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East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

The East Midlands Oral History Archive was originally funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to establish the first large-scale archive of oral history recordings for Leicestershire & Rutland. This includes the collections of the former Leicester Oral History Archive, the Mantle archive from North West Leicestershire, the Community History …

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East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)

Evelyn Waugh Studies

The Evelyn Waugh Studies Collection comprises the entire back-catalogue of the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter (1967-1989), Evelyn Waugh Newsletter and Studies (1990-2010) and Evelyn Waugh Studies (2011-). It has been made available on Special Collections Online as part of the AHRC Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project, based in …

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Evelyn Waugh Studies

Fairclough Portrait Collection

Mr A. B. R. Fairclough of Twickenham donated his collection of portrait prints and illustrations relating to 17th-century British history to the University of Leicester in 1970. The collection was assembled over 45 years, and had its beginnings in visits to second hand bookshops shortly after Fairclough left school in 1925. He acquired …

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Fairclough Portrait Collection

Fairclough Topographical Collection

As a supplement to his collection of engraved portraits, A. B. R. Fairclough collected a variety of other material illustrative of life in 17th-century Britain. These include two boxes of topographical prints depicting country houses, castes, churches and other buildings. A selection of items are presented here, including representations …

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Fairclough Topographical Collection

Ghost Signs of Leicestershire

A ghost sign is a hand-painted advertisement that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time. Often found on the sides of houses and other buildings which stand at busy intersections. It was common for signs to be repainted with new designs periodically leaving the original artwork obscured. As the paints age and …

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Ghost Signs of Leicestershire

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