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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…

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…

A pile of letters from the late 1950s showing colourful designs and stamps
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…

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,…

Published Date
May 19, 2025

In the Spotlight: Mid-Century Women Artists from the Charles Hasler Collection

In this post we would like to take the opportunity to spotlight and celebrate the work of three women artists…

Published Date
February 21, 2025

New exhibition – Charles Hasler: A Mid-Century Graphic Designer and Collector

Our new exhibition invites you to explore the work and interests of Charles Hasler (1908-1992), typographer and graphic designer. Hasler’s…

Published Date
May 9, 2024

Charles Hasler Collection acquired

Following the closure of the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Middlesex University and the University of Reading are pleased…

James Joyce’s Parker fountain pen with Cartier gold book charm of Finnegans Wake, SSJ-OBJ/002
Published Date
September 21, 2023

James Joyce: A Love of Language Exhibition

The Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection was bequeathed to the University of Reading in 2020. To coincide with the…

Published Date
June 28, 2023

Openness in Research: The Modernist Archives Publishing Project (MAPP)

Virtual Volunteering with Special Collections in the Archives of  British Printing and Publishing .   We are thrilled to announce…