2015 – Page 4 – Collections – Special Collections

‘What does a poet need to be successful?’: Alun Lewis (1915-1944) in the spotlight

This post comes from Brian Ryder, one of our volunteers here at Special Collections. Brian’s history with Reading collections is a long one; he used to be one of our […]

Reading University Library & Collections Services joins RLUK

We are thrilled to announce that Reading’s University Library and Collections Services (ULCS) is now a member of RLUK (Research Libraries UK), an alliance of leading libraries in the UK. The process […]

Yeats at 150

This Saturday 13th June is the 150th Anniversary of the birth of William Butler Yeats, with events taking place across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Here at Special Collections we […]

Volunteer’s Voice: Sophie

This week is Volunteers’ Week and we are celebrating the wonderful work done by our volunteers and thanking them for all the hours and effort they put into making the […]

‘Come to the Farm’ exhibition now at Special Collections

Just a quick reminder you can now view our fabulous exhibition – ‘Come to the farm : children’s books on farming‘ – in the Staircase Hall at Special Collections. This […]

‘Come to the Farm’ and ‘William the Dragon’: sharing stories from our Children’s Collection

What better way to celebrate May being National Share-a-Story Month and 15 May being the International Day of Families – than a chance to look at some of the highlights of […]

Some early printing finds from the John Lewis Printing Collection

Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian Whilst retrieving an item for a reader, I came across a wonderful selection of illuminated manuscript leaves and original leaves from books by early […]

Text or Archive? The Diaries (1800-1815) of Joseph Woolley, Framework Knitter: Talk by Professor Carolyn Steedman

Joins us here at Special Collections on Monday 27th April at 5.15pm for this fascinating talk from Professor Carolyn Steedman.

Rural Reads Plus review: Winter Sonata

For the month of March 2015, Rural Reads Plus read Winter Sonata by Dorothy Edwards. We have the Dorothy Edwards Collection within our Special Collections plus it also a rural […]

Ladybird by Design: Fascinating talk with Lawrence Zeegen

A fascinating talk by Lawrence Zeegen with a pop up exhibition was held last night to celebrate the centenary of Ladybird Books. Let our University Archivist, Guy Baxter, fill you in: […]