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History finalist Rob Allan is using original diaries held in the Archives as source material for his dissertation. Written during the First World War by Septimus Bennett (brother of the author Arnold Bennett) the diaries describe life and work in and around a Sheffield munitions factory. Rob says “Archives are allowing me to explore individual experiences. Using the diaries alongside secondary sources is giving me a better idea of what this period was really like.” 

Find out about our Special Collections and Archives http://www.keele.ac.uk/library/specarc/

New exhibition in the Library

Keele History student Rob Allan has produced a display on Arnold Bennett's activities during the First World War, contributing to the University's commemoration of the centenary of the war. The Campus Library holds material relating to Bennett’s professional and personal life, including original literary manuscripts and a large amount of family correspondence. During his work placement in the Archives, Rob researched and digitised original records to illustrate Bennett's war-time experiences.

Take a look at the display on the top floor of the Library, 

or view at Arnold Bennett: A Writer at War