Mariam Yamin
@mariamyamin.bsky.social
Senior Archivist at University of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives
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⚡We are recruiting🌟
We are looking for a fixed-term Digitisation Officer and a fixed-term Digital Engagement Officer (with possibility to extend) to work in our Special Collections, Heritage and Archives team!
Find out more info here 👀👀➡️ tinyurl.com/4epkcfp2
We are looking for a fixed-term Digitisation Officer and a fixed-term Digital Engagement Officer (with possibility to extend) to work in our Special Collections, Heritage and Archives team!
Find out more info here 👀👀➡️ tinyurl.com/4epkcfp2
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
⚡We are recruiting🌟
We are looking for a fixed-term Digitisation Officer and a fixed-term Digital Engagement Officer (with possibility to extend) to work in our Special Collections, Heritage and Archives team!
Find out more info here 👀👀➡️ tinyurl.com/4epkcfp2
We are looking for a fixed-term Digitisation Officer and a fixed-term Digital Engagement Officer (with possibility to extend) to work in our Special Collections, Heritage and Archives team!
Find out more info here 👀👀➡️ tinyurl.com/4epkcfp2
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🚨The call for papers for the History and Archives in Practice 2026 conference #HAP26 is now live! 🚨
Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️
Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️
Call for Participation | History and Archives in Practice 2026
Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research
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September 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🚨The call for papers for the History and Archives in Practice 2026 conference #HAP26 is now live! 🚨
Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️
Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️
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Looking forward to our paper @drjuliabish.bsky.social @mariamyamin.bsky.social on finding folksong in the NATCECT #Archives of Cultural Tradition @uoscollections.bsky.social for this brilliant conference!
Booking is open for the Traditional Song Forum's Autumn #Conference at Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Gloucester, 18 Oct. This free in-person event focuses on #folk #songs in #archives asking 'where can we find them and are they safe?' - more details here...🎵
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TSF Autumn Conference 2025 – Traditional Song Forum
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September 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Looking forward to our paper @drjuliabish.bsky.social @mariamyamin.bsky.social on finding folksong in the NATCECT #Archives of Cultural Tradition @uoscollections.bsky.social for this brilliant conference!
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Are you an enthusiastic archivist who would love the chance to delve into the vast photographic archive of the Peak District National Park and catalogue it all? Then apply to join us for this 1 year project funded by Archives Revealed: jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries-pl...
April 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Are you an enthusiastic archivist who would love the chance to delve into the vast photographic archive of the Peak District National Park and catalogue it all? Then apply to join us for this 1 year project funded by Archives Revealed: jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries-pl...
This was a great session! It was lovely to see the students engaging with our wonderful childlore material
Thanks to @mariamyamin.bsky.social and @uoscollections.bsky.social for supporting our visit with participatory research with CYP students from the #SoE to the Archive of Cultural Tradition #Folklore this week! It was amazing to see some of the collection of children's materials.
March 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This was a great session! It was lovely to see the students engaging with our wonderful childlore material
Exciting news!
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting the Royal Historical Society 2026 History and Archives in Practice conference! 🎉
Excited to work with partners @ihr.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.org & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy and can't wait to welcome historians & archivists to Sheff!
Excited to work with partners @ihr.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.org & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy and can't wait to welcome historians & archivists to Sheff!
March 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Exciting news!
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Irene Champernowne, Elizabeth Firth, Madeleine Blaess, Carolina Dodel-Port, Barbara Caruso and Emily Gertrude Turner are just a few of the incredible women that feature in our Special Collections and Archives. Find out more about them here: tinyurl.com/3kp3vwwu #womenshistorymonth
Special Collections and Archives: Women's History Month
To celebrate Women’s History Month here in the University of Sheffield Special Collections and Archives, we have highlighted a few stories of different women included across the collections.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Irene Champernowne, Elizabeth Firth, Madeleine Blaess, Carolina Dodel-Port, Barbara Caruso and Emily Gertrude Turner are just a few of the incredible women that feature in our Special Collections and Archives. Find out more about them here: tinyurl.com/3kp3vwwu #womenshistorymonth
*Closing soon* This is a great opportunity for a UoS student with an interest in trade union history to work with a fascinating archive under the supervision of our Arthur Scargill Project Archivist
#LabourHistory
⚡NEW PAID INTERNSHIP ALERT!⚡
Are you a current final year undergraduate student or a final year postgraduate taught student at @sheffielduni.bsky.social ? Are you interested in gaining experience cataloguing and digitising audio cassette tapes?
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/msmf2v47
Are you a current final year undergraduate student or a final year postgraduate taught student at @sheffielduni.bsky.social ? Are you interested in gaining experience cataloguing and digitising audio cassette tapes?
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/msmf2v47
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
*Closing soon* This is a great opportunity for a UoS student with an interest in trade union history to work with a fascinating archive under the supervision of our Arthur Scargill Project Archivist
#LabourHistory
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Lewis Carroll collection given to his Oxford college in surprise US donation
Lewis Carroll collection given to his Oxford college in surprise US donation
Exclusive: Christ Church college taken aback to receive hundreds of the author’s letters, photos and rare items
Thousands of letters, photographs, illustrations and books from one of the world’s largest private Lewis Carroll collections have been donated…
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February 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Lewis Carroll collection given to his Oxford college in surprise US donation
This looks like a fascinating collection to work with!
Are you enthusiastic about folk music & dance? Are you a qualified archivist with practical experience of cataloguing, archival software, & caring for a multi-format collection? You could be our new Archivist!
Find out more: bit.ly/3WMdIJq
Application deadline: Mon 17 March.
Find out more: bit.ly/3WMdIJq
Application deadline: Mon 17 March.
February 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This looks like a fascinating collection to work with!
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✨Our new exhibition is now OPEN!✨
Come to Western Bank Library to explore the teaching of anatomy at the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social from 1904 to the present day. You will find teaching models, charts and objects alongside some of our beautifully illustrated rare books 🫀👂🩻👁️
Come to Western Bank Library to explore the teaching of anatomy at the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social from 1904 to the present day. You will find teaching models, charts and objects alongside some of our beautifully illustrated rare books 🫀👂🩻👁️
February 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
✨Our new exhibition is now OPEN!✨
Come to Western Bank Library to explore the teaching of anatomy at the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social from 1904 to the present day. You will find teaching models, charts and objects alongside some of our beautifully illustrated rare books 🫀👂🩻👁️
Come to Western Bank Library to explore the teaching of anatomy at the University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social from 1904 to the present day. You will find teaching models, charts and objects alongside some of our beautifully illustrated rare books 🫀👂🩻👁️
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Some snaps from our fantastic Archives Exploration event with @uoscollections.bsky.social at the Archives of Cultural Tradition (NATCECT). Thanks to Senior Archivist Mariam Yamin for introducing special collections and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for contextualising this important #folklore collection.
January 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Some snaps from our fantastic Archives Exploration event with @uoscollections.bsky.social at the Archives of Cultural Tradition (NATCECT). Thanks to Senior Archivist Mariam Yamin for introducing special collections and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for contextualising this important #folklore collection.
I really enjoyed talking about some of our wonderful #folklore collections at this event last week
We've had a lovely afternoon sharing some of our collections relating to folklore, vernacular traditions and cultural practices, with the Contemporary Folklore Research Centre @cfrc-folklore.bsky.social 💚
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I really enjoyed talking about some of our wonderful #folklore collections at this event last week