the British Province of the Society of Jesus from 1865 until...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 11, 20195 min read


Caring for Glass Plate Negatives
Back in March 2018 Lorraine Finch, a photograph conservator, gave the archive team some valuable training on identifying different...

Rebecca Somerset
Jul 14, 20195 min read


Cataloguing Relics
In this blog post Jonathan Roche, a PhD student who undertook work experience in the Archives, gives an account of his work cataloguing...
Work Experience Placement
Apr 7, 20196 min read


Cataloguing Antiquarian Books
In this blog post, volunteer Lucy tells us about the fascinating process of cataloguing our historically important antiquarian book...

Lucy Vinten
Jan 28, 20194 min read


Catholic Social Guild Summer School, 1927
During the month of September the Archives closes to visitors and does not deal with remote enquiries (unless it is an urgent matter)....

Rebecca Somerset
Sep 23, 20184 min read


Two Years as Archives Assistant
To date, the Archives have supported two part-time Archives Assistants, with the aim of helping prospective archivists into the...

Lucy Vinten
Jul 29, 20185 min read


Making sense of a complex collection
A blog exploring the reality of cataloguing a complex collection bearing in mind the taught archive theory.

Lucy Vinten
Jan 15, 20183 min read


Personal papers of Thomas Corbishley SJ (1903-1976)
One of the Archives’ most recent cataloguing projects is the fascinating collection of personal papers of Fr Thomas Corbishley SJ...
Sally Kent
Jan 1, 20183 min read
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