ICYMI: From Sue Birtwhistle & Andrew Davies to Norman Wisdom, @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social & Tony Hancock. Celebrate #HeritageDay with a laugh & a period costume!? Browse our catalogue & blog: buff.ly/JtItcKo buff.ly/DCiXtLL @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #comedy #TVhistory

Today is #HobbitDay because both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway come and boromir #Tolkien books.

'30 Years of Sports History at De Montfort University Roundtable'. NEW @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social episode now available marking the work of the @icshc.bsky.social over the past three decades in the academic study of #sportshistory shows.acast.com/sport-in-his... @dmu.ac.uk

To accompany our 'Period Pieces' exhibition, Special Collections Assistant Lisa has written a brand-new blog post, highlighting the challenges of researching menstruation in archives and rare books. Find it here! ➡️ specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/09/22/n... #Archives #Exhibition #Menstruation

The Story of the Dundee Chess Club (1984) for #ChessTuesday from its foundation in 1847, to its win of the Richardson Cup and a visit from Alekhine and beyond. Plus a gorge cover! From the @englishchess.bsky.social [email protected] #chesshistory #chessliterature @garylanechess

Are you a student new to DMU? Library and Student Services are here to support you on your journey at university! As part of this, we're holding welcome sessions at a range of different dates and times. For more information and to register, visit dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...

DMU students Becky Wilson and Natalia Stachowiak have returned from a fact-finding mission of a lifetime in Japan. The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid. Read more: ow.ly/46U850WY1yr

Welcome (back) to @dmu.ac.uk! 📚 Browse, explore, be inspired with us in Special Collections. For all your archives and heritage needs ⬇️ Where: Kimberlin Library 00.21 @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social #EYAEducation #Freshersweek #dmufreshers

Some gorgeous #autumn vibes from the Dame #ZandraRhodes Collection for #FashionFriday. From the glam pop collection, 2004. Is it saying 'Ballroom Blitz' or 'Open Fire' to you? #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles #a_stitch_in_time_13 #historicfashion #fashion

"Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?" Explore the Top 10 Tony Hancock treasures on our blog: buff.ly/TV2j90o scripts, pics, & iconic hat & coat. But which will take the No. 1 spot? @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #comedy @tonyhancock.bsky.social

'Harbinger of the Storm' is my own hyperbolic title for this pic taken at the @dmuleicester.bsky.social #Dance Festival 2009. 😍 this dynamic shot for #DanceDay. You can explore our range of dance-related collections on our catalogue: buff.ly/BedUyEo @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #performing arts

Hidden amongst Gertrude Bell's diary entries are some pressed flowers attached to each page, collected whilst travelling between 1897-1900 #discover collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll... [image ref: GB/2/6]

Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal. This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer. #MedievalMonday

#ChessTuesday & the Game of 3 Kingdoms! Not a TV series, a 3-player #chess variant played on a hexagonal board. Inspired by the clash of Wei, Shu, & Wu after the fall of the Han dynasty in China, it’s checkmate C3rd AD style ⚔️ From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library #chesshistory #chessliterature

1/2 It was fantastic to welcome the 26th edition FIFA Master class to the @dmu.ac.uk campus yesterday for the start of their Induction sessions with us here at the @icshc.bsky.social. Picture by @icshc.bsky.social James Panter. #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

Can you believe our teaching programme has started! With our 1st student visit from those on the FIFA Masters in Mngmt, Law and Humanities of Sport at @dmuleicester.bsky.social we all had a fab time exploring the collections ⛷️ 🥊 🏉 🏀 🎾 ⚽ #sportshistory @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to the 2025 awardees of our Ronald Duncan Stipend for South West Writing! 🎉 Alex, Sama and Sam will be receiving a £2000 stipend to use our archive collections to inspire new writing. Find more about them & their projects at specialcollectionsarchive.exeter.ac.uk/exhibits/sho...

'Barnacles of rubber! #Sportswear fashion for cruises from 1933 for this week's #FashionFriday & #GymDay 🥊 🏊‍♀️ From #Film and #Fashion Scrapbook 1929-1938. #fashionhistory #sportandfashion #sportshistory #sportingheritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social

For #ThrowbackThursday, we have this pic of the riverside area of Mill Lane c 1968. Possibly taken from the old Fletcher Tower, just look at those awesome cars! Beetles, a camper van and how many minis are there!!!? @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #localhistory #leicester

🔔 🐎 DON'T MISS 🐎 🔔 🎨 13 Beautiful Horses | MA Contemporary Art Practice exhibition at Leicester Gallery 📅 12–19 September | Private View: Fri 12 Sept, 6–8:30pm Incl. work inspired by the cohort's engagement with Artists in the Archive module @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #art

We’re saying a big thank you & 👋 to our brilliant @dmuleicester.bsky.social intern Alice 🙌 Your hard work & commitment have been amazing. Alice updated our online exhibition on the Dr. Robert White #photography collection. Explore here: buff.ly/SSbVJ7t @librarydmu.bsky.social #photographichistory

#ChessTuesday With 4 Yearbooks spanning 1945-1950, these pocket-sized publications by The Chess Education Society relay the rise in membership following WWII; girls and boys' tournaments & establishing chess in youth clubs. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature

Our 1st visit of the academic year has been fab! With visiting academics from Azerbaijan they just couldn't get enough of the Zandra Rhodes archive 😍 👗 #FashionFriday #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles #a_stitch_in_time_13 #historicfashion #fashion

Who remembers Tele-Chess games from the 1980s?

From the archive: Bridget Christie performing at Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year at The Y Theatre, 2004. Interested in the history of live comedy? Fill out our survey before 19 Sept here: https://forms.gle/Tp8hmZZQP3q6WfVu8 @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social | 📸: Leicester Comedy Festival Archive

Our 1st #autumn #FashionFriday of 2025 & going by the UK weather it's time for a seasonal change of footwear. How about these from Liberty, Lilley & Portland shoes, c 1930s. #fashionhistory #historicfashion #fashion #footwear

For #ChessTuesday, the cover of International Chess, 1979, and the East European zonal results of the qualifying tournament held in Warsaw, Poland. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social

#FashionFriday: Loved seeing this #ZandraRhodes inspired design on #sewingbee! (1st pic). We’re proud to hold the Zandra Rhodes Archive Collection at @dmuleicester.bsky.social Open to all in person or online: buff.ly/LhIPRMB 💕✂️ #fashionhistory #dmufashion #fashion #textiles @librarydmu.bsky.social

This lovely lil booklet on Modern Chess (1972) by Gabriel Vicente Maura for #ChessTuesday. The variant includes the invention of a new piece, the Prime Minister, with the powers of a bishop and a knight. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chess

Make hay while the last of the summer sun shines? Perhaps the message from the College of Art Diary 1951. Make the most of the bank holiday weekend if you can folks. Now CLOSED we OPEN again: Tues 2nd Sept 2025. @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #bankholiday

This #FashionFriday check out a stunning Richard III costume designed by @dmuleicester.bsky.social staff for a 1932 Pageant celebrating Leicester's rich history. OTD in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth, Richard would be defeated, paving the way for the new Tudor dynasty. @librarydmu.bsky.social

The life of fruits and corn/And spring and seed and swallow/Take wing for her and follow... As summer draws to a close, Swinburne's The Garden of Proserpine for #PoetryDay beautifully illustrated by former @dmuleicester.bsky.social tutor Rigby Graham, 1962. #poetry #summer @librarydmu.bsky.social

#ChessTuesday Grandmaster Harry Golombek visited Norwich for a simul vs 26 club members: he won 24, drew 1, and lost 1 to secretary H.C. Hughes. Scorecard from @ecfchess Library. My son’s already trying to work out the moves! @englishchess.bsky.social @richardjameschess.bsky.social #chesshistory

Oo it's the time of year where #FashionFriday meets #CalligraphyDay in the best summery way! Thru a @dmuleicester.bsky.social #Contour student's 'calligraphic' design for #swimwear, 1973! #fashionhistory #dmufashion #historicfashion @dmufashionmarketing #fashion

Need more #comedy to go with your #EdinburghFringe fest? See our online exhibition on the one and only @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social with pics, programmes and puns from its very first run in 1994 for #EYAHumour buff.ly/zXOl9j8 @dmuleicester.bsky.social #visitleicester #alumni @librarydmu.bsky.social

ICYMI: check out our blog recounting our stocktaking space saving extravaganza: buff.ly/GyjKCmE Now tidier than ever 😍 🤩 @[email protected] @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

A paleography challenge this #ChessTuesday with 3 inscriptions in the Kleines Lehrbuch des Schachspiels (Little book of Chess). 1902? From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. Looking forward to the replies! #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social

From the archive: Jasper Carrott in conversation with Geoff Rowe at De Montfort University, 2013. | @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social | 📸: Leicester Comedy Festival Archive

From the archive: Alexei Sayle at the festival in 2014. | @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social | 📸: Leicester Comedy Festival Archive

⛵ Sailing down the catwalk 1940s style this #FashionFriday with outdoor leisure designs by @dmuleicester.bsky.social students back when it was known as the Leicester Colleges of Art & Tech. #fashionhistory #dmufashion #historicfashion #fashion #leisurewear #sailing @librarydmu.bsky.social

#AfternoonTeaWeek starts today. Don't forget to dress for the occassion and do make sure you get enough #tea in to see you through! Below 1920s tea dress designs and the tea dispatch room at Payne's Leicester. From the Marjorie Steele & Big Bear Collections. #fashionhistory #Leicesterhistory

Connecting collections with a perfect match for #ChessTuesday: the cover of the Islington Chess Congress, 1970, organised by Stewart Reuben (@englishchess.bsky.social Library), paired with photos of the same event from the arbiter’s own collection, this one from 1968. #chesshistory #chessliterature

3 beautiful examples from our volume of Chinese printed textile designs, c 1950-1980 for #FashionFriday. The vol. was purchased by @dmuleicester.bsky.social as a teaching resource for #Fashion students c 1980s. More here: buff.ly/flWPCQF @librarydmu.bsky.social #fashionhistory #dmufashion #textiles

It's #TigerDay! Why not check out our articles on the @leicestertigers.bsky.social Rugby Club collection by PhD student Ellie Alderson ft. photographs, trophies, shirts and fabulous stories. #sportshistory #sportingheritage #rugby @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social

#ChessTuesday: I ❤️ looking through chess programmes and club histories. Opening this History of the Norfolk & Norwich Chess Club 1936 revealed press cuttings and a letter to grandmaster Harry Golombek regarding his simul there in 1948. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory

Yesterday was #InternDay! Ever wondered what it’s like to volunteer with us from afar? Find out in The Digital Helping Hand: Volunteering Off-Piste by archivist Callum 👉 buff.ly/WGndBvl Thank you to all our amazing #volunteers & #interns. We couldn’t do it without you! 🏆 @librarydmu.bsky.social

Come on, Lionesses! 🦁👏Cheering on the England Women’s #Football Team in the #UEFA final today 🏆⚽ To mark the occasion, here’s a throwback to @dmuleicester.bsky.social own women’s team 2003. Were you in the squad? 👀 #UEFAFinal #sportshistory #alumni @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social

Get your arty swimmers on! 🩱 Mondrian inspired swimwear by @dmuleicester.bsky.social #Fashion student Emma Melling, school of 2012 for #FashionFriday this week. #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles @a_stitch_in_time_13 #historicfashion @librarydmu.bsky.social #swimwear #contour

Behold our space saving extravaganza, moving the collections around & removing unwanted guests in our latest stocktaking round up on our blog: buff.ly/GyjKCmE Now open for business as usual and tidier than ever 😍 🤩 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social

Remembering Stewart Reuben, legendary chess arbiter, organiser and player, who sadly passed earlier this year. Known for drawing a blitz game with Bobby Fischer & pioneering the weekend Swiss. Explore his papers: buff.ly/an23gqQ #ChessTuesday #chesshistory #chessliterature @englishchess.bsky.social