Bringing history to life in Leeds with the help of M&S

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Jun 2016, 01:18 BST
14th March 2012. Archivist Katherine Carter views a 1950's dress, just one of the items from the vast collection held in the new Michael Marks Building at the University of Leeds, which will house M&S full Company Archive collection of more than 70,000 items.14th March 2012. Archivist Katherine Carter views a 1950's dress, just one of the items from the vast collection held in the new Michael Marks Building at the University of Leeds, which will house M&S full Company Archive collection of more than 70,000 items.
14th March 2012. Archivist Katherine Carter views a 1950's dress, just one of the items from the vast collection held in the new Michael Marks Building at the University of Leeds, which will house M&S full Company Archive collection of more than 70,000 items.
THE MARKS & Spencer Archive is bringing the company's 132-year history to life in the classroom, with the launch of a new virtual outreach programme for primary schools.

Pupils can learn about social history through interactive live video lessons with actors playing the M&S founder, Michael Marks, and his son, Simon Marks.

Three workshops, which are 45 minutes long and free, have been developed for English, history and IT lessons. They all draw on materials from the company archive, which is based at Leeds University.

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