Information about the history and possible closure of the Women’s and the TUC Libraries at London Metropolitan University, and how you can help the campaign
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Britain’s Secret Archive of Decolonisation
Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, Kings College London, on recent news that the British government has acknowledged the existence of a ‘secret archive’ from 37 former colonies, bought back to Britain after the colonies became independent
Radical Objects: Newsletter in Support of Mining Families
Kentish Town Castlehaven ward, London – Labour Party newsletter from 1984, requesting support for mining families
Students for a Democratic Society & the American Left
The 50th anniversary of the 1962 Port Huron statement, founding document of Students for a Democratic Society, arrives at a time when renewed progressive activism in the US has been rekindled..
Radical Objects: Peace News/BWNIC Poster
Magazine cover from the British Withdrawal from Northern Ireland Campaign (BWNIC), members of which were arrested for Incitement to Disaffection during the 1970’s
Digital Engagement & the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive
How 150 photographers used online communities to create a unique historical resource for the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive. Typically faded, and dating anywhere from the late 1800s to the 1950s, these ‘ghostsigns’ represent local, commercial, social and artistic history
The Edwardian Press & Melodrama in the Aftermath of the Sidney Street Siege
The 1911 Sidney Street siege in London marked a particular juncture in the history of British immigration, tying together Victorian concerns about the urban environment, along with modern fears surrounding immigration and the supposed impact of ‘foreign’ elements on British society
