By Deacon Fenton, Graduate Intern Summer 2026 As a recent leaver of York St John University, I have had the privilege of working with the university archives as part of the Graduate Internship programme. The role caught my eye immediately
Our graduate archive intern, Deacon, has researched and written two more pieces about figures from YSJ’s history. In this article, he explores the life of the pioneering Eva Lett. Although Ripon Training College was established in 1862 as a teacher
Our graduate archive intern, Deacon, has researched and written two more pieces about figures from YSJ’s history. In this article, he explores the life of Mary Mander. Mander was an accomplished and natural teacher who thoroughly loved the art of
The final post of our three-part blog series about influential figures from YSJ’s history, written and researched by Deacon, our graduate archive intern. The Cruse Sisters – Henrietta, Mary and Catherine – were trailblazers in female education and played a
The second in our three-part blog series celebrating figures from YSJ’s history, researched and written by our archive graduate intern Deacon. John Harrison, known to his friends as ‘Jack’, is perhaps one of St John’s College’s most beloved students. His
This is the first of three posts written by the YSJ archive intern, Deacon, about notable figures from YSJ’s history. He’s delved into the archive to learn more about the people whose lives shaped and were shaped by YSJ in
Our new Library display focuses on student creativity and leisure throughout YSJ’s history, encompassing theatre productions, sports and personal hobbies. It was developed with the YSJ archivist, the archive graduate intern along with the Library and Learning Advice team. We
Working on the York Theatre Royal Archives Jules Hiraeth reflects on her work placement at the YSJ archives. As a second-year student taking an English literature and film studies course, I had the honour to explore the archives of York
Behind the Scenes at the Archives: working on a digitisation project at York St John’s Historical Archive By Suzie McKenzie and Charlotte O’Brien, 2nd year History students at York St John Over the course of semester 1 this year, we
Black History at York St John – an archive display for Black History Month 2024 Come to the library to see our display of resources from our archive uncovering the history of early Black students at York St John. Introduction
Behind the scenes at the archives: transcribing the diary of former student William Holmes, 1892-3 By Raluca-Maria Corcea, 2nd year English Literature student at York St John As part of the Literature at Work module I undertook this year, I
Behind the scenes at the archives: doing work experience with York St John’s Historical Archive collections By Jasmine Reed and Connor Brown, second year History students at YSJ As part of our History, Community and Culture module, history students such
This is the second in a series of blog posts about York St John’s male students through history. The first post, ‘Discipline and Defiance’ focused on the 19th and early 20th century, when students were subject to strict rules, while
Following my International Women’s Day post on our female students last year, I thought I’d write next about the contrasting experience of the male students. From the original founding of the York Diocesan Training College in the 1840s, men and
YSJ Women – an archive display for International Women’s Day, 8th March 2022 I first started thinking about doing a display on Women at YSJ when the Alumni Office asked for some information about the earliest women students at York