This Disability History Month, staff from across the British Library have collaborated on a series of blog posts to highlight stories of disability and disabled people in the Library’s collections. Each week a curator will showcase an item from the col… read more
This week’s post is by Steve Cleary, Lead Curator, Literary and Creative Recordings. The gentleman pictured above is Charles Gurney. Earlier this year, in September, I was contacted by his son, John Gurney, who asked me if we would be interested in a u… read more
This week’s post comes from Giulia Baldorilli, Sound and Vision Reference Specialist. Above: Photo from train window taken by Giulia Baldorilli Living in London, as I do, means commuting to work every day, and I find the quality of my daily commute rea… read more
This week’s post is by Victoria Hogarth, Data Protection and Rights Clearance Officer for Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. The Vicinus Music Hall Interviews, digitised as part of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project, are a treasure trove for music hal… read more
This week’s post comes from Myriam Fellous-Sigrist, Data Protection and Rights Clearance Officer for Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. Above: Photo above of a U3A display table taken by George Redgrave. Sourced from Flickr under a CC BY-ND 2.0 license. Lin… read more