If you are interested in trail blazing women of distinction, who also happen to be watercolour artists, then join the University of Newcastle’s Historical, Cultural and Critical Inquiry Group and co-host Gender Research Network for: “Women and Intellectual Life in New South Wales 2 – Rose Selwyn.” Dr Paula Jane Byrne When: Friday 24 March … More Rose Selwyn – Women and Intellectual Life in New South Wales
Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday 5 December 2022 (1.00pm-2.30pm) PROGRAM Begin (1.00 pm): Acknowledgement of Country Annual overview : Special Collections/HLH (Gionni di Gravio OAM, Archivist) WATCH HERE Guest : Digital Archive Project ‘Unbroken Records’ (Prof. Keri Glastonbury, Dr Alexandra Lewis, Jodi Vial) (15mins+5min questions) WATCH HERE Guest … More Hunter Living Histories Showcase – 5 December 2022
By Dr. Amir Moghdam Since commencing my work in the University of Newcastle’s Special Collections, I have systematically worked, in collaboration with a bigger team, on developing the university’s photographic collection. My aim in focusing on photographs was to provide library users with first-hand primary sources. However, in preserving the photographic history of the region, … More From the Ground up: University of Newcastle’s photographic collection, the case of Rodoni Glass Plates