We are excited to announce the launch of our new LGBTQ+ project: COLLECTIVE. Over the next year, we will collaborate with Staffordshire communities to increase the representation of LGBTQ+ histories across our archive and museum collection. We need your help!

COLLECTIVE will bring together ephemera items that speak to the histories of LGBTQ+ communities across Staffordshire, preserving these vital stories for now and the future. Examples might include leaflets and posters, pins/badges, letters, clothing, and photographs: anything with a link to LGBTQ+ past or present. We are hoping to collect items that relate communities in Staffordshire, whether the object or the donor has links with the county.

If you have any questions about items you’d like to donate, or about the donation and archiving process, please email hannah.grangesales@staffordshire.gov.uk.