@RESP_Archive

The Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project (RESP) enables communities across Scotland to work together to record interviews about their locality

 University of Edinburgh
collections.ed.ac.uk/eerc/
Joined March 2022
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What's it like to volunteer in digital archives @CRC_EdUni? New blog post by Josh Blackstock on his experiences cleaning metadata for @RESP_Archive and cataloguing born-digital archives of Climate Change Engineer Prof Stephen Salter from @SchoolOfEng_UoE > wp.me/p5j0gX-7n
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Dundee City Archives@DundeeArchives9 Dec 2023
Where is your favourite spot to go #Sledging in #Dundee? Perhaps you like Baxter Park like these sledgers in January 1982. Or do you have another preferred hill? #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Archives Ref: GD/X1384 Dundee Various Tray 1
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A reminder that our reading rooms at George IV Bridge, Edinburgh will close at 3pm this Saturday (30 Sept) to prepare for 'Beacon: storytelling, music, and song' (an event well worth seeing). P.S. Tickets still available for the 8.30pm showing > eventbrite.co.uk/e/beacon-st…

Beacon: storytelling, music and song

A unique evening performance taking you through the National Library of Scotland, following the sounds of storytelling, music, and song.

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We're looking for two student interns to join our team for 6 months working on the Regional Ethnology of Scotland Project (RESP). Details for both the roles and information about how to apply can be found on the Unitemps website: portal.unitemps.com/Search/J… portal.unitemps.com/Search/J…
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Congratulations to Jess Smith, who has been recognised in the 2023 New Year Honours List for her services to the Scottish Traveller Community. Read her blog on growing up as a Scottish traveller ow.ly/5ZkQ50Mi8pX

My heritage, my footsteps - Historic Environment Scotland Blog

Author and storyteller Jess Smith writes about growing up as a Scottish traveller

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LothianHealthArchive@lhsaeul19 Dec 2022
“Help the Sick Kids” Christmas card featuring a wee one and their toy teddy! 🧸 #12DaysofArchives #Toys @ARAScot
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LothianHealthArchive@lhsaeul17 Nov 2022
In 1949, the Edinburgh Public Health Department launched an ‘Anti-Fly Campaign’. ❌🪰 A competition was created for the students at Edinburgh College of Art to create a poster for the campaign. (1/2)
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SSSA@EU_SSSA18 May 2022
Fantastic mapping of places of interest with the RESP oral history recordings xitter.cf/EU_SSSA/status/1526940…
SSSA@EU_SSSA18 May 2022
The @RESP_Archive are talking now about their incredible project and their volunteer fieldwork programme throughout Scotland
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SSSA@EU_SSSA18 May 2022
The @RESP_Archive are talking now about their incredible project and their volunteer fieldwork programme throughout Scotland
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PictureThis Scotland@74frankfurt24 Mar 2022
Workers at the McVitie & Price factory, Robertson Avenue, Edinburgh in 1935. The factory opened in 1888, with the Digestive biscuit being a breakthrough innovation in 1892. Pic: Getty Images.
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Jennifer Lightbody@jll_archives23 Mar 2022
The Clyde built Glasgow and Glasgow built the Clyde... Lovely to watch Seawards the Great Ships and hear Janet McBain speaking so passionately about the Moving Image Archive and the background to the film itself @nlskelvinhall movingimage.nls.uk/film/2230…
Replica Oscar statue in front of a black and white image of a film-maker in a shipyard

ALT Replica Oscar statue in front of a black and white image of a film-maker in a shipyard

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We're delighted to announce with our partners @wolfsonfdn and @ThePilgrimTrust that we've awarded three new #ArchivesRevealed scoping grants to @scottishmusic, @LivCathedral and @DeafHistoryScot. Find out more about these exciting projects below 👇
The Archives Revealed logo

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Scottish Archives@ScotsArchives17 Mar 2022
Oops, something has gone awry with that link... you can read the manifesto here 👇 scottisharchives.org.uk/late…
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Happy Sign language week! What better way to celebrate 🙌 than with this joyful film from 1935 featuring people using sign language. movingimage-onsite.nls.uk/fi… #deafheritage #BDA22 #SignLanguageWeek
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#ancientegyptians #ancientegypt in #annan #dumfriesandgalloway from April 1st, new exhibition 'From Ancient Egypt to Annan: the journey of objects into our collection' @NMSPartnerships @dgwgo @VisitDG @VisitScotNews @HereScotland @MuseumsGalScot @ScottishMuseums @FolkloreMuseums
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Our commissioned #OpenAccess report from @AndeeWallace is now published! 130+ pages focused on how the UK #GLAM sector fares in the global open GLAM landscape, what barriers reinforce a culture of #copyright and the potential for open GLAM in the UK. 🔗doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.62426…
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Check out Art in Mind’s new blog post with Kitty Wheater of the @theChaplaincy1 where she discusses how art meets mind! 👉 edin.ac/3pY58HR
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ARA Scotland@ARAScot18 Mar 2022
Only two weeks left until the start of #Archive30!
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SCRAN@Scranlife18 Mar 2022
#WomensHistoryMonth sees the Fisherrow fishwives, parading in traditional costume, on Musselburgh High St. for The Riding of the Marches in 1956. The whole town celebrating by walking the boundaries of the Burgh. 📸 @eastlothianlibs ow.ly/TFlu50I7ZF9
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Coming soon: #ArtinMind - a student-led online exhibition. Make sure to sign up for one of the exhibition's free in-person events 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/o/art-in-mi…
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