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  • Celebrating Libraries, Archives and Natural History

    Discover a cross-journal special feature from Library & Information History and Archives of Natural History.

    January 29, 2026
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A Brief Discussion of University Art, Design and Media Archives as Catalysts for Creativity and Research

By Louise Chapman In 2012, I uncovered an array of boxes containing 177 items of dress in the School of Fashion and Textiles archives at Birmingham City University (BCU). Found in a store cupboard the assemblage included a large selection…

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