Happy #WorldEmbroideryDay 🪡 This wall hanging by Hazel Sims is titled 'Endymion's Cave' in reference to a scene in Greek mythology. The mixture of stiches and threads builds up texture and colour into a striking final design. Measuring over a metre long, it is one of our largest items!

We are seeking an Archives & Special Collections Officer to join our team at the Penryn Campus! This is an exciting opportunity to support archives and special collections services across Falmouth University and @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk. Apply now via the link in our bio. Applications close 16 Aug.

It's National Marine Week! 🌊 These marine algae specimens were collected in Plymouth and pressed in an album by Russel Harris in c late 1800s or early 1900s. Their vibrant colours last to the present day! 📷 EUL MS 278 #NationalMarineWeek #MarineWeek #MarineMonday #Devon #Algae #Seaweed #Archives

Some beautiful blooms to brighten your Friday! 💐 📷 Illustration of spotted palmate, pyramidal & lizard orchids & a gymnadenia from ‘The Flowering Plants of Great Britain’ (1855) by Anne Pratt [Baring-Gould Library 0691] #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #RareBooks

Guest blog! ✏️ Creative writing student Ellie talks about developing her ideas during her artist residency in the archives: "In my first few sessions in the archives, I brought only a notebook and pencil ... I found that making these notes in my notebook made it easier for me to brainstorm ideas"

Will you be going to the Camborne Show this weekend? We've got some lovely slides in our Woolf collection of country shows and fairs in Cornwall. This dramatic photo shows a sheaf pitching contest at the Newquay Show in 1956, 70 years ago. This lady seems a very adept competitor! 📷: ICS12/2178

We're recruiting a Library and Archives Service Assistant apprentice. Help make Cornwall's archives accessible while gaining valuable skills, experience and a recognised qualification. Paid 18-month apprenticeship. Apply by 20 July. www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-car... and search for 'archives'.

📸 See Cornwall's mining landscape from a whole new perspective. Our latest pop-up exhibition celebrates 20 years of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, with photography spanning all 10 mining districts. Open July–August. #WHS20

Some beautiful blooms to brighten your Friday! 💐 We hope you have a lovely weekend. 📷 Illustration of horehound, motherwort and hemp nettle from ‘The Flowering Plants of Great Britain' (1855) by Anne Pratt [Baring-Gould Library 0691] #FridayFlowers #FlowerFriday #FlowersOnFriday #RareBooks

Can you spot a very tiny seafarer in this 16th century map of Gloucestershire from our Saxton Atlas? The #DayOfTheSeafarer highlights the essential role of seafarers, as well as the many risks of a life at sea - though hopefully with fewer sea monsters around these days! 📷 Rare books B 1590/SAX/XX

Pur domm yw hedhyw! Hemm yw imaj y'n Kuntel Slynk Charles Woolf dhyworth an seghter 1976, hav sygh ha tomm yn istorek. Woolf a gachyas lies skeusen a'n effeythyow an seghter yn Kernow, y'ga mysk an huni ma dhyworth an A38 ogas dhe Ponswad. Ass yw an gwelyow na kras! #SeythenKowsKernewek #Kernewek

Want to know more about the 2026 Design Writing Prize? Submission formats can include essays, interviews, reviews, or editorial commentary. Submissions can also include more experimental approaches to disseminating design history research such as film or podcasts. Find out more: buff.ly/OtO34nj

There's only a few days left to get your applications in for the Ronald Duncan Stipend. If you're a writer from or connected to the South West, don't miss this paid opportunity to work with archives to develop your creative practice! Apply here: libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives/Dun...

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

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The Ronald Duncan Stipend is open for applications! Writers with a strong connection to the South West could get a £2,000 stipend towards using University of Exeter collections (in Penryn or Exeter) to inspire new creative work. Deadline is 21st June!

We are delighted to announce a new exhibition by student volunteer Katie Gray on the subject of 'The Exeter Wartime Experience'. This exhibition is free for all to visit on Level +1 of the Forum Library on the University of Exeter's Streatham Campus! #Archives #Exhibitions #Exeter

Have you had a chance to visit our ‘Cornwall in Print’ exhibition yet? We love the poster wall upstairs in the Treasures Gallery, which showcases a selection of work by Cornish printers, the letter types they used and the variety of styles chosen by the printers. #letterpress #printinghistory

Applying for the Ronald Duncan Stipends for Southwest writing? ✍️ Why not book an online surgery with an archivist! A great opportunity to ask questions & discuss archives that could inspire your work. More info, book a surgery & apply ⬇️ @exetercityoflit.bsky.social #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

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The Ronald Duncan Stipend is open for applications! Writers with a strong connection to the South West could get a £2,000 stipend towards using University of Exeter collections (in Penryn or Exeter) to inspire new creative work. Deadline is 21st June!

New accessions alert! 🚨 Ahead of our closure, we've been working on our accessions backlog - one of the first steps towards material being catalogued. Today we've been listing theatre papers from Dartington College of Arts, which merged with Falmouth University in 2008. Here are some gems so far!

The Archives and Special Collections will be closed from May to September due to essential works taking place in the Exchange building. We will be responding to email enquiries as usual, but we will be unable to provide reader appointments. We look forward to seeing you again in September!

📢 Great news for South West writers... Applications are now open for our 2026 Ronald Duncan Stipends! 🎉 If exploring archives sparks ideas for your writing, this might be the opportunity for you 📖 ✍️ For more info and to apply, please visit our LibGuide ⬇️ #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Archives

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing

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Our next #CollectionsInFocus blog post is up! In it we uncover some gems from the Papers of Royston Green, a teacher and committed supporter of Celtic nationalism and communism. These items are part of Green's Cornish language teaching materials and include illustrations, like these labelled hands.

Interested in theatre history in Exeter and Devon? 🎭 Then check out our online guide and explore our Drama, Music and Theatre History resources! ⬇️ Our collections are available to everyone, for research or enjoyment. #WorldTheatreDay #TheatreHistory #TheatreArchives @uniofexeterdrama.bsky.social

LibGuides: Special Collections: Drama, Music and Theatre History: Introduction

LibGuides: Special Collections: Drama, Music and Theatre History: Introduction

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Jack Clemo, a Cornish poet & writer, was born on 11 March 1916. Clemo's archive provides fascinating insight into the creation of his literary works, as well as his personal relationships & his experiences of losing his sight & his hearing. 📷 EUL MS 68 #OnThisDay #OTD #LiteraryArchives #Cornwall

It’s finally here! We’re very excited to announce that our Women of the Gorsedh exhibition is now open at Penryn Campus Library. 🎉 Celebrating women who have made important contributions to Cornish culture and heritage, the exhibition will be up throughout March. Make sure to come and see it!

Have you seen the new display in our case yet? Our #GorsedhKernow Special Collection covers topics from ancient crosses to Shakespeare to the #Cornish language. Come and see some highlights on level 0 of the Exchange Building - and remember, our Women of the Gorsedh exhibition opens next week too!

February is LGBT+ History Month! 🌈 You can find out more about our LGBTQ+ research resources in this online guide ⬇️ Our collections are available to everyone - for research, interest or enjoyment! #LGBTplusHM #LGBTQIA #Archives #RareBooks

LibGuides: Special Collections: LGBTQ+ Research Resources: Introduction

LibGuides: Special Collections: LGBTQ+ Research Resources: Introduction

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From Idea to Institution ✨ In 1833, Anna Maria Fox sparked the creation of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society, believing ingenuity and practical knowledge could strengthen communities. With support from her family, the idea grew into a pioneering organisation. #RoyalCornwallPolytechnicsociety

What are these crowds waiting for? The next Archives exhibition perhaps! Our next exhibition looks at women in Gorsedh Kernow, Cornwall's society of bards. It will be running throughout March for #WomensHistoryMonth and #StPiransDay. Keep an eye out for more to come! 👀 📷: ICS12/11924

Today is National Handwriting Day! ✍️ Reading handwritten records can be a challenging or enjoyable aspect (often both!) of archival research. Our Syon Abbey Collection contains six centuries of handwriting! #NationalHandwritingDay #HandwritingDay #Handwriting #Archives #SyonAbbey #Nuntastic

Our display on the Anatomy of Books is now up! We're celebrating the varied and interesting examples of book design that we have in our #SpecialCollections There are so many behind-the-scenes decisions that make the books we read everyday. Design, layout and even typeface all get carefully chosen 📖