News and Views
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Published Date
- February 13, 2026
Mills & Boon: The Surprise Archive
Having long been a lover of a good romance novel, it was a dream come true to be granted permission…
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Published Date
- February 2, 2026
Festivals of the Imagination: early editions of novels and poetry by James Joyce
In 2020, Stephen James Joyce, Joyce’s grandson, bequeathed the Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection to the University of Reading Special…
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Published Date
- December 9, 2025
Family photos from the personal archive of James Joyce
The Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection The University of Reading has acquired a major collection of books, documents and…
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Published Date
- November 24, 2025
A Century in Print: Exploring Student Life Through University of Reading’s Magazines (Part 2)
We continue our journey through the extensive range of periodical publications housed in the University History collection, also known as…
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Published Date
- November 14, 2025
A Century in Print: Exploring Student Life Through University of Reading’s Magazines (Part 1)
As part of the Special Collections library team, I am responsible for cataloguing and making available the printed and published…
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Published Date
- October 23, 2025
A pile of old letters – new research methods, vintage limitations
Written by Amanda Knight, Graduate Trainee Archive Assistant, 2024-2025. As the latest in a succession of Graduate Trainee Archive…
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Published Date
- October 10, 2025
New events inspired by the DEGW Archive
As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, we are delighted to announce two events, hosted by Cardiff University,…
