Special Collections and Archives Manager @BishopsgateInst & @WestHamUtd fanatic. Rather passionate about #London, #activist, #queer & #fetish #archives.
Joined September 2013
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7 May 2022
What would be in YOUR LGBTQ Archive? Weβd love to preserve, celebrate & provide a loving home for your badges, banners, letters, diaries, art, books or flyers, physical or digital, in archives @BishopsgateInst. Get in touch!! #everyoneshistoryisimportant
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17 Apr 2025
Big thanks to @stefdickers and @BishopsgateInst for taking my gender studies classes around the feminist & LGBTQ archives today. Celebrating & archiving queer communities & histories is more important than ever in a week like this one π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
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19 Mar 2025
Incredibly powerful visit to @BishopsgateInst to see the Blair Peach archive donated by the amazing Celia Stubbs, including a section on #spycops surveillance of her campaign for justice.
More information from @INQUEST_ORG here:
inquest.org.uk/blog/blair-peβ¦
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1 Feb 2025
This LGBT History Month, we're looking back at our archive.
If you're a former staff member or volunteer, help us mark our history at a drop-in at the Bishopsgate Institute, hosted by Sir Nick Partridge.
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RSVP to niamh.glanville-frayne@bishopsgate.org.uk
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22 Jan 2025
RT @thervt: βͺ November, 1981: Standing room only at The RVT for a special charity night headed by the legendary Diana Dors and drag stars Tβ¦
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18 Jan 2025
An amazing friend of the Archives @BishopsgateInst has donated every copy of the legendary Drummer magazine! I canβt say how chuffed we are! Perhaps the only full run in the UK?
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16 Jan 2025
Boxes of delight. The emerging East London Photographers' Archive (ELPA) at @BishopsgateInst
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9 Jan 2025
The legendary Diana Dors packs them in at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, November 1981. Captured gorgeously by Robert Workman from his archive @BishopsgateInst
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Stef Dickers retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Weβre delighted to announce, with our partners @HeritageFundUK @ThePilgrimTrust & @wolfsonfdn, the latest eight recipients of the #ArchivesRevealed scoping grants!
Read all about them here: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archβ¦
π· Paul Soso (1/2)
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4 Dec 2024
Thrilled @BishopsgateInst to receive a Archives Scoping Grant Award from @UkNatArchives to survey the archive of underground club photographer Paul Soso (1963-2020) with his friends and family. Thousands of incredible images from the fetish & underground scene. Thanks so much!
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Stef Dickers retweeted
27 Nov 2024
Join us next Tuesday 3 Dec at our free online symposium to explore HIV & AIDS related collections, research, & responses.
Ft. speakers from @ExploreWellcome, @BishopsgateInst, @LSHTM more.
Find out more and book: orlo.uk/symposium_wTAMm
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24 Nov 2024
LGBTQIA OBJECT ARCHIVING SESSION! What object do you feel plays a part a significant in your LGBTQIA journey? It could be anything β We want to archive it! The Archives Team & can't wait to meet you! Venue: @bishopsgateinstitute, 4th December, 6-8 pm
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1 Nov 2024
The sex cinemas of New York City, photographed by the incredible Robert Workman, 21 August 1977. From his #archive @BishopsgateInst #NewYork #streetphotography #cinema #LGBTQ
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25 Oct 2024
This week has been a whirlwind of student tours @BishopsgateInst. We love (on many occasions) being students' first experience of an archive & seeing them come away thoroughly inspired. OK, I suppose we're not your normal archive....let us know if you want to bring a group in...
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11 Oct 2024
Another large part of my books and archives deposited @BishopsgateInst #London
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15 Oct 2024
In addition to charting Holly's extraordinary music career, The Holly Johnson Story explores the impact of HIV and AIDS, particularly in the 1980s. Objects on display are kindly on loan from @BishopsgateInst @SahirHouse and donated by @disheedee
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