Something from the university's archive: the cover of @astonuniversity.bsky.social's 1986 undergraduate prospectus. Are you ready for the computer age?

Did you know that we hold the records for Aston's predecessor organisations and student's organisations, including their publications? In Dec 1956 the Journal of the Guild of Students of the College of Technology, asked whether our main building -at that point half complete- would ever be finished.

We are hiring! We are looking for someone to join us as @astonuniversity.bsky.social new archivist! jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

What an honour it was to review this splendid volume on Photo Archives and the Place of Photography for @jofhistgeog.bsky.social Truly a must read. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

Loved representing @astonunarchives.bsky.social at the @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social Black Country History Day; loved also the Rubery Owen glass slides featuring @astonuniversity.bsky.social Main Building!

Wonderful official launch of the Aston University Archives Centre last night! Here is to many good things to come!

With a title like: Birmingham: A Drone's Eye View you have to take the selfie with a drone that took the photos. You can order the book now from bookshops and internet suppliers worldwide. Publishes 22 November. @birminghamschool.bsky.social @astonunarchives.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Enjoyable day at Aston University for the launch Aston University Archives Centre @astonunarchives.bsky.social and the 70th anniversary of the Main Building with keynote from Prof. Carl Chinn

Truly looking forward to this event! Will be showcasing @astonunarchives.bsky.social while connecting with many interested in Black Country and much beyond!

Have a look at our spiffed up webpage, complete with (rudimentary) inventory and intriguing "stories from the archives" by History students ‪@astonuniversity.bsky.social‬! www.aston.ac.uk/about/histor...

First was the fragment of a spine found somewhere... next thing you know, turns out we have the whole series of this journal in great condition!

Love it when people realise these are their archives too.

Shedding light on one of our external researcher's family history: looking for her father who studied maths and physics at the Birmingham Municipal and Technical School in 1919. Cannot wait for her to see we found him indeed! Yet one more reason why archives hold a bit of magic.

Loved opening an exhibition on the history of Aston University and its predecessor institutions! @astonuniversity.bsky.social Open for a month on the Aston campus. Email [email protected] for guided tours!

Call to all, esp. #Birmingham area: we have old SONY U-matic S SP video cassettes, which we believe may contain valuable material relating to the history of the university. Do you have, or do you know who might have, a machine that can play them?

Chuffed to report that @astonunarchives.bsky.social now have an ARCHON number and appear on Discovery! If you know nothing about #archives, this post might not move you right away; but if you do, especially in the UK, you know this is a wonderful milestone! People can now find us! Bottoms up!

Don't miss this opportunity! Previous participants, including myself, found it a game-changer!