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Morris and Co.

Walking through the gift shop of a well-known nature reserve recently, I spotted some William Morris mugs for sale. They were standard Morris giftware, i.e. mugs imprinted with one of his more popular floral motifs.  For many, this is what Morris’s life and work has come to mean – highly recognisable wallpaper and fabric designs.…

August 8, 2016 in Arts and Crafts movement, cataloguing archives, folk music, Socialism.

Imogen and angels

Imogen and Angels On the last Monday of the Aldeburgh Festival, my colleague and I had the opportunity to hear some of Imogen’s music performed in Blythburgh Church, one of the stunning angel-roofed churches of East Anglia. It was a fabulous afternoon and we were treated to a couple of Imogen’s choral works and one…

July 7, 2016 in cataloguing archives, female composers, female musicians, folk music.

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Hannah Eyles, Project Archivist

Archives Arts and Crafts movement cataloguing archives female composers female musicians folk music music in wartime musicology opera Personal archives philosophy Socialism Twentieth-century British music Uncategorized women's roles WWII
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