Spring has sprung, and the daffodils here at Special Collections are out in full force! If youâre coming in or even just passing by, take a moment to enjoy them. […]
Professor Daniel Göske, Christian WeiĂ (UniversitĂ€t Kassel), âInside Narratives: What Archives Tell Us about the Making of World Literature in the 1920s and 1930sâ Marketing international modernism in the 1920s […]
This was the title of a recent seminar given as part of the English Departmentsâs latest Archives & Text series which I attended with volunteers Kaye Gough and Ann Livingstone. […]
Brian Ryder is one of our volunteers here at Special Collections. Brianâs history with Reading collections is a long one; he used to be one of our project cataloguers and […]
Itâs #WorldBookDay: a day to celebrate everything book and reading related, from authors to illustrators to publishers⊠Since 1995, the first Thursday in March has been celebrated as World Book […]
The remarkably diverse collections held by the University of Readingâs Special Collections service and MERL are currently being celebrated with displays of new collections based art work in our reading […]
Todayâs guest post from Judith Watts explores our Mills & Boon Collection. Judith is studying for her PhD as part of a unique collections-based research project at the University of Reading. […]
Tired of hearts and roses for Valentineâs Day? Delve into the Mills and Boon world of innuendo instead! Boon Mots: Anthology of Artless Extracts compiles Mills and Boon editorsâ favourite […]
Guest post from Dr John Holmes, Associate Professor in English Literature at the University of Reading, to celebrate Darwin Day: a global celebration of science and reason held on the birthday anniversary of […]
Our fascinating new âItaly at Warâ exhibition is now in place in our staircase hall. Â Archival material from the Special Collections of the University of Reading offer a captivating insight […]