Friday, December 13, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Slavery: The Historical and Modern Perspectives
FREE Exhibition and Talks
An ambitious exhibition of previously unseen original texts, manuscripts and artefacts which document the history of the Slave Trade and the Abolition Movement. The exhibition will include intriguing items such as pictures of the Jamaica Mission of Reverend William Knibb (1803 - 1845); abolitionist poetry; slave ship images; and items relating to the slave rebellion of 1832. Visitors will also be encouraged to contemplate modern issues of slavery and human rights.
FREE Exhibition and Talks
An ambitious exhibition of previously unseen original texts, manuscripts and artefacts which document the history of the Slave Trade and the Abolition Movement. The exhibition will include intriguing items such as pictures of the Jamaica Mission of Reverend William Knibb (1803 - 1845); abolitionist poetry; slave ship images; and items relating to the slave rebellion of 1832. Visitors will also be encouraged to contemplate modern issues of slavery and human rights.
Click here to book tickets
The exhibition runs from 31st October - 5th December (Thursdays).
Two free talks will be run in conjunction with the exhibition:
31st October, 5.30pm - "Modern Slavery", Rod Leith, Anti-Slavery International
28th November, 5.30pm, Professor Cora Kaplan, The Politics and Poetics of Anti-Slavery Writing
Booking is essential.
For group bookings larger than 10, please contact: katie.pearce@regents.ox.ac.uk
Monday, September 16, 2013
Lesson Starters and In-Depth Teaching Resources
The Angus will be launching imaginative lesson starters and in-depth teaching resources, co-created with teachers. In October 2013, we are running Twilight sessions to plan the style, content and images used in our learning resources. Upon completion of the resources, schools will then be able to access the materials from our website and engage with others regarding exciting ideas for using the resources.
Twilight Sessions will be held at Regent's Park College on the following dates:
Monday
7th October 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Wednesday
9th October 4.30pm – 6.30pm
For further information or if you wish to attend a Twilight Session, please contact: katie.pearce@regents.ox.ac.uk
During our teacher Twilight Sessions, images
and documents will be chosen for their potential to develop enquiry-based
thinking and prompt discussion.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Treasures of The Angus
The Angus Library and Archive are excited to be taking part in the 2013 Oxford Open Doors weekend, run by the Oxford Preservation Trust.
On Saturday September 14th, we are offering visitors the opportunity to see rare books, diaries, letters and pamphlets in our Treasures of The Angus exhibition.
Please take a look at our video to see some of the highlights of our exhibition:
Treasures of The Angus Online Exhibition from The Angus Library and Archive on Vimeo.
Check back soon for details about our next exhibtion "Slavery: Historical and Modern Perspectives"
Thursday 31st October – Thursday 5th December
Booking essential, please contact: katie.pearce@regents.ox.ac.uk
Monday, July 29, 2013
Vacancy!
Cataloguer
RPC Library Service – The
Angus
Full-time (1.5 years fixed
contract)
£24,000 per annum
Regent’s Park College (RPC), a Permanent Private Hall of the
University of Oxford, has a full-time, grant- funded position for a Cataloguer.
RPC has secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Baptist
Union’s Newington Court Fund to deliver an exciting project which will enable
The Angus Library and Archive (The Angus) to realise its full potential as a
treasure trove of primary sources.
We are therefore looking to recruit an experienced, highly
knowledgeable and motivated person with formal experience in cataloguing
procedures and practices to fill this important and interesting post. This
position will focus on cataloguing the backlog of works in The Angus in
collaboration with the Antiquarian Cataloguer, using Aleph, AACR2, DCRM(B) and an
awareness of RDA cataloguing rules. The role requires knowledge of
cataloguing standards and experience in the use of external bibliographic
databases (RLIN, OCLC, CURL, LOCIS). Experience and knowledge of cataloguing
procedures is essential as well as a keen eye for detail and excellent IT
literacy. Knowledge of a Classical or at least one modern European language
would be desirable but not essential.
For more information regarding this
position or to request an information pack please contact the Project
Administrator, anja.clark@regents.ox.ac.uk or (01865)288142.
Closing date is 5pm Friday 20th September 2013. Interviews will be held on Thursday 26th September.
Vacancy!
Antiquarian Cataloguer
The Angus Library and Archive
2.5 years, full-time
£30,000 per annum
Regent’s Park College (RPC), a Permanent Private Hall of the
University of Oxford, has a full-time, grant- funded position for an
Antiquarian Cataloguer. RPC has secured funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund
(HLF) and the Baptist Union’s Newington Court Fund to deliver an exciting
project which will enable The Angus Library and Archive (The Angus) to realise
its full potential as a treasure trove of primary sources.
We are therefore looking to recruit an experienced, highly
knowledgeable and motivated person with formal experience in cataloguing
procedures and practices to fill this important and interesting post. This
position will focus on cataloguing the backlog of works in The Angus and
developing a plan to catalogue, conserve or dispose of items using Aleph DCRM(B)/AACR2
(with an awareness of RDA) cataloguing rules. The role will involve
being responsible for all the cataloguing undertaken as part of the HLF project
and will be the direct point of contact for all other cataloguing roles. The
role requires knowledge of antiquarian cataloguing standards and experience in
the use of external bibliographic databases (RLIN, OCLC, CURL, LOCIS).
Knowledge and experience of Heritage Lottery Fund projects, and a knowledge of a
Classical or at least one modern European language would be desirable but not
essential.
For more information regarding this
position or to request an information pack please contact the Project Administrator,
anja.clark@regents.ox.ac.uk or (01865)288142.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Exhibition Research Volunteers Needed!
We need volunteers specifically to work on preparing materials for our upcoming exhibitions. Themes include: Women, Slavery, Fairtrade, and Literature. The exhibitions will coincide with national events: Black History Month, International Women's Day & Fairtrade Fortnight.
Volunteers will be able to interpret our archive treasures in a way to make them presentable to the public.
We rely on volunteers to make our outreach project work! If you are a keen historian, would like to work in museums or archives, or just have some spare time which you would like to donate to a good cause, then please get in touch!
As usual, my email address is: anja.clark@regents.ox.ac.uk
Looking forward to welcoming you into The Angus Family.
Volunteers will be able to interpret our archive treasures in a way to make them presentable to the public.
We rely on volunteers to make our outreach project work! If you are a keen historian, would like to work in museums or archives, or just have some spare time which you would like to donate to a good cause, then please get in touch!
As usual, my email address is: anja.clark@regents.ox.ac.uk
Looking forward to welcoming you into The Angus Family.
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