TUC Librarian

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ABOUT THE POST
This is an exciting time to join Special Collections as we extend our support for student learning and academic teaching, following a recent move to our Holloway Road campus.

Special Collections is part of our Library Services and includes archives, rare books, and historic objects that span over 350 years. The main collections, which comprise our University Archive, The Archive of the Irish in Britain, the Trades Union Congress Library collections and Frederick Parker Archive, range in format from personal letters to oral history and photographs.

Trades Union Congress Library Collections
The TUC Library is the major research library for the study of all aspects of trade unions, collective bargaining and labour history, with both historical and contemporary coverage. The core areas of the collection are the publications of the TUC since its foundation in 1868, reference and historical works on the labour and trade union movement, union publications from the UK and overseas, and documents relating to working conditions and industrial relations in various industries. The collections also contain material collected from the wide-ranging campaigns and policy areas in which the TUC has been involved over the course of its history.

The TUC Library also contains significant archive collections, including the records of the Workers' Educational Association, the Labour Research Department and the personal papers of Gertrude Tuckwell (1861-1951) and Marjorie Nicholson (1914-1997).

For this role we are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Library or Archive professional to manage, maintain and develop the TUC Collections on behalf of the University and the TUC.

You will liaise with the University’s Schools and the TUC to promote the collections to students, academic staff, and external researchers. You will collaborate with community partners and other relevant bodies, supervise staff and volunteers, secure external funding for projects and contribute to supporting the delivery of the wider Special Collections service.

Due to the nature of the job, this role is ‘campus first’. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required.

You are welcome to email David Baldwin (d.baldwin@londonmet.ac.uk) about the role and any other queries you might have.

Interviews: week commencing 23 June 2025.

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