Dawn Stewart

Brand Archive Manager - The Macallan, book, sci fi and rock music lover.

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Commemorative trowels were often awarded to mark the construction of significant buildings. This decorative, silver trowel was presented to Sir William Collins, former Lord Provost of Glasgow, after he lay the foundation stone of Whifflet Free Church in 1882. #HCArchive

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Here at #HCArchive we're joining @ARAScot to look at some of our favourite children's Christmas classics, both past and present, to make sure this festive season is #MerryAndBright! #ArchiveAdventCalendar

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For today's #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme by @ARAScot we are sharing this wonderful #WinterWonderland scene from the front cover of our Young Elizabethan magazine from December 1955. The magazine was founded in 1948 & started life as Collins Magazine for Boys and Girls. #HCArchive

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It's Halloween tomorrow & we hope you have your costumes at the ready! We have been getting in the mood by digging up spooky titles from #HCArchive and enjoying their creepy illustrations, such as these from 'Haunting Stories of Ghosts and Ghouls' published by Hamlyn in 1985. 👻

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This week we're taking part in Explore Your Archive Week, and one theme we know a lot about is #EYAFamily. Collins was founded by William Collins in 1819, who started a publishing family dynasty with at least five other William Collins leading the business after him. #HCArchives

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This week in #HCArchive we are enjoying this 'Printer & Stationer & Paper Trade Review' from 1880, which includes adverts from many different printers including a centre spread by William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. It also features a section for 'mill and trade gossip'!

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This week at #HCArchive we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of A. A. Milne's When We Were Very Young. Published on the 6th November 1924, the poem 'Teddy Bear' was the first appearance of Winnie-the-Pooh.’

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We are currently cataloguing our old trade catalogues in advance of #HCArchive's move to Robroyston next year & thought we would share some of our past autumn editions. These include a catalogue from autumn 1925 with a cover illustrating the development of the house of Collins.

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It might be one day early,
But #HCArchive would like to say;
To every reader, big or small,
Happy National Poetry Day!

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To all our Tolkien fans around the world, happy (belated) Hobbit Day from #HCArchives!

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School holidays are sadly over but we are ready to learn & be inspired by the Collins School Series which contain a mix of educational text & popular childrens' stories! Published in the late 1800s/early 1900s these were hugely popular & sold hundreds of thousands. #HCArchive

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Starting with the publication of Mr Tickle in August 1971 and the publication of Little Miss Bossy in 1981, the Mr Men and Little Miss series spans over 50 years and has grown to over 90 characters. We have many of these characters in #HCarchive in a variety of books!

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Excited to say that bookings for our conference with @_BusinessArch are now open to all 👉https://t.co/w9tv235ZHA

Draft programme here https://t.co/LEayArNCqm and details about the venue and getting to Glasgow here https://t.co/OTUEXodtjL

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Yesterday George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Game of Thrones’ turned 28 years old! To celebrate, here are some of our favourite editions from #HCArchives

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We are brushing up on our history of the Olympic Games in #HCarchive with this book by Wolfgang Girardi, published by Collins in 1972. It was part of The International Library: a collaboration between five publishers to produce a series of information books for young people.

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We're looking 'Behind the Scenes at Wimbledon' this week with this title by past Wimbledon secretary Duncan Macaulay, published by Collins in 1965. This history of Wimbledon since 1922 includes Collins family member Ian G. Collins who also competed in the Davis Cup! #HCArchive

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The Euros are well under way and we have football fever in #HCArchive. We thought we would share a glimpse into our football related titles, which include match reports and images of different grounds as well as the first written record of the Football League table in 1888-1889.

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Our 2024 AGM will be held next week in Perth on 20th June and features talks on the topic of archives & museums.

This event is open to all, new professionals, colleagues in archives & museum sectors and of course BACS members!

Book your FREE place here https://t.co/XaSyjecFik

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For fans of Thomas the Tank it's Rev. W. Awdry's birthday on 15th of June, so we are sharing some of the items we hold in the archive relating to his popular series of children's books, The Railway Series. We have books, jigsaw puzzles, maps of Sodor, and even vinyls! #HCArchive

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This week marks the anniversary of the publication of Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. It was the first of many Christie books published by William Collins. Since its first publication in 1926, it's been reprinted and reread over and over again. #HCArchive