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 Churchill College, Cambridge
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Two of our archive assistants had a great time showing our friends at @ChurLibrary what goes on behind-the-scenes at the Archives Centre this morning!
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Sign up now for our 2024 Roskill Lecture! The lecture will be in Wolfson Hall Lecture Theatre at @ChurchillCol. It will be recorded and shared after the event. buff.ly/3yZcfXW
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Being Scottish@BeingScots7 Mar 2024
'Your ticket to the whole world' 📚 #WorldBookDay
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NUL Preservation@NUL_PresCons14 Feb 2024
Mold can be red, Violet or blue. It may be pretty But toxic to you. Happy Valentine’s Day from your preservation friends who make everything about mold 🙃😉😘
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Happy #DoctorWhoDay to all who celebrate! We can't help but agree with the Doctor's wise words, from Series 2 (modern era) episode, Tooth and Claw (written by the great Russell T Davies).
Image of the tardis from Doctor Who, along with the quote "You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!" from Tooth and Claw in Season 2.

ALT Image of the tardis from Doctor Who, along with the quote "You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!" from Tooth and Claw in Season 2.

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English Faculty Library@eflcam17 Nov 2023
This week is #TransAwarenessWeek 🏳️‍⚧️so the EFL has put together a list of newly published ebooks celebrating trans experiences. Read about genre/gender transition & feminine craftiness, trans internet cultures, raving at the end of the world & life writing against medicalisation👇
Pleasure and Efficacy: of pen names, cover versions and other trans techniques by Grace E. Lavery

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The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet by Avery Dame-Griff

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Raving by McKenzie Wark

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Queer Livability: German Sexual Sciences and Life Writing by Ina Linge.

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@MooreLib welcomes new & returning students for Michaelmas term 2023. We're holding induction tours 9-20 October-no need to book! All are welcome, whatever your subject-we hope to see you soon! @LucyCavLib @ChurLibrary @rosemurlib @FitzwilliamColl @StEdmundsCam @GirtonCollege
Moore library inductions poster, inductions taking place 9th-20th October 2023- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10am and 3pm

ALT Moore library inductions poster, inductions taking place 9th-20th October 2023- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10am and 3pm

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⏰1 week to go until our 50th anniversary conference "Celebrating Preservation and Access", Mon 25 and Tue 26 Sep. There is still time to sign up to attend in person or online. All welcome! archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/50th-…

50th anniversary of the Archives Centre - Churchill Archives Centre

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Working on your packing list ahead of the start of your first term at @Cambridge_Uni? Take a moment to explore #CamGuides for a wealth of tips and resources on what to expect when you arrive and work begins. We hope you soon feel at home in Cambridge! loom.ly/7BNXUZU
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During our 50th year, we were delighted to welcome back Averil who from the mid-1990s onwards regularly spent her summer months volunteering at the Archives Centre. In today’s post for our ‘50 stories for 50 years’ series, Averil shares some of her memories #AC50 Music @Bensound
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British Library
@britishlibrary9 Aug 2023
It's one of our favourite days of the year – #BookLoversDay! 📚 What are you reading today?
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We’ve recently launched our ‘50 Stories for 50 Years’ series, which spotlights stories told by our researchers, staff, and volunteers about their time at @ChuArchives Catch up on some of our stories here ➡️archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/50th-… #AC50 #archives
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🎉 On this day 50 years ago, the Churchill Archives Centre was officially opened by US Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. 🎈Thank you to our researchers, volunteers, staff, and donors who have supported us over the last 50 years! archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/50th-… #AC50 #archives
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Happening today at 3.30pm! @ChemCambridge
Cambridge Chemistry Gender Equality Network@GENChemCam24 Jul 2023
Join us tomorrow (25th) for a Q&A discussion with @AtheneDonald on her book “Not just for the boys: Why we need more women in science” 👩‍🔬 U202 (off Cyber cafe), 3.30pm @ChemCambridge Tea/coffee and biscuits provided ☕️ 🍪 📚 #genderequality #WomenInSTEM
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Come and work with us...we have a job vacancy for an Archives Assistant (fixed term, full or part time). Applications must be received by 6.00pm on Tuesday 18th July 2023 apps.chu.cam.ac.uk/internal/… #job #jobs #archivesassistant #archives #heritage #archivesjob #heritagejob
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Churchill College@ChurchillCol21 Jun 2023
It’s Platinum again for @ChurchillCol at this year’s Green Impact Awards, making it six years in a row! The College was also awarded “Excellent” for the Seed Library, a Green Impact Excellence Project submitted jointly with @JesusCollegeCam💚💚 Read more ow.ly/c3yz50OSLns
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Athene Donald@AtheneDonald26 Jun 2023
Conference presentation coming up? Feeling nervous? You are not alone occamstypewriter.org/athened…
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English Faculty Library@eflcam29 May 2023
🔴⚫️🟢@englishunicam students & researchers, we want to highlight a new e-resource: Black authors 1552-1922. It spans three centuries of Black creativity across personal narratives, autobiographies, histories, novels, essays, poems, expedition reports & musical compositions💻⬇️
ejournals & databases services@ejournalscamb4 May 2023
New e-resource : Black authors 1552-1922 ejournalscambridge.wordpress…
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The UL are excited to announce the launch of the University Library Research Institute. #ULRI We will collaborate with others to set the agenda for collections-led #research and generate opportunities across and beyond disciplines. Read more here: loom.ly/53LMx6s
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Churchill Library@ChurLibrary15 May 2023
We're hiring! Churchill College is seeking to appoint a College Librarian for a fixed term 13 month contract from July to provide maternity leave cover. For more details and to apply, please visit the College website: chu.cam.ac.uk/about/working-…
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