Debra Doggett

Archivist. Carer. Trainee counsellor. Nature and wildlife enthusiast (bore?!). Art lover.
Personal profile - opinions are my own.

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

@UkNatArchives @ARAUK_IE @archiveshub @ArchiveHashtag @GlosHeritageHub @ARAnewprofs

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

We're hiring! @MulberryBushOrg is looking for a Project Archivist to catalogue its organisational records. Deadline for applications is 26th March. For further details and an application form please see our website: https://t.co/KaCodEuV2i

[Brayden Creations @BraydenCreation]

Photographers, show me your favorite Orange/Yellow Photos!! 📸🟠🟡

Re-tweeting all!

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

@BraydenCreation Awesome thread!

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

A copy of this book from Tower Hamlets African & Caribbean Mental Health Organisation is housed in our #Archives & documents the lives of 5 black writers who came to East London in the 18th century, exploring their work, & the journeys they took to deliver it #BlackHistoryMonth

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

Published in the Oct edition of The TCJ, archivist Debra Doggett's paper 'What Have YOU Done' discusses the importance of #archives and how the collections can promote discussion, reflection and a learning opportunity 👉 https://t.co/fQSuqUOGDm

[Luke Steele @Lukesteele4]

Glen Prosen grouse moor acquired for nature restoration — thanks to the ambition of @ForestryLS. 🎉

They’re the first public body to buy an upland estate to restore peatlands and expand native woodland to deliver benefits for nature, climate and people.

[OneKind @onekindtweet]

Marching with our supporters down the Royal Mile #ForTheFoxes and all animals that suffer from the cruelty of snares and foxhunting 📢 #BanSnares #BanFoxhunting

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

@BernardineEvari who would you choose as recent Black pioneers? #BlackHistoryMonth

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

Kamala Harris (1st female USA Vice President)
Bernardine Evaristo OBE (Author, 1st Black woman to win Booker Prize)
Marcus Rashford (Athlete, children's mental health campaigner)
Nina Simone (Musician, civil rights activist)
Maya Angelou (Author/Feminist)

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

William Worthy (Political journalist)
Robert Johnson (Blues pioneer)
Mo Farah (The most successful male track Olympic athlete ever)

[Debra Doggett @Debs_Doggett]

Kamala Harris (1st female USA Vice President)
Bernardine Evaristo OBE (Author, 1st Black woman to win Booker Prize)
Marcus Rashford (Athlete, children's mental health campaigner)
Nina Simone (Musician, civil rights activist)
Maya Angelou (Author/Feminist)

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

Some of the pioneers featured in this workbook housed in our #Archives include Charles Drew (Dr and blood bank pioneer), Sojourner Truth (anti-slavery and women's rights activist) & Elijah McCoy (mechanic and inventor).

Who would you include in a more recent list? 🧵

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

🔎 Things You Never Expect To Find In The #Archives: Whale Vomit!!

The ambergris is preserved in its own bottle from c.1970s thought to be from a Parisian parfumerie, worn by John Maher, partner of Dennie Briggs. What a 'whale' of a find! 😁

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

🌞 Spotted enjoying the sun at MB3 this morning: green woodpeckers, buzzards & butterflies. Can you find the blue tit chilling in the apple tree? Animals get dehydrated too; we��ve put water around the site & we’re thankful for our shady wooded walk🦋🌺🌳 https://t.co/JboyH0suKT

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

In 1957 young people were encouraged to take unskilled jobs to provide for their parents. Our #archives copy of Journey Through Adolescence records that girls left school to become wives & mothers. @UN is still working to equalise education for young people around the world #WYSD

[ARASouthWest @ARASouthWest]

We are excited to announce our next meeting will be held @MulberryBushOrg Third Space on 18 July. The focus will be on Accreditation and ARA professional membership. For more info or to sign up email [email protected].

[Andrew Stronach @aistronach]

It’s a little known “fact” that hedgehogs will sometimes play snooker with the neighbourhood cats. Excellent example here of “potting the ginger.” 🦔 🎱 🐈 @DickKingSmith

[Brent Cizek @brentcizekphoto]

Mama & Papa Barred Owls have had their work cut out for them feeding their 4 babies this year. My wife and I were pretty excited that we were finally able to see all 4 babies together.

[Ravilious @Ravilious1942]

Channel Steamer Leaving Harbour, Eric Ravilious, 1935. It depicts a cross-channel ferry leaving Newhaven harbour in East #Sussex. The original artwork is in a private collection.

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

🏳️‍🌈 Happy #Pride Month! ���️‍🌈

This badge is one of many collected by American Therapeutic Community pioneer Dennie Briggs and his partner John Maher.

We are currently appraising Dennie's wider collection and hope to have a catalogue available soon.

#PrideMonth2022 #archives

[The Mulberry Bush @MulberryBushOrg]

While digitising the visitor book of the Little Commonwealth, #archivist Gareth Beynon became curious about what motivated #suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst to make the journey from London to rural Dorset. Find out what he discovered 👉 https://t.co/xGSe4eFWTB
#archives #History