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De Montfort University Special Collections, part of Library and Student Services. Explore our collections on our catalogue: http://specialcollections.catalogue.dmu.ac.uk
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November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Cosy #autumn vibes this chilly #FashionFriday with this pink and tan ensemble from our collection of French #Fashion Drawings, 1925. C'est magnifique!
@librarydmu.bsky.social #fashionhistory #historicfashion #fashionillustration #1920sstyle #vintage
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday time with some #OldTech magic from the ITMS Museum Coll: the 1980s BT mobile “brick” and the mysteriously named 1970s Silent 700. Feel nostalgic… or just confused? @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #retrotech #retrophone #retrocomputing
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba's embroidery of Sami culture, Indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic #womensart
Complex pictorial embroidery with reindeer herd, herders and their dogs in a circular snowy landscape
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Blog! What we mean by addiction is ever changing. In 1600s Britain, reading books was seen as addictive. You could also be addicted to astrology or to writing poetry.
Read more 👉 www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/her...
Promotional image showing illustration of coffee plant with words 'Blog post Hooked - Defining Addiction'
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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And that's why you can't have ink in the reading room! Historic damage to a 1647 pamphlet on infant baptism by John Cotton #readers
Ink damage (possibly intentional?) to a page from the pamphlet 'The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithful' by John Cotton, 1647
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Get training like Gary Kasparov this #ChessTuesday! 🗡️ Nothing says 90s like this chess-meets-samurai guide by Michael Gelb and Raymond Keene: Openings are ‘Drawing the Sword,’ endgames ‘The Cleanest Kills. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chess
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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ICYMI: This #FashionFriday explore the Karun Thakar Collection in our latest blog: buff.ly/JTsyqXh where 'every object has a story to tell about the people who made it and the way that they lived' #fashionhistory #textiles #antiquetextiles
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November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🕊️ On #ArmisticeDay we remember all those affected by war & and our shared responsibility to foster peace. Image: Roll of Honour of the Men of Leicester & shire in the Great War 1914-1919.
@dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #peace #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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♟️ This #ChessTuesday we have a #throwback to the 83rd @englishchess.bsky.social Championships held at the University of #Nottingham & a great shot of the Notts #Chess Association. See anyone you know? FRom the ECF Library.
@librarydmu.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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DYK: @dmu.ac.uk was one of the 1st UK institutions to offer computing courses! Beginning in 1963 classes included learning how to operate the Honeywell and punch card machines 💻 Learn more here for #STEMDay: buff.ly/e6XBnge
@librarydmu.bsky.social #computing #STEM @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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ICYMI: dive into the world of #historicalfashion & #Zinemaking this #FashionFriday with @dmu.ac.uk Fashion Buying students. Taking inspo from our collections, you can browse them all here: buff.ly/X9W4rZB #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles #fashion #zines @librarydmu.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#Chess and music have long shared a connection, the game often called silent music or a mental dance. For those curious to try all at the same time this #ChessTuesday, here’s the Caïssa Waltz, by Walter Pulitzer, 1897. From the @englishchess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This #HistDay2025, discover stories woven into textiles! Explore the Karun Thakar Collection in our latest blog: buff.ly/JTsyqXh where 'every object has a story to tell about the people who made it and the way that they lived' #fashionhistory #textiles #antiquetextiles @ihr.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#Eyes provide the #Museum30 theme today.

From our Cannon Hall collections:
👀Ceramic jug by Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers
👀Ceramic bowl by C H Brannam for Liberty & Co
A ceramic pitcher with a mottled brown glaze features a raised, round face with exaggerated, mischievous facial features on its side. The handle is thick and curves over the top. A green ceramic bowl with a glossy finish, featuring an embossed owl face design on one side and wing shapes on the rim.
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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🕸️ A cobweb top, some daring make-up or a sleek statement dress? Some gorge #Halloween Chic inspiration from the #ZandraRhodes collection this #fashionFriday on actual #Halloween2025. #EYASpooky #fashionhistory #historicfashion #fashion
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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✂️ Check out these amazing zines! Inspired by #archives and made by @dmu.ac.uk #FashionBuying students, you can browse them all here: buff.ly/alh4jVz #fashionhistory #DMUtextiles #historicfashion #dmufashionmarketing #fashion #zines #zinemaking
October 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The Mystery of the Missing Piece for a #Halloween themed #ChessTuesday. Prime suspect: the shadowy relam aka down the side of the sofa? From The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, 1992 in the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @librarydmu.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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We're also happy to announce the Research Seminars in Photographic Cultures and Heritage, which start on 30 October, 5.30 pm with none other than Martha Langford! The seminars are all free and online, and you can register here: photographichistory.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/r... #photohist
Research Seminars in Photographic Cultures and Heritage – Semester One 2025/26
PHRC is pleased to announce the launch of Research Seminars in Photographic Cultures and Heritage, a new, free, online series of talks and discussions exploring photography’s intersections with pol…
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October 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Yes, yes we may have posted this before, but he is the most handsome 'groom' and she the most fab look-no-hands witch! From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901 for #BlackCatDay 🐈‍⬛
@librarydmu.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYASpooky #NurseryRhymes #illustration #Halloween
A woman riding on her broomstick with her hands on her head while her black cat in top hat and white tie sits behind her.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Trickery, temptation and a toasting fork! 🔥 Folkloric Red Devil #HalloweenCostume inspo from Der Bazaar, 1880 is super hot this week for #FashionFriday 😈 🎃
#Halloween #fashionhistory #fashion #costume #historicfashion @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYASpooky @librarydmu.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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👻 Ghosts, gothic romance, & the snow spirit Yuki Onna. Get ready for some #spooky tales with @dmu.ac.uk volunteer Alex as she explores Myths & Legends of Japan, 1912 in our latest student article buff.ly/RUxvWyz @librarydmu.bsky.social #volunteers #folklore #EYASpooky #BookMonth #Halloween
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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DYK @dmu.ac.uk's prestigious #Contour programme began in the 1880s when the uni was known as the Leicester College of Art? This year’s students are exploring over a century of #fashion design heritage ❤️ 👗
#fashionhistory #textiles #historicfashion
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October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM