Oliver House
@oliverhouse.bsky.social
Roving Archivist @senatehouselib.bsky.social
Formerly Superintendent, Special Collections Reading Rooms @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Opinions mine
Formerly Superintendent, Special Collections Reading Rooms @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Opinions mine
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Thrilled for @senatehouselib.bsky.social, who've secured funding to catalogue Jonathan Cutbill's Haud Nominandum, the largest personal collection of English-language LGBTQ+ materials in the world! We had a handling session at #QueerBibliography 2023 with a tiny selection and it's a riot
also
jobs!
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jobs!
Jobs!
Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
February 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Thrilled for @senatehouselib.bsky.social, who've secured funding to catalogue Jonathan Cutbill's Haud Nominandum, the largest personal collection of English-language LGBTQ+ materials in the world! We had a handling session at #QueerBibliography 2023 with a tiny selection and it's a riot
also
jobs!
also
jobs!
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Registration is now open for the @ies-sas.bsky.social Summer Schools: the London Rare Books School and the London International Palaeography School.
Delve into a variety of book-related subjects this June with an intensive short course: https://ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/summer-schools
Delve into a variety of book-related subjects this June with an intensive short course: https://ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/summer-schools
Summer Schools
IES Summer Schools
ies.sas.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Registration is now open for the @ies-sas.bsky.social Summer Schools: the London Rare Books School and the London International Palaeography School.
Delve into a variety of book-related subjects this June with an intensive short course: https://ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/summer-schools
Delve into a variety of book-related subjects this June with an intensive short course: https://ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/summer-schools
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Great visit today to the Digital Preservation Lab @theul.bsky.social today - to see digital magic and mysteries with retro-computing …
February 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Great visit today to the Digital Preservation Lab @theul.bsky.social today - to see digital magic and mysteries with retro-computing …
Jobs!
Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
February 19, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Jobs!
Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
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Did you know Pac-Man was designed for women?
In the 1980s, during the golden age of male-dominated arcade games, game designer Toru Iwatani created one the most iconic video games for women.
Play the classic game in our Power Up gaming gallery: https://bit.ly/4aCNO1D
In the 1980s, during the golden age of male-dominated arcade games, game designer Toru Iwatani created one the most iconic video games for women.
Play the classic game in our Power Up gaming gallery: https://bit.ly/4aCNO1D
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Did you know Pac-Man was designed for women?
In the 1980s, during the golden age of male-dominated arcade games, game designer Toru Iwatani created one the most iconic video games for women.
Play the classic game in our Power Up gaming gallery: https://bit.ly/4aCNO1D
In the 1980s, during the golden age of male-dominated arcade games, game designer Toru Iwatani created one the most iconic video games for women.
Play the classic game in our Power Up gaming gallery: https://bit.ly/4aCNO1D
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“ Belmont' in Lyme Regis, former home of the author John Fowles. The Landmark Trust, have completed a wonderful restoration. Great views down to The Cobb which features in John Fowles' novel 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' Observatory in the garden. #Architecture #Dorset #LandmarkTrust #CoadeStone
February 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“ Belmont' in Lyme Regis, former home of the author John Fowles. The Landmark Trust, have completed a wonderful restoration. Great views down to The Cobb which features in John Fowles' novel 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' Observatory in the garden. #Architecture #Dorset #LandmarkTrust #CoadeStone
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On Friday 13 March, an in-person training day in digital methods for bibliographical study has been arranged by the Institute of English Studies and the Bibliographical Society, in association with the John Rylands Research Institute at the University of Manchester who will host the event.
Bibliographical Society Digital Skills Training: IES
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www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
On Friday 13 March, an in-person training day in digital methods for bibliographical study has been arranged by the Institute of English Studies and the Bibliographical Society, in association with the John Rylands Research Institute at the University of Manchester who will host the event.
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SHEFFIELD #UNCANNY FANS!!
A small amount of tickets in the stalls for TONIGHT’s Uncanny show at the lovely Lyceum Theatre have just been released! Go to the link below to grab them!
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/uncanny-fear-of-the-dark-2026
A small amount of tickets in the stalls for TONIGHT’s Uncanny show at the lovely Lyceum Theatre have just been released! Go to the link below to grab them!
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/uncanny-fear-of-the-dark-2026
Uncanny: Fear of The Dark | Sheffield Theatres
LIMITED STALLS SEATS RELEASED
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
SHEFFIELD #UNCANNY FANS!!
A small amount of tickets in the stalls for TONIGHT’s Uncanny show at the lovely Lyceum Theatre have just been released! Go to the link below to grab them!
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/uncanny-fear-of-the-dark-2026
A small amount of tickets in the stalls for TONIGHT’s Uncanny show at the lovely Lyceum Theatre have just been released! Go to the link below to grab them!
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/uncanny-fear-of-the-dark-2026
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Looking forward to welcoming the successful candidate!
Excellent opportunity to work with the Release archives at the MRC and look in detail at the history of drugs, counter-culture and campaign groups in the British system
Excellent opportunity to work with the Release archives at the MRC and look in detail at the history of drugs, counter-culture and campaign groups in the British system
New PhD studentship opportunity! Research and write the history of Release, supervised by me and @alexmold.bsky.social! bloomsbury.ac.uk/drugs-civil-...
Drugs, Civil Rights and the Alternative Society: A History of Release
Principal Supervisor: Professor Toby Seddon (UCL) Co-Supervisor: Professor Alex Mold (LSHTM) Project Description Background Described as the oldest independent drugs charity in the world, Release w…
bloomsbury.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Looking forward to welcoming the successful candidate!
Excellent opportunity to work with the Release archives at the MRC and look in detail at the history of drugs, counter-culture and campaign groups in the British system
Excellent opportunity to work with the Release archives at the MRC and look in detail at the history of drugs, counter-culture and campaign groups in the British system
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Are you an archives or heritage professional in Scotland?
Are you interested in applying for our Archives Revealed programme?
Sign up for one of our in-person support days:
Edinburgh (10th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Perth (12th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Are you interested in applying for our Archives Revealed programme?
Sign up for one of our in-person support days:
Edinburgh (10th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Perth (12th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
February 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Are you an archives or heritage professional in Scotland?
Are you interested in applying for our Archives Revealed programme?
Sign up for one of our in-person support days:
Edinburgh (10th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Perth (12th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Are you interested in applying for our Archives Revealed programme?
Sign up for one of our in-person support days:
Edinburgh (10th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Perth (12th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
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'Bridget Riley: Learning to See' is at Turner Contemporary in Margate until 4th May 2026.
Read about Bridget Riley, drawing and intuition 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/learning-to-see-bridget-riley-on-drawing-and-intuition
© Turner Contemporary. 📷 Above Ground Studio (Seraphina Neville)
Read about Bridget Riley, drawing and intuition 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/learning-to-see-bridget-riley-on-drawing-and-intuition
© Turner Contemporary. 📷 Above Ground Studio (Seraphina Neville)
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
'Bridget Riley: Learning to See' is at Turner Contemporary in Margate until 4th May 2026.
Read about Bridget Riley, drawing and intuition 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/learning-to-see-bridget-riley-on-drawing-and-intuition
© Turner Contemporary. 📷 Above Ground Studio (Seraphina Neville)
Read about Bridget Riley, drawing and intuition 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/learning-to-see-bridget-riley-on-drawing-and-intuition
© Turner Contemporary. 📷 Above Ground Studio (Seraphina Neville)
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What do we learn when a city’s future is defined not by rapid change, but by who leaves and who stays?
Listen to me in conversation with Laurie Taylor and Sharon Cornelissen about this question (and gentrification past and present in London and Detroit).
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen to me in conversation with Laurie Taylor and Sharon Cornelissen about this question (and gentrification past and present in London and Detroit).
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Thinking Allowed - Gentrification in Detroit and London - BBC Sounds
Failed gentrification in Detroit and the human cost of urban redevelopment in 1920s London
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
What do we learn when a city’s future is defined not by rapid change, but by who leaves and who stays?
Listen to me in conversation with Laurie Taylor and Sharon Cornelissen about this question (and gentrification past and present in London and Detroit).
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen to me in conversation with Laurie Taylor and Sharon Cornelissen about this question (and gentrification past and present in London and Detroit).
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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"Memento homo quod cinis es, et in cinerem reverteris"
("Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return").
Rubric for imposition of ashes during mass on Ash Wednesday from the 15th century Broughton Missal.
[MS 5066, f.35r.]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #AshWednesday
("Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return").
Rubric for imposition of ashes during mass on Ash Wednesday from the 15th century Broughton Missal.
[MS 5066, f.35r.]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #AshWednesday
February 18, 2026 at 10:18 AM
"Memento homo quod cinis es, et in cinerem reverteris"
("Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return").
Rubric for imposition of ashes during mass on Ash Wednesday from the 15th century Broughton Missal.
[MS 5066, f.35r.]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #AshWednesday
("Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return").
Rubric for imposition of ashes during mass on Ash Wednesday from the 15th century Broughton Missal.
[MS 5066, f.35r.]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #AshWednesday
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On Sunday March 8th, we will be observing the Covid-19 National Day of Reflection quietly at our beautiful memorial in central London.
The team will be there from 11.00-3.00, with paint and pens available for anyone who would like to help us with the work of maintaining the Wall.
The team will be there from 11.00-3.00, with paint and pens available for anyone who would like to help us with the work of maintaining the Wall.
February 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
On Sunday March 8th, we will be observing the Covid-19 National Day of Reflection quietly at our beautiful memorial in central London.
The team will be there from 11.00-3.00, with paint and pens available for anyone who would like to help us with the work of maintaining the Wall.
The team will be there from 11.00-3.00, with paint and pens available for anyone who would like to help us with the work of maintaining the Wall.
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We are Chetham's Library, the oldest public Library in the UK 📚
👉 Follow us here for news, history and interesting stories from our collection!
You can also check out our TikTok, Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with us 💫
👉 Follow us here for news, history and interesting stories from our collection!
You can also check out our TikTok, Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with us 💫
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 PM
We are Chetham's Library, the oldest public Library in the UK 📚
👉 Follow us here for news, history and interesting stories from our collection!
You can also check out our TikTok, Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with us 💫
👉 Follow us here for news, history and interesting stories from our collection!
You can also check out our TikTok, Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with us 💫
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Here's another one that I haven't shown for a long time. Sadly, this one is only known from this photo of it from Walter Steggles' archives. This is "Stratford Railway Works" by him from his post-war work but derived from his sketch from c.1930/31 #WalterSteggles #EastLondonGroup
February 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Here's another one that I haven't shown for a long time. Sadly, this one is only known from this photo of it from Walter Steggles' archives. This is "Stratford Railway Works" by him from his post-war work but derived from his sketch from c.1930/31 #WalterSteggles #EastLondonGroup
A superb evening @bibsoc.bsky.social learning about the early print editions of the works of the #Brontë sisters. Thanks to all involved.
Drawing on bibliographical evidence gathered from hundreds of original copies along with information gleaned from extant publishers’ ledgers, this talk will trace the early editions of the works of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë during their first three decades in print.
Bibliographical Society Lecture| 17 February 2026
ies.sas.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
A superb evening @bibsoc.bsky.social learning about the early print editions of the works of the #Brontë sisters. Thanks to all involved.
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We couldn't find any fire horses in the archives but this photograph, from an album compiled from Nona Kerr in 1904, is still a beautiful image.
Wishing all those who celebrate a year filled with prosperity and good fortune #LunarNewYear #FireHorse #ChineseNewYear
Wishing all those who celebrate a year filled with prosperity and good fortune #LunarNewYear #FireHorse #ChineseNewYear
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We couldn't find any fire horses in the archives but this photograph, from an album compiled from Nona Kerr in 1904, is still a beautiful image.
Wishing all those who celebrate a year filled with prosperity and good fortune #LunarNewYear #FireHorse #ChineseNewYear
Wishing all those who celebrate a year filled with prosperity and good fortune #LunarNewYear #FireHorse #ChineseNewYear
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📚 WORDS ALIVE IN LIBRARIES 🌿
Looking for a moment of calm, reflection, and creative inspiration? Explore life writing, nature, and wellbeing with A Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social.
📅 26 March 2026
📍 University of Exeter (Streatham)
@swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social
Looking for a moment of calm, reflection, and creative inspiration? Explore life writing, nature, and wellbeing with A Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social.
📅 26 March 2026
📍 University of Exeter (Streatham)
@swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social
Words Alive in Libraries - Literature Works
Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...
literatureworks.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
📚 WORDS ALIVE IN LIBRARIES 🌿
Looking for a moment of calm, reflection, and creative inspiration? Explore life writing, nature, and wellbeing with A Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social.
📅 26 March 2026
📍 University of Exeter (Streatham)
@swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social
Looking for a moment of calm, reflection, and creative inspiration? Explore life writing, nature, and wellbeing with A Flat Place author @noreenmasud.bsky.social.
📅 26 March 2026
📍 University of Exeter (Streatham)
@swrls.bsky.social @literatureworks.bsky.social
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We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.
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Match-box makers, c.1906
In 1906 'sweated' (poorly paid) homeworkers were put on public display as part of a 6 week exhibition organised by the Daily News
The exhibition handbook included photos of workers (mostly women) in their usual domestic working conditions
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
In 1906 'sweated' (poorly paid) homeworkers were put on public display as part of a 6 week exhibition organised by the Daily News
The exhibition handbook included photos of workers (mostly women) in their usual domestic working conditions
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
February 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Match-box makers, c.1906
In 1906 'sweated' (poorly paid) homeworkers were put on public display as part of a 6 week exhibition organised by the Daily News
The exhibition handbook included photos of workers (mostly women) in their usual domestic working conditions
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
In 1906 'sweated' (poorly paid) homeworkers were put on public display as part of a 6 week exhibition organised by the Daily News
The exhibition handbook included photos of workers (mostly women) in their usual domestic working conditions
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
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#OnThisDay 35 years ago, new idents for BBC1 and BBC2 were introduced.
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 AM
#OnThisDay 35 years ago, new idents for BBC1 and BBC2 were introduced.
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One of our recent PhD Placement students, Luke Farrell, has written a blog on his experience working with staff to calculate the carbon footprint of 'Unearthed: The Power of Gardening' exhibition!
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
Placements available this year - deadline 27 Feb: www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
Placements available this year - deadline 27 Feb: www.bl.uk/services/res...
Capturing the carbon footprint of a British Library exhibition
We aimed to make our exhibition, 'Unearthed: The Power of Gardening' our most sustainable ever.
www.bl.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
One of our recent PhD Placement students, Luke Farrell, has written a blog on his experience working with staff to calculate the carbon footprint of 'Unearthed: The Power of Gardening' exhibition!
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
Placements available this year - deadline 27 Feb: www.bl.uk/services/res...
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
Placements available this year - deadline 27 Feb: www.bl.uk/services/res...
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Harold Wilson was elected Labour leader on this day 1963. On the second ballot of Labour MPs, he defeated George Brown by 144 votes to 103. Went on to form Labour governments after four general elections, more than any other leader. (Painting by Ruskin Spear, National Portrait Gallery).
February 14, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Harold Wilson was elected Labour leader on this day 1963. On the second ballot of Labour MPs, he defeated George Brown by 144 votes to 103. Went on to form Labour governments after four general elections, more than any other leader. (Painting by Ruskin Spear, National Portrait Gallery).
