News
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Library and Archives Blog – Mary Linskill: ‘Novel writing is not quite the easy art it may seem…’
When thinking of the great writers associated with Whitby, prolific names such as Bram Stoker, Elizabeth Gaskell or Lewis Carroll...
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Library & Archives Blog – Read all about it! Horne in the Archive
I was rifling through the archive looking for a 1925 Scarborough Standard to take to a pop-up in Scarborough and...
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Library & Archives Blog – Who was John Dufton?
A lot of the work we do as archivists revolves around the nuts and bolts of keeping a collection of...
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Library & Archives Blog – Meet a Volunteer…George Gale
George was a Marine Engineer and later an Engineer at Royal Ordinance Factory Barnbow in Leeds. He is a self-taught...
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Library & Archive Blog – Take a trip ‘Down Memory Lane’
Laura, who is on work experience from Prince Henry’s Grammar School Otley, has been looking at the ‘Down Memory Lane’...
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Library & Archive Blog – Do you know your fossils?
This week we have a guest Blogger. Star is on work experience for the week and has an interest in...
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Library & Archive Blog – Do you know about witch posts?
I have a guest writer on this Blog. Imogen has joined me from Scarborough Sixth Form on Work Experience. Enjoy...
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Library & Archive Blog – Roll Up! Roll Up! The Circus is in town
In the archive there is a large flat box labelled ‘Circus Posters’ (WHI/D2/D2.4/3) which features simple, disposable handbills about 23cm...
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Library & Archives Blog – A Leeds Beckett Students Diary – Book Maintenance & Conservation
28/01/25 Claire Marris (Archive Development Officer) – meeting with Leeds Becket Students regarding the Applied Humanities Project Our first meeting...
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Library & Archives Blog – Let’s guide you round Whitby!
Melissa has been cataloguing our guide book archive onto Axiell and has found amusing articles and adverts. The collection features...
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Library & Archives Blog – Whitby Elections 1869
Charles Graffius (our Archivist) has been adding our ‘green boxes’ onto the Axiell catalogue. This particular box called ‘Whitby Town...
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Our Lasses Exhibition Shortlisted for National Award
The shortlisted nominees have been announced for the annual Museums + Heritage Awards. Whitby Museum’s ‘Our Lasses – Inspirational Women...
