News and Views
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Published Date
- December 22, 2015
Reading Readers – Jeremy
One of our volunteers, Jeremy, tells us about how an encounter with a book of remembrance in the archive has…
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Published Date
- December 18, 2015
Another chance to see the ‘Voice of the Stars’ almanacs exhibition
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian If you missed the exhibition of almanacs at the Special Collections Service earlier this…
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Published Date
- December 17, 2015
Travel Thursday: John Arrowsmith
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Born in 1790 in County Durham, John Arrowsmith moved to London at the…
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Published Date
- December 16, 2015
Nancy Astor: Reading and Parliamentary Archives collaborate on exciting new project
Special Collections are delighted to have been supporting this collaborative project, which celebrates the parliamentary career of Nancy Astor. We…
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Published Date
- December 15, 2015
Christmas Cards – The John Lewis Printing Collection
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Our lovely John Lewis Printing Collection comes complete with a fabulous and fun…
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Published Date
- December 4, 2015
Emma: a heroine whom no one but myself will much like
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian This month celebrates the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s ‘Emma.’…
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Published Date
- December 3, 2015
Finding Items in the Cole Library
Written by Helen Westhrop, Library Assistant Next week I begin the reclassification of the Cole Library; by this I mean…
