Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Unsurprisingly, the Special Collections and Museum of English Rural Life Libraries have a number of items relating horses; from journals to artwork, rare […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian February 14th celebrates Valentineâs Day, the Christian feast day of the martyred St Valentine of Rome. While we know that the celebration originated […]
Written by Erika Delbecque, UMASCS Librarian Today is Darwin Day, an annual event that marks the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. It aims to highlight Darwinâs contribution to science and […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian This weekâs Travel Thursday follows the voyages of the ship Alceste as recounted by the shipâs surgeon, John McLeod in his âVoyage of His […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian If you are visiting the University Library, take a look at our new colourful exhibition on display in the entrance area! The exhibition, entitled […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian A fortnight ago, we were delighted to welcome three groups of UII (Year 5) girls from the Abbey Junior School with their teachers and the […]
Written by David Thomas, UMASCS Graduate Trainee Library Assistant We recently made quite a discovery in Special Collections â a book that had once belonged to Mary Shelley. Shelleyâs gothic […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian. This weekâs Travel Thursday focuses on adventure a little closer to home, with Henry Tauntâs âNew Map of the River Thamesâ (c.1878) Â [Reserve […]
Jack Davies, Assistant Lecturer of History and PhD student at the University of Kent, tells us about his research into stately home hospitals during the First World War, notably at Cliveden, […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Our collection of printed materials on bees and apiculture brings together the Cotton Collection and the books from the H. Malcolm Fraser Collection, supplemented […]