Our public reading room is open as usual over the summer! ☀️ We are open: Mondays - Thursdays 10am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm More info about how to book and how to find us 👀➡️ tinyurl.com/57f5tb82 Browse our collections📜📚➡️ archives.shef.ac.uk 🖼️F741.5(R)/4, Caricatures Collection

New and now open! 🎪🐈‍⬛ Follow the story of Skinning the Cat, a ground-breaking all-female circus troupe from Bradford. Explore their contribution to the history of aerial performance, and the role of women in circus. Brought to life by costumes, sculptures and poems by its founder Rebecca Truman.

Our Senior Archivist Arantza wrote a blog post for #EYAArchitecture ! Fairground architecture fans will love this one... 🎡😍🎠

Explore Your Archive@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social · 3w ago

💫 Check out this new #EYAArchitecture blog from the National Fairground and Circus Archive at @uoscollections.bsky.social ! 🎪 Read to discover the evolution of fairground architecture through their fascinating collections 🎡🎪 exploreyourarchive.org/the-evolutio... #ExploreYourArchive

One week left! 🎈 Final few in-person tickets remaining. Don't miss out on this unique (and free) event! tinyurl.com/WomenInCircus2026

Uni of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives SCHA@uoscollections.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Researchers… it’s time to roll up, roll up 🎪 Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive for a one-day symposium on women in circus 🤹‍♀️ Open to the public at the University of Sheffield. Book your free place, online or in-person: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircus2026

🎉HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY ARTS TOWER🎈 Did you know... 🔍It is Grade II listed 🔍It is 78m tall 🔍It was once the tallest academic building in Europe 🔍It is still the tallest academic building in the UK 🔍It once had pools and fountains at the front! 🖼️University Archives #EYAArchitecture [1/2]

Family of Dr Mariano Martin de Bartolomé (1813-90) visited us last month and donated a print of the painting of Dr Bartolomé hung in the Medical School Heritage Boardroom. The print will go on display as part of the Medical School bicentenary exhibition 2028. See the painting➡️ tinyurl.com/ym5mkmk6

Discover our fantastic line-up of speakers for the Women in Circus Symposium! Beyond excited for this free one-day event on Wednesday 05 August 🎪 Hear from practitioners, academics and researchers at the University of Sheffield. Book your place, in-person or online, by Friday 17 July 🎟️

Hot 🥵 off the press! This summer, the National Fairground and Circus Archive is hosting a one-day symposium on women in circus. For free! Students can also apply for a UK travel bursary to get to the University of Sheffield 🐎 Book your free place, online or in-person: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircu...

Our Rosemary Anne Sisson Archive documents the career of the female British writer. We have had 2 MA students working on the archive this year as part of their studies. Read the blog posts below to find out what they got up to👀 Aaron Kearsley➡️ tinyurl.com/3ezv99fm Ed Frost ➡️ tinyurl.com/y9wtvswd

Researchers… it’s time to roll up, roll up 🎪 Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive for a one-day symposium on women in circus 🤹‍♀️ Open to the public at the University of Sheffield. Book your free place, online or in-person: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircus2026

We were delighted to meet the family of Dr Lydia Henry last month and show them our collection the Lydia Henry Documents. Dr Lydia Henry (1891-1985) was the first female graduate in medicine from the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Medical School in 1916 💊💉 Find out more ➡️ tinyurl.com/3ctz5tya

121 years ago today @sheffielduni.bsky.social was granted its Royal Charter🎉 In 1897, the Sheffield School of Medicine, Firth College & the Sheffield Technical School formed the University College of Sheffield, becoming the University of Sheffield on 31 May 1905 after receiving the charter. [1/3]

🚨NEW DISPLAY ALERT🚨 Broken Rules: Ken Campbell at Sheffield Love artists' books, letterpress printing and graphic design? YOU WILL LOVE THIS! 📍WBL, Level 4. Email us for access if you don't have a Ucard ➡️ lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk Our Ruth and Ken Campbell Collection ➡️ tinyurl.com/378v7ytc

Wonderful times we had at the May Fayre last weekend! It's so special to see the fun of the fair in action, especially whilst sharing items about Sheffield stories and showmen communities 🎢 So, we were inspired to compare contemporary amusements to our historic collections... Time to vote! 👇 1/🧵

Today we’re celebrating Music Hall & Variety Day with @musichallsociety.bsky.social These uniquely British forms of entertainment began in the 1850s, and flourished until the 1960s. Let’s take a look at their history… 1/🧵

This weekend, join us at Sheffield's May Fayre! We'll be in Weston Park with fun for all the family 🎪 Free entry, 11am to 5pm 🌞

Cartoon Chaos! From royalty to rear ends, our Caricatures Collection has it all! 👑🍑 What better way to celebrate National Cartoonists Day than sharing with you our Caricatures Collection 🎉 Strap in for sketches, scandal & satirical sting...

"Oral histories often capture perspectives that don’t appear in official records... Voices that might otherwise be overlooked" Petar plays a key part in a series of student work placements with the National Fairground and Circus Archive this year. The aim? Making audio recordings more accessible 🎧

"It's like Ikea flatpack for fairgrounds" 🪛 Check out over 500 newly digitised items from the Ernie Summerhayes Collection 🎠 This collection encompasses key insights into the early technology, mechanics and manufacturing of fairground rides. So, where do they come from? 1/🧵

Interested in archives, oral histories, or simply learning something new? Join students Anna, Sam and Petar for a collaborative introduction to transcription skills in study, research and careers in GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums). With the National Fairground and Circus Archive!

Missed History and Archives in Practice last week @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social? Step inside the #HAP26 showcase, rated by the best bit... The free archives-branded #swag 🛍️😎 @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org

Last week we hosted the History and Archives in Practice annual conference #HAP26 and what an incredible day we had!👏 This year's theme 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives' was explored through panels, workshops and a showcase of archive services and projects all over the UK... [1/4]

We have 3 new Curations on Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social 🎉 These Curations have been created by students and volunteers Helena, Sharron and Jarrad and feature items in our Heritage Collection. tinyurl.com/b2exnh6j tinyurl.com/5fad6mux tinyurl.com/4e7k6z5y SCHA on Art UK ➡️ tinyurl.com/b34ymmm2

Hello Barnsley! We got to share some local stories from our collections at the Yorkshire Heritage Summit this week #YHS2026 Chuffed to meet and hear from reyt good groups working to preserve and promote our region's heritage. Tell us - what's your best titbit of Yorkshire history? [1/2]

Happy #WorldPoetryDay everyone! 🥳 Today we celebrate all things poetry, not just the writing and reading of it, but also the publishing and teaching of poetry. We are going to highlight some of the fantastic poetry collections we hold @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social 👀 #WPD26 #PoetryMatters

1 week to go! 📣⌛ Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive to celebrate the role of women in circus through history 🎪 Got an idea for a 20-minute presentation at the one-day symposium @sheffielduni.bsky.social? Submit your proposal by Monday 23 March: tinyurl.com/WomenInCircu...

This #WomensHistoryMonth join us and @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social for a free Lib Fest creative workshop exploring representation of women in the University Archives! 🕑 2-4:30pm 📆 18th March 📍 Western Bank Library Book here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mrbypwpx

What better way to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth? 👯‍♀️ Some of our placement students, Anna and Sam, have been up to hijinks in @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social… Finding wonderful women in the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) Book Collection 🤹‍♀️ #InternationalWomensDay #GiveToGain #WHM [1/3]

Happy 10th birthday to @artukdotorg.bsky.social 🥳 We have 195 artworks made accessible on Art UK from @sheffielduni.bsky.social's Heritage Collection, including Curations created by students inspired by the collection. Explore Curations here ➡️ tinyurl.com/4udjttfv 🎨'Pink Sky' by Amrik Varkalis

Call for papers now OPEN! 📣 Join The National Fairground and Circus Archive in a one-day symposium to celebrate the role of women in circus through history 🎪 Want to present your research at @sheffielduni.bsky.social? Keep reading 👇 [1/7]