Update: Society of Wood Engravers Archive

We’re pleased to announce that the work undertaken by Clare Connolly to catalogue the archive of the Society of Wood Engravers (SWE) has now been completed and the catalogue can be searched online. In her last blog post for us, Clare shares what she has learnt about the SWE through its archive.

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Please bear with us…

Essential repairs are taking place in Special Collections over the next few weeks and our new exhibition will now open on 24 June.

The Reading Room remains open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, and on the following Saturdays from 12noon-4pm: 18 May, 8 and 15 June. Visitors will need to press the Reading Room buzzer to gain entry.

The gallery will re-open on Monday 24 June.

Image: Detail from an advertisement published by William Marples and Sons, Sheffield, 1888, held in the Trade Catalogue Collection at Special Collections.