Stef Dickers

Special Collections and Archives Manager @BishopsgateInst & @WestHamUtd fanatic. Rather passionate about #London, #activist, #queer & #fetish #archives.

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

What would be in YOUR LGBTQ+ Archive? We’d love to preserve, celebrate & provide a loving home for your badges, banners, letters, diaries, art, books or flyers, physical or digital, in archives @BishopsgateInst. Get in touch!! #everyoneshistoryisimportant

[Dr Kavita Maya @arachnomancy]

Big thanks to @stefdickers and @BishopsgateInst for taking my gender studies classes around the feminist & LGBTQ+ archives today. Celebrating & archiving queer communities & histories is more important than ever in a week like this one 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Police Spies Out of Lives @out_of_lives]

Incredibly powerful visit to @BishopsgateInst to see the Blair Peach archive donated by the amazing Celia Stubbs, including a section on #spycops surveillance of her campaign for justice.

More information from @INQUEST_ORG here:
https://t.co/LGXwvtXMUV

[Terrence Higgins Trust @THTorguk]

This LGBT History Month, we're looking back at our archive.

If you're a former staff member or volunteer, help us mark our history at a drop-in at the Bishopsgate Institute, hosted by Sir Nick Partridge.

📅 14 Feb
⏰ 2pm-4pm

RSVP to [email protected]

[Royal Vauxhall Tavern @thervt]

⏪ November, 1981: Standing room only at The RVT for a special charity night headed by the legendary Diana Dors and drag stars The Trollettes. 📸 captured by Robert Workman from his archive @BishopsgateInst c/o @stefdickers.

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

An amazing friend of the Archives @BishopsgateInst has donated every copy of the legendary Drummer magazine! I can’t say how chuffed we are! Perhaps the only full run in the UK?

[Psychojographer @psychojography]

Boxes of delight. The emerging East London Photographers' Archive (ELPA) at @BishopsgateInst

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

The legendary Diana Dors packs them in at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, November 1981. Captured gorgeously by Robert Workman from his archive @BishopsgateInst

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

Head over to IG now!!! 🖤🖤🖤

[The National Archives Sector @UKNatArcSector]

We’re delighted to announce, with our partners @HeritageFundUK @ThePilgrimTrust & @wolfsonfdn, the latest eight recipients of the #ArchivesRevealed scoping grants!

Read all about them here: https://t.co/YerkpMAUCa

📷 Paul Soso (1/2)

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

Thrilled @BishopsgateInst to receive a Archives Scoping Grant Award from @UkNatArchives to survey the archive of underground club photographer Paul Soso (1963-2020) with his friends and family. Thousands of incredible images from the fetish & underground scene. Thanks so much!

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

Saturday @BishopsgateInst

[The National Archives Research @UkNatArcRes]

Join us next Tuesday 3 Dec at our free online symposium to explore HIV & AIDS related collections, research, & responses.

Ft. speakers from @ExploreWellcome, @BishopsgateInst, @LSHTM + more.

Find out more and book: https://t.co/rSi6a1mlCA

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

LGBTQIA+ OBJECT ARCHIVING SESSION! What object do you feel plays a part a significant in your LGBTQIA+ journey? It could be anything – We want to archive it! The Archives Team & can't wait to meet you! Venue: @bishopsgateinstitute, 4th December, 6-8 pm

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

We will be collecting @BishopsgateInst....

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

The sex cinemas of New York City, photographed by the incredible Robert Workman, 21 August 1977. From his #archive @BishopsgateInst #NewYork #streetphotography #cinema #LGBTQ

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

This week has been a whirlwind of student tours @BishopsgateInst. We love (on many occasions) being students' first experience of an archive & seeing them come away thoroughly inspired. OK, I suppose we're not your normal archive....let us know if you want to bring a group in...

[Stef Dickers @stefdickers]

Sounds amazing!

[Michael R. Goss @DelectableM]

Another large part of my books and archives deposited @BishopsgateInst #London

[Museum of Liverpool @MuseumLiverpool]

In addition to charting Holly's extraordinary music career, The Holly Johnson Story explores the impact of HIV and AIDS, particularly in the 1980s. Objects on display are kindly on loan from @BishopsgateInst @SahirHouse and donated by @disheedee