Drop in to the Archives Reading Room in Mile End Library to delve into the world of Queen Mary’s Black alumni of the past.
Princess Alakija Tejumade in a Westfield College Group photograph, May 1949 [Ref. WFD/25/3/24]
Event information:Wednesday 23 October 2024 - 1pm - 5pm - Mile End Library Archives Reading Room
Queen Mary’s Archives and Students Union have collaborated to bring you this event exploring the lives of our former students and alumni through a display of historical records from our collections. We are inviting you to explore these records yourself, so touching is encouraged!
This year will include a special focus on Princess Alakija Tejumade, an Ife Princess from Nigeria who travelled to London to study at Westfield College in the 1940s. Westfield College is a founding institution of Queen Mary University of London and a former women’s college.
This is an informal drop-in session, so come along for as little or long as you like and find out more about your university's heritage. On the day look out for our helpers near the Black History Month book display on the Ground Floor of Mile End Library – they are happy to point you in the direction of the Archives Reading Room.
We plan to make this event fully accessible but if you have any questions about this do get in touch with archives@qmul.ac.uk.