Clare Plascow (Collections Officer) describes her exciting auction experience, a rare opportunity to see examples of John Berryâs work for Ladybird during MERLâs extended hours tonight⊠and her love for kippersâŠÂ […]
Donât miss this special opportunity to view our recently acquired additions to our Ladybird Archive! Thanks to our partnership with Ladybird Books Ltd, Special Collections will be displaying a total […]
We were sad to hear that Brian Aldiss (born 1925), one of Britainâs most notable writers of science fiction, passed away earlier this week.  Author of the Helliconia trilogy, one of Aldissâ […]
The Sainsbury Singers are performing The Wizard of Oz from 17th â 20th May 2017 at the Hexagon, Reading. Â They visited us here at Special Collections a few weeks ago […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish (UMASCS Librarian) One of the most significant additions to our rare book collections in recent years has been a copy of a 1908 edition of The […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian The art and literature of the 1890s is one of the strengths of the Universityâs Special Collections. However, although these holdings, along with the […]
The publishing archives of Chatto and Windus provide a fascinating insight into the process which brings a new book to its readers, allowing us to see the interplay between the […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian Behold the wonder of this present age, A famous river now becomes a stage. Question not what I now declare to you, The Thames […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian In seventeenth-century Europe, no library would be considered complete without a pair of globes and the provision of up-to-date maps and atlases as a […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian The University of Readingâs Special Collections Service is home to the fascinating papers and unique library of Herbert Leader Hawkins, Professor of Geology at […]