BOTM: Guilty as charged: 1970s fashion felonies! Our latest blog puts the Grattan catalogues on trial for #EYAcrimes of #Fashion buff.ly/TYjzpe1 But behind the satire lies a rich resource of 1970s trends. #historicfashion @librarydmu.bsky.social #NationalYearofReading @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
Smuggling shadowed every China Navigation Co. voyage - bold, audacious, and woven into daily life. In the chaos of departure, 'pidgin' contraband slipped aboard: opium, alcohol, tobacco, textiles. Sailors looked away… or helped. #EYACrime Read more here: https://ow.ly/PqPy50Ysl2S
Next time you're at SOAS Special Collections why not check out some of our comic magazines? This didactic cartoon comic showcases the inadvisability of crime with a comedic twist! (PP MS 46, Hake, Box 29) #EYAcrime
A replica green fabric munitions workers uniform with a hat.
Have you heard about the munitions worker who stole a hat?
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#EYACrime #ExploreYourArchive
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Profile view of Burgho's head and three-quarter view of Barnaby's head, over the caption "The Bloodhounds used in the trials.".
Two of our favourite #ArchiveAnimals are Burgho & Barnaby, a pair of bloodhounds loaned from a breeder by Commissioner Charles Warren during the Whitechapel Murders in 1888. He had them track him across Hyde Park as a demonstration, but towards the end of the chase one of them bit Warren! #Archive30
Detail from the bottom right hand corner of our 1908 WSPU certificate, showing Emmeline Pankhurst's signature, a golden heart, green stems, purple, gold and pink flowers, and a golden broad arrow surrounded by a laurel wreath. Possibly originating with the Sidney family, that arrow first appeared on British prison uniforms around the 1830s and was proudly adopted by the WSPU in reference to its activists' gaol spells. This certificate was awarded jointly to five women, including Florence Haig (cousin of the future Field Marshal Douglas Haig) and half-Hungarian Girton College graduate Maud Joachim.
The Women's Social and Political Union presented its members with artistic certificates for their hunger strikes, forced feeding and prison sentences. Examples are in @bradfordmuseums.bsky.social, public collections in Bath and Cumnock, and our own collections. #Archive30 #ColourfulArchives
A large and relatively thick ledger standing on a table. It is covered front, back and on both edges by cover or jacket in grey conservation grade cards, with two ribbon handles at the spine end to make it easier to get it off the shelf.
This impressive cardboard contraption was especially made by a conservator for our 19th century charge ledger from Beckenham Police Station.
#ArchiveConservation #Archive30 #localhistory #EYAcrime
Ballistics experts analysing cartridges and different guns at the Garda Headquarters at Dublin Castle in 1952
These photos are part of the Ritchie Pickow Collection, available digitally at the link below
#EYACrime #ExploreYourArchive
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A policeman in uniform and traditional policeman’s helmet stands by a square metal cabinet on a pole. A little door in the side is open, and he is talking into a telephone which he has taken from the cabinet. There is a small pull-down shelf where he has a notebook on which he is writing with a pencil.
This is PC Derek Smithurst using a police telephone box, in the Cornmarket, Derby c.1959. We particularly like the design feature of a little shelf for him to rest his notebook on while he takes down details.
#EYACrime #PhotoFriday#1950s #police
Cover page of "The Barbavilla Trials and the Crimes Act in Ireland" by Rev. John Curry. Decorative border, formal typography, dated 1885, Dublin.
'The Barbavilla Trials and the Crimes Act in Ireland', written by Rev. John Curry in 1885, details the notorious Barbavilla murders and trials. Curry argues that the trial used falsified evidence, resulting in the unjust conviction of eleven innocent men: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
#EYACrime #EYACoir
Reward poster offering a 5 guinea reward for information leading to prosecution in regard to a theft of 40 gallons of coal tar at North Shields in October 1815.
Reward poster offering a 5 guinea reward for information leading to prosecution in regard to damage to a gate, ploughs and other property at North Shields in February 1818.
Reward poster offering a 5 guinea reward for information leading to prosecution in regard to theft of pigeons from North Shields in January 1817.
Reward poster offering a 5 guinea reward for information leading to prosecution in regard to theft of hens from North Shields in December 1816.
April's @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social theme is #EYACrime.
These posters seek information relating to the theft of pigeons, hens, coal tar and damage to a farm at North Sheilds.
Find more posters from our Broadside Collection on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
A page of Irish translations for terms like 'criminal,' 'cell blocks,' and 'prisoner' from Paddy McMenamin's manuscript written during his time as a political prisoner in the Long Kesh Prison Camp
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#EYACrime #ExploreYourArchive
Black and white photograph of Ilford Police Station on Ilford Hill, about 1880
Photograph of Ilford Police Station on Ilford Hill, about 1980
Photograph of Ilford Police Station on Ilford High Road, 2001
Ilford Police Station was first built on Ilford Hill in 1860 (📸: 1880).
In 1906 it was replaced with a new building (📸: 1980) on the same site.
The station on Ilford Hill was closed in 1995 when the current one (📸: 2001) opened on the High Road.
#EYACrime @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
White and black text on a blue background, with a dark blue illustration of a hand holding a magnifying glass. “Explore Your Archive Day 10th of Each Month”.
✨It’s #ExploreYourArchive day!✨
The theme for April is #EYACrime - keep tagging us and using the hashtag! We can’t wait to see your posts 🔍
Handwritten diary page dated November 8–9, 1888, with a highlighted passage mentioning "Whitechapel" and murders.
For this month's @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social theme of #EYACrime we have found this diary entry written by Walter Garstang in 1888, noting his distress in hearing 'newsboys filling the streets with cries of "another murder in Whitechapel" '
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In 1925 William Reid, a Taikoo Sugar Refinery employee was accused of embezzlement. The event led to the revision of accounting practices #EYACrime Read more here: https://ow.ly/kQ4B50YskHt
A square image with a teal background. In the centre there is an old title page of a book of the trial of Mary Carleton.
A square image with a teal background. There is text in the centre of the image there is text explaining Mary Carleton, who was a 17th century celebrity criminal.
Archwilio Eich Archif – Trosedd
#LlyfrPCYDDS #EYATrosedd
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Explore Your Archive – Crime
#UWTSDlib #EYACrime
The six men in this photograph were accused of carrying out the Kucheng massacre in Fujian in 1895 when 11 British missionaries were killed by members of a Luist fasting group. #EYACrime https://ow.ly/fLWq50Ysk33
A set of sixteen black and white photographs, one set of women and one set of men. The photographs show a side profile and straight on profile of each person's face. Each photograph is numbered and the next page against each reference number is a text recording the name, date of birth, physical description and summary of crimes of each person in photograph.
A fascinating glimpse into Derbyshire policing in the mid‑1930s to c.1940. This record series features photos, names, physical descriptions, and crime summaries for those who encountered Derbyshire Police — a remarkable resource for crime‑history sleuths.
#EYACrime #1930s #TrueCrime
This 1839 essays discusses the repercussions of British army soldiers drinking too much. #EYACrime https://ow.ly/YLqA50Yskyz
A square image with a teal background. In the centre of the image there is an old newspaper article. There is text that says “ “Ragging” at Lampeter College: Student Carried Shoulder-High.”. The photograph is not very clear but a student can be seen carried on other students shoulders.
A square image with a teal background. In the centre there is a clearer image of students standing outside. There is one student being carried by others, sitting on their shoulders.
Archwilio Eich Archif – Trosedd
#LlyfrPCYDDS #EYATrosedd
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Explore Your Archive – Crime
#UWTSDlib #EYACrime
The #ExploreYourArchives theme for April is #EYACrime- so we share a Wellington letter discussing a Millbrook burglary and a "large amount stolen", which occurred on the night of 2 December 1837 buff.ly/K9k2cFf @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @historicalsoton.bsky.social
Ever wondered who was imprisoned in the #ArchiveBuildings at Reading Gaol alongside Oscar Wilde? Our new blog series, 'Imprisoned with Oscar', seeks to answer this question. The first blog about Michael Ostrog is available to read now bit.ly/4bL0rYZ #EYACrime #Archive30
Large two-page book, with printed headers and columns, that have been filled in by hand in ink. Also includes many red George the fifth postage stamps.
For anyone with ancestors in the Chesterfield Borough Police, our latest #NewAccession are 3 pay books from 1918–1920. They list rank, name and pay — a brilliant resource for family historians. We’re just not sure what all the postage stamps mean… any ideas?
#EYACrime
The Explore Your Archive theme for Aibreán | April is #EYACoir | #EYACrime
Get involved and remember to tag 🏷️ @araireland.bsky.social & @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Photograph of a man being interviewed in front of a Crime Stoppers banner. He is wearing a black suit with a white shirt and red tie. You can see the camera person to the left of the image wearing pink jumper and holding a blue video camera on their shoulder
A man and a woman crouching down in from of a Crime Stoppers banner.
In 1995, the UK Crime Concern trust was rebranded as Crimestoppers Trust. These photos comes from the University's publicity archives. buff.ly/WLy7usY #EYACrime @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @crimestoppersuk.bsky.social
White text “#EYACrime” on a blue background, with additional text “APRIL EYA Explore Your Archive”.
✨New month, new theme! ✨
For April, the theme is #EYACrime 👀🔍
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag, we can’t wait to see your posts!
#ExploreYourArchive
Front cover of the book 'Tree Hunting. 1,000 Trees to Find in Britain and Ireland's Towns and Cities' by Paul Wood. It features a hand drawn map of Edinburgh, with captions such as 'New Town' and 'The Botanics'. The locations of several trees are indicated with numbers.
New in our #LocalStudies library: the ‘Dew’, ‘Blushing’ and ‘Seen it all’ are trees in Derby Arboretum which feature in Paul Wood’s concise and fascinating compendium on fabulous trees and where to find them.
#EYAWildlife #tree
Continuing with the #EYAWildlife theme for March - we share a 1920 letter on New Forest ponies, speed limits and road accidents - addressed to Wilfrid Ashley MP from a Burley resident @historicalsoton.bsky.social
Last day of #EYAWildlife and a new blog post is up from the British Trust for Ornithology about their archives 🦤
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