ARA SAM @araarchmus.bsky.social Archives & Records Association Special Interest Group providing professional support, guidance & training for those working in #Archives & #Museums.
Aberystwyth University Archives @aberuniarchives.bsky.social Home to records of the University from its foundation (and before!) in 1872 to the present day + range of other archive collections.
Cymraeg 🏴 @archifprifaber.bsky.social
Shoemakers Museum @shoemakersmuseum.bsky.social Footwear. Shoemaking. Quaker history. Somerset. C&J Clarks Archive. Marketing history. Factory life. A new museum opening late summer 2025 in Street, Somerset the original home of Clarks shoes..
Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social The Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre explores the importance & development of maritime safety and classification.
Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social Archive Service for @huddersfielduni.bsky.social. Home to the archives of @therfl.bsky.social, England Netball, Sound and Music, Labour history, @brassbandsengland.bsky.social and many more
www.heritagequay.org/discover
Archives and Records Association - Midlands @aramidlands.bsky.social ARA branch for archives and records professionals in the East and West Midlands
Archives for Learning and Education Section @ales-araukie.bsky.social Official section of the Archives and Records Association
MBA Library @nmbluk.bsky.social National Marine Biological Library, based @thembauk.bsky.social. A place to access our electronic and printed collections, to ask for help, or just to work in peace
https://www.mba.ac.uk/our-facilities/library/
ARA Cymru Wales @aracymruwales.bsky.social Official account for the Archives and Records Association Wales. Supporting and promoting archives and archives professionals in Wales 🏴
Part of @araukie.bsky.social
#ExploreWelshArchives #ARACymru
Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social We exist to promote the place of archives in Irish society.
#IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive
Find out more about the society: https://irishsocietyforarchives.wordpress.com
Explore Your Archive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social 
Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum Trust @historicdunkeld.bsky.social Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum.
Located at 12 The cross Dunkeld, PH8 0AN, Open mon-friday 10-3
Visit our website at www.historicdunkeld.org.uk
University of Galway Library Heritage Collections @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social Preserving & sharing 800 years of Birmingham's history at the Library of Birmingham.
For enquiries, please email archives.heritage@birmingham.gov.uk
Follow our blog @ www.theironroom.wordpress.com
More info @ birmingham.gov.uk/archives
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social Welcome and explore with us some of the treasures from the UK's leading moving image museum, based at the University of Exeter.
Free to visit and open 10am to 5pm every day.
www.bdcmuseum.org.uk
#FilmSky #🎥 #cinemahistory
Royal Berkshire Archives @berksarchives.bsky.social The Royal Berkshire Archives holds the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history.
Website: royalberkshirearchives.org.uk
Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social Cartref Archifau a Chasgliadau Arbennig Prifysgol Bangor
Home of Bangor University's Archives and Special Collections
https://t.co/Hmxgl2Kns6
Sainsbury Archive @sainsburyarchive.bsky.social The Sainsbury Archive documents the history of Sainsbury's from its foundation in Drury Lane in 1869 to now.
Visit us at London Museum Docklands
Heythrop Library @heythroplib.bsky.social The Heythrop Library @ London Jesuit Centre (UK) is a specialist collection of philosophy & theology. Providing access to 200,000+ volumes, some since 1614. We are funded by @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social
Salford Zine Library @salfordzinelibrary.bsky.social Salford Zine Library is a unique archive of self published materials, with over 5200 items, currently housed in a bedroom. Contact us to collab on pop-ups and exhibitions!
https://salfordzinelibrary.co.uk/
Chester Beatty @chesterbeatty.bsky.social World-renowned museum of European, East Asian and Islamic art, books and manuscripts in Dublin. Building closed until January 2027.
Check us out events and digital collections here: www.chesterbeatty.ie
Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is a CoreTrustSeal-certified digital repository, or online archive, for the long-term preservation of Ireland's social and cultural digital legacy. Explore the Repository: https://repository.dri.ie/
KEVI Foundation Archive @kevibhamarchive.bsky.social We preserve and share the records of the 14 King Edward VI schools in Birmingham, with records dating back to 1382. To find out more visit our website: https://kingedwardvifoundation.co.uk/archive
@cathedrallibrarian.bsky.social @cathedrallibrarian.bsky.social Worcester Cathedral library has many interesting books and documents.
McGowin Library @pembrokelibraryoxf.bsky.social The library of Pembroke College, Oxford.
The Signet Library @signetlibrary.bsky.social The Signet Library in Edinburgh, the home of the WS Society, is a world class centre of knowledge and learning in law and the history and culture of Scotland.
History of Advertising Trust @historyofads.bsky.social The History of Advertising Trust - the largest archive of UK advertising in the world. Search our catalogue: http://bit.ly/2xQLOAN
Magdalen Libraries & Archives @magdlibandarch.bsky.social Magdalen College, Oxford has a large circulating library, a significant early printed & manuscript books collection, and an extensive archive.
Cork LGBT Archive @corklgbtarchive.bsky.social Gathering, digitizating, and sharing the rich history of Cork's LGBTQ+ communities 🏳️🌈
https://CorkLGBTArchive.com
@communityarchives.bsky.social @communityarchives.bsky.social 
Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social OSCR SC050180|Museum open Tues-Fri 11-3, Sat 12-2|📧info@friendsofgri.org
http://friendsofgri.org
dúchas.ie @duchas-ie.bsky.social Tionscadal digitithe Chnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann/Digitizing National Folklore Collection of Ireland. Páirtnéireacht @gaois Fiontar agus Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU agus Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD
UofGlasgow Archives & Special Collections @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social Collecting since 1451, Archives and Special Collections @UofGlasgow, part of @UofGLibrary. Always inspiring people with our collections. #UofGASC
Hampshire Archives Trust @harchivestrust.bsky.social Supporting the preservation & conservation of #Hampshire related archives. Raising awareness of the county's rich & diverse documented past. Join us!
https://hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/
Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar.bsky.social Scott Polar Research Institute, home to: Polar research | The Polar Museum | The Polar Library | The Thomas H. Manning Archive | The SPRI Picture Library
https://linktr.ee/scott.polar 
Marsh's Library @marshslibrary.bsky.social Beautiful library of the early Enlightenment in central Dublin. Opened in 1707; still welcoming visitors, tourists and scholars.
Registered Charity RCN 20000752
University of Reading Special Collections @uorspeccoll.bsky.social Sharing treasures from our Special Collections, Rare Books and Archives.
Website: https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/
Enquiries: specialcollections@reading.ac.uk
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/unirdg_collections
Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG) Scotland @cahgscotland.bsky.social - A self-sustaining network of community archive groups within Scotland
- Collaboration and mutual support
- Celebrating and highlighting its diversity
https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/community-archives/community-archives-and-heritage-group-scotland
Kresen Kernow @kresenkernow.bsky.social Home to a million and a half original documents, books & photographs relating to Cornwall's history! Provider of activities & resources linked to these! Connecting, collecting and inspiring people here and across the world with Cornwall's archive history.
Churchill Archives Centre @chuarchives.bsky.social Where the modern history of Britain is open to all. Home to the personal papers of 600 political, military, and scientific figures.
https://archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/
SOAS Special Collections @soas-speccoll.bsky.social Archives, manuscripts and rare books from
@SOASLibrary, the UK National Research Library for Asia, Africa and the Middle East | special.collections@soas.ac.uk
DCLA Reading Room @dclareadingroom.bsky.social The Reading Room, Dublin City Library and Archive, 139-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 1 2224999
We collect, care for and share Dublin's history.
George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social Community archive of black grassroots activist and cultural movements associated with John La Rose and Sarah White, co-founders of New Beacon Books, and many others. Testimony to the creativity and resilience of black resistance.
https://linktr.ee/thegpi
ARA Scotland @arascot.bsky.social The Scottish section of @araukie.bsky.social
Comann na Tasglannan is Clàraidhean na h-Alba.
Bishopsgate Institute @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social Proudly independent since 1895. Dive into our archives and learn with us online. https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social Newcastle University Special Collections & Archives is an Accredited Archive Service, home to Newcastle University's archive and rare book collections.
Find out more: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/
@theriversideucc.bsky.social @theriversideucc.bsky.social Reflections on Special Collections, Archives & Research & Digital Services, UCC Library, Ireland. linktr.ee/theriversideUCC
The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social Opening 16.01.26, a new public resource dedicated to the Scottish writer Agnes Owens. This archive is housed within agrayarchive.bsky.social
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre @heritagewshc.bsky.social Home to 11 miles of archives & local studies collections, charting the history of people, places and events across Wiltshire & Swindon.
Catalyst Museum @catalystarchives.bsky.social Museum of the Chemical Industry in Widnes, Cheshire and home of the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) archives - well, some of them at least ... and much more
From Judith Wilde @heyjudewilde.bsky.social
and Charlie Linton @charlie-linton.bsky.social
📚 Dunblane's historic Leighton Library @leightonlibrary.bsky.social Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library, built 1687 from bequest of 17th century Robert Leighton, Principal of University of Edinburgh, Chancellor of University of Glasgow, Bishop of Dunblane Cathedral
https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uk
Guildhall Library @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social The Library of London History.
https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/libraries/guildhall-library
British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social The British Records Association is a UK charity, working for archives since 1932. Please become a member and support our work https://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/
LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social Home to: LJMU's history; punk & pop culture; visual arts; music; women & girls' comics (Femorabilia); Stafford Beer; Liverpool theatre; 19th Century periodicals; & more! ✏📰
https://linktr.ee/ljmu_sca
The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social
Working towards a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.
https://www.linnean.org/
Uni of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives SCHA @uoscollections.bsky.social 🎪National Fairground and Circus Archive
📜Special Collections and Archives
🖼️University Heritage Collection
📚University Archives
tinyurl.com/unisheffSCHA
UEA Archives @ueaarchives.bsky.social University of East Anglia's Archives / Doris Lessing/ British Archive for Contemporary Writing / Towards a Centre for Contemporary Poetry www.uea.ac.uk/bacw
National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social Sharing Ireland's stories through our unique collections/ Ag roinnt scéal na hÉireann tríd ár mbailiúcháin uathúla.
Explore our collections: https://www.nli.ie/collections/our-collections
ITMA - Irish Traditional Music Archive @itmadublin.bsky.social ITMA is home to the largest, most comprehensive collection of Irish traditional music, song, and dance in the world.
RAS Library and Archives @astrolibrarian.bsky.social We look after the astronomy and geophysics collections in the library and archive of the Royal Astronomical Society.
https://ras.ac.uk/library
Angus Library and Archive @anguslibrary.bsky.social A unique collection of Baptist and nonconformist history from across the world, including China, India, Jamaica, Africa and the UK. Our collection contains printed texts, manuscripts, photographs, slides and more!
https://theangus.rpc.ox.ac.uk/ 
Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social Caring and sharing the archives and historical collections at Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk
The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian sorchadallas.bsky.social
News UK Archives @newsukarchives.bsky.social Promoting & preserving historic archival content from our seminal press publications.
To licence available images, contact http://newssyndication.com
medium.com/@NewsUKArchives
araireland @araireland.bsky.social Official account for Archives and Records Association, Ireland. Cuntas oifigiúil Cumainn Cartlann agus Taifead, Éire.
Ireland / Northern Ireland
#IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
https://araireland.ie/
@archifaucymru.bsky.social @archifaucymru.bsky.social 
@archiveswales.bsky.social @archiveswales.bsky.social 
Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social The RCN (@rcn.org.uk) Library and Museum is Europe’s largest nursing library. Use our services online or visit our libraries, exhibitions and events in person.
Get in touch via: www.rcn.org.uk/library
Online|Belfast|Cardiff|Edinburgh|London
Archives North @archivesnorth.bsky.social Archival finds and historical stories from South Yorkshire
Archives West Midlands @archiveswm.bsky.social Archives West Midlands is a Non-Profit Organization that exists to protect and conserve the regions rich and diverse archives for now and for the future.
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/ 
CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group @ciliprarebooks.bsky.social 
Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Putting class back on the agenda.
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social www.virtualtreasury.ie
An All-Island & International Legacy from Decade of Centenaries
Core partners: National Archives Ireland, The National Archives UK, Public Record Office Northern Ireland, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Library Trinity College Dublin
UCD Archives @ucdarchives.bsky.social We curate private paper collections documenting the modern Irish State; UCD; and many elements of the Franciscan manuscript patrimony. www.ucd.ie/archives
AMARC @amarc.bsky.social The Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections - promoting the study, accessibility and preservation of manuscripts and archives
https://amarcsite.wordpress.com/
Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social The Religious Archives Group (RAG) is a voluntary organization supporting the archives of all faith communities in the UK, including those of secularist organizations.
https://religiousarchivesgroup.org.uk
The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust, aka NMCT @thenmct.bsky.social We give grants for manuscript conservation projects and are the the only UK charity focusing solely on supporting manuscript conservation in non-national GLAMs
MSP Archive @msp-archive.bsky.social Military Service Pensions Archive.
The largest collection in the Military Archives in Ireland.
www.militaryarchives.ie www.militarypensions.wordpress.com
RCPSG Heritage @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social News, events and stories from the library, archive and museum at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/ #histmed #libraries #archives #museums
Oxford Bibliographical Society @obs1922.bsky.social Founded 104 years ago, the OBS celebrates the collection, care, and enjoyment of libraries, books, and archives of all sizes📚
Oxford, England
oxbibsoc.wordpress.com
Alpine Club Library @alpineclublib.bsky.social The Alpine Club Library - devoted to mountains, mountaineering and the history of both. Part of @alpineclub.bsky.social
Open to visitors & club members on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social We provide leadership for the archives and records management sector in Scotland. Lead. Inform. Inspire.
Website: https://www.scottisharchives.org.uk/
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social The International Heritage Centre tells the story of The Salvation Army from its origins in the 1860s to the present, both in the UK and internationally.
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/international-heritage-centre
Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social Whitchurch Hospital is a closed Mental Health Hospital in Cardiff 🏴
1908-2016
Used as a military hospital during both World Wars.
Originally known as the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.
Account run by Whitchurch Hospital Historcial Society (Est. 2009)
The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social Special collections library at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/parker-library
Parker Library On the Web - our medieval and early modern MSS digitised
https://parker.stanford.edu/parker
The Portico Library @porticolibrary.bsky.social The Portico Library is Manchester’s original 19th-century home of literature and learning. Uncovering, imagining, and sharing new histories together.
Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social Enabling innovative research with British Library digital collections. Posts by our Digital Curators were at https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/
We're not age verified (!) so we can't see DMs.
Relayed from Mastodon by Skymoth
NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social Connecting you with North Lanarkshire's industrial & social heritage | Explore museum, archive & local studies collections | Visit our museums & search rooms
Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland.
Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM).
Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more.
Read, write, rest!
linktr.ee/gladlib
Cambridge Digital Library @camdiglib.bsky.social Explore Cambridge Digital Library:
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/
ENU Heritage Collections @enuheritage.bsky.social Home of Edinburgh Napier University's archives, rare books, and museum collections.
See also @edinburghnapier.bsky.social and @enulibrary.bsky.social. 
LSE Library @lselibrary.bsky.social Sharing our collections, celebrating our community and letting you know about our free events! Home to @lsepress.bsky.social and proudly #PartOfLSE.
lse.ac.uk/library
Stromness Museum @stromnessmuseum.bsky.social Orkney's museum of Natural and Maritime History, founded in 1837. "A treasure trove of objects from across the centuries..."
Museum of Gloucester @museumofgloucester.bsky.social Telling the collective story of the city and people of Gloucester from the Romans to now. We've also got shed-loads of amazing clocks.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, telling two million years of human history 🗺
Website: maa.cam.ac.uk/
Collections: collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/
Blog: maadigitallab.org/
Museum of the Home @museumofthehome.bsky.social Revealing and rethinking the ways we live in order to live better together.
Open Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10am–5pm. Closed on Mondays.
136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA
Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds historic materials for the London Borough of Bexley
University of Stirling Archives @unistirarchives.bsky.social News, events and activities related to the collections held in the University of Stirling Archives.
Find out more at:
https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives
Tullie Carlisle @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social Museum and Café Tullie open 7 days a week. Next exhibition Tick Tock Marvels: The Playful World of Automata opens 13 June.