Stef Dickers

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

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 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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: inquest.org.uk/blog/blair-pea…

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 niamh.glanville-frayne@bishopsgate.org.uk

⏪ 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.

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?

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

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

Head over to IG now!!! 🖤🖤🖤

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: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-revea… 📷 Paul Soso (1/2)

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!

Saturday @BishopsgateInst

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: orlo.uk/symposium_wTAMm

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

We will be collecting @BishopsgateInst....

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

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...

Sounds amazing!

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

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