Argemmyn gonis: An Gonis Kovskrifennow ha Kuntellow Arbennik a vydh deges a-dhia mis Me bys mis Gwynngala rag oberow a res y'n drehevyans Keschanj. Ni a vydh gorthebi dhe wovynadow ebost, dell yw usys. Byttegyns, ny yllyn provia hedhas dhe'n kovskrifennow po ragerghi apoyntyansow dres an termyn ma. Ni a vir war-rag dh'agas gweles arta yn mis Gwynngala!

An Gonis Kovskrifennow ha Kuntellow Arbennik a vydh deges a-dhia mis Me bys mis Gwynngala rag oberow a res y'n drehevyans Keschanj.

Ni a vydh gorthebi dhe wovynadow ebost, dell yw usys, mes ny yllyn ragerghi apoyntyansow dres an termyn ma.

Ni a vir war-rag dh'agas gweles arta yn mis Gwynngala!

Closure notice: 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. However our ability to provide access to material will be limited, meaning we will be unable to provide reader appointments during this period. We look forward to seeing you again in September!

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!

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

📢 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

Collection in Focus: Papers of Royston Green This is the next blog post in the series of collection profiles by Cataloguing Archivist Lizzie Pridmore. This time we’re exploring the papers of Royston Green, a teacher a…

Find out more about the collection and some more of our highlights here: archivesunderthestairs.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/c...

Cornish language teaching resources, including diagrams of the parts of a hand in Cornish.

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.

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

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

Sepia toned photograph inserted into a photograph album. It shows Jack Clemo outdoors on what appears to be a grassy hill, wearing light coloured trousers, suspenders, a shirt and a tie. His hands are behind his back. Next to him on the ground is a little black dog, presumably a pommeranian. The photograph is captioned '1936 Aug J.C'.

An assortment of items from the Jack Clemo archive laid on a black background. The items include a diary, a literary draft written in a notebooks, a closed photograph album, an opened photograph album, a Valentine's card, and an envelope.

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

Cornish alt text / Tekst aral Kernewek: Skrisel yn Kernewek rag an diskwedhyans Benenes a’n Orsedh yn Lyverva Kampus Pennrynn yn mis Meurth 2026. Yma tri imach a verdh kernewek yn klokys glas war gilva las.

Wortiwedh, ottava! Pur yntanys on ni deklarya an ygeryans a’ga diskwedhyans Benenes a’n Orsedh y’n Lyverva Kampus Pennrynn. 🎉

Ow solempnya an benenes orth bleyn a wonisogeth hag ertach a Gernow, an diskwedhyans a vydh ygor dres mis Meurth. Bedhewgh sur dhe dos ha’y weles!

#GorsedhKernow #Kernewek

English alt text / Tekst aral Sowsnek: An English-language poster for the Women of the Gorsedh exhibition at Penryn Campus Library in March 2026. There are three pictures of Cornish bards in blue robes on a blue background.

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!

Displetyans ow komprehendya lies lyvrow dhyworth an Kuntel Arbennik Gorsedh Kernow.

A wruss'ta gweles an displetyans nowydh y'gan trog?

Agan Kuntel Arbennik #GorsedhKernow a fogell war testennow a growsow goth dhe Shakespeare dhe'n yeth #Kernewek.

Gwra dos ha'y weles yn nivel 0 a'n Keschanj - ha kovha, agan diskwedhyans Benenes a'n Orsedh a vydh ygeri yn nessa seythen ynwedh!

A display including several books from the Gorsedh Kernow Special Collection

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!

LibGuides: Special Collections: LGBTQ+ Research Resources: Introduction LibGuides: Special Collections: LGBTQ+ Research Resources: Introduction

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

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

A crowd watching the Gorsedh ceremony in St Just in 1968.

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

Six cropped images of handwriting in the Syon Abbey Collection. The images are entitled: '15th Century', '16th Century', '17th Century', '18th Century', '19th Century' and '20th Century'.

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

Come and see the display now on Level 0 of the Exchange Building at Penryn Campus!

You can find more information about our all of our different Special Collections on our website: library.fxplus.ac.uk/collections

A photograph of part of a display with a series of books on decorative arts and modern industry. Letters on the spines of the books spell out 'Arts Decoratifs'.

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 📖

A post with a pink background with snowflakes and borders of holly at the top and bottom. It reads "Nadelik Lowen ha Bledhen Nowydh Da / Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. The Archives and Special Collections are now closed for the winter break and will reopen on 5 January. We look forward to seeing you in 2026!"

#NadelikLowen ha #BledhenNowydhDa! An Kovskrifennow ha Kuntellow Arbennik yw lemmyn degys rag an powes gwav hag ni a wra dasygeri 5es mis Genver.

#MerryChristmas and #HappyNewYear! The Archives and Special Collections are now closed for the winter break and will reopen on 5 January.

Collection in Focus: Papers of Adrian Lee Cataloguing Archivist Lizzie Pridmore has been working on collections relating to Cornish politics in the mid twentieth century from the Institute of Cornish Studies, thanks to funding by Archives …

Find out more about the collection and our other highlights here!

archivesunderthestairs.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/c...

An anarchist flyer with an illustration of Tweedledum and Tweedledee on recommending people to not vote.

The first of our #CollectionsInFocus blog posts from our recently catalogued politics archives is now live!

This 1970s anarchist flyer of Tweedledum and Tweedledee (ICS6/D/1/8) was chosen as a highlight.

#CornishPolitics #InstituteOfCornishStudies @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

A post with a light blue background and three photographs from the Charles Woolf Slide Collection of Newquay harbour and Trevose Head lifeboat station. The post is titled "Archives & Special Collections Internship - Exploring Maritime & Coastal Communities" and the text reads "Falmouth student interested in archives? Exciting ideas about combining creative practice and historical material? Interested in Cornwall's maritime character and its relationship with the sea?"

A post with a light blue background and a photograph from the Charles Woolf Slide Collection of Trevose Head lighthouse. The post is titled "Archives & Special Collections Internship - Exploring Maritime & Coastal Communities" and the text reads "We have a paid 30-hour internship opportunity live now and we'd love you to apply. We welcome applications from Falmouth students on all courses. If you're interested, apply! Find the full internship brief on Handshake. The deadline is 5 January 2026"

Our internship exploring maritime and coastal communities is live on Handshake now!

If you're a Falmouth student interested in using archives in your creative practice, we'd love you to apply!

Read the full brief and submit your application on Handshake - deadline is 5 January 2026.

We're very proud to be featured in this year's #AYearInArchives among such illustrious company!

This year, we celebrated the life, work and legacy of Nick Darke, supporting students to respond to his archive in new and exciting ways.

Find out more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Our Special Collections are open to browse from 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

You can find out more about the Gorsedh Kernow collection and browse its titles online here: library.fxplus.ac.uk/gorsedh-kern...

Five books arranged on a white table, with three at the back and two at the front. The books at the back are 'Stone Crosses in West Cornwall' (in a yellow cover), 'Stone Crosses of Mid Cornwall' (in a green cover), and 'Stone Crosses of East Cornwall' (in a red cover). The two books at the front are 'Stone Crosses in West Penwith' (in a purple cover) and 'Stone Crosses in North Cornwall' (in an orange cover). All the books are by historian and bard Andrew Langdon and have photographs of stone crosses on their covers.

Today we've been using these pretty comprehensive guides to the stone crosses of Cornwall from our special collections!

Written by historian and bard Andrew Langdon, these books are in our Gorsedh Kernow collection, providing valuable insight into the history of religion in Cornwall.

#EYAReligion

An Author in Daphne du Maurier's Archive Join Elisabeth Gifford, author of The Mischief Makers (2024), for a discussion about how she used Daphne du Maurier's archive to inform and inspire her work.

It's only a week until our in-conversation event with author Elisabeth Gifford, including a chance to explore Daphne du Maurier's archive!

📅 Wednesday 12 November 2025
🕕 6PM - 7:30PM
📍Seminar Room A/B, Old Library

Book your FREE ticket! ⬇️

@beinghumanfest.bsky.social @exetercityoflit.bsky.social

Four books arranged on a white background. Clockwise from top left, the books are titled Horror Cinema, The Modern Horror Film, Nightmare Movies: A Critical Guide to Contemporary Horror Films, and The New Horror Handbook. Some of the covers include images from horror films, including Freddy Krueger and the 'door scene' from The Shining.

🎃 Nos Kalan Gwav Lowen dhyworth an govskrifva! / Happy Halloween from the archives! 🎃

We're sharing some of books relating to horror films from our Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection. Scary stuff!

The Special Collections are open to browse, 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

#Archive #EYAMonsters

📷: FCP3/B/1/1, FCP3/B/1/9 and FCP3/B/1/18 - Tom Cross sketchbooks; AC2010-007 Box 9 and AC2017-008 Box 13 - Bill Mitchell sketchbooks

Students, staff and the public can all access archive material by appointment. You can find out more and get in contact with us here: linktr.ee/fxuniarchives

A sketchbook with blue watercolour and pen drawings of orbs with additional border designs.

A sketchbook with colourful abstract designs of landscapes in green, blue, red, yellow, orange and purple. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the page about the colours used.

A sketchbook with a watercolour and ink drawing of the ruins of a prisoner of war camp at Dunham Park. In the background, there are four other sketches on the table.

A sketchbook with a pencil illustration for part of a stage design. A large red triangle shape is in front of a grey tiered platform on a blue background.

Over the last few weeks we've been very busy with lots of teaching sessions, meeting students from history, illustration and theatre courses among others!

This is some of the material we got out for BA Illustration students, showing a variety of creative approaches and responses.

👹 This October, we're featuring monsters for the Explore Your Archive theme, and the collections at Kresen Kernow are full of fascinating folklore and fearsome tales!

Marking #BlackHistoryMonth by highlighting our Black Screen History display curated by Chloé Jarrett-Bell, which focuses on the presence and integration of Black people in #screenhistory from 1900 to the present day. 🎧Listen to Chloe's podcast here: tinyurl.com/mv5ka6ax #filmsky #museumsky