News and Views
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Published Date
- January 15, 2014
Top Ten Treasures from the Archives: Huntley and Palmers archive
Our collections richer than most people would imagine and cover a wide variety of subjects and historical periods. To give…
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Published Date
- January 9, 2014
Enemies of the State: New acquisitions by Irish patriots
Special Collections has recently acquired three books that provide a Reading connection to Ireland’s early 20th-century troubles. The Enemies of…
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Published Date
- January 8, 2014
Stunning new book jacket exhibition in our staircase hall
Written by Claire Wooldridge To celebrate the new year we have a vibrant new exhibition in our staircase hall. The exhibition…
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Published Date
- January 7, 2014
OBE for Beckett expert
Welcome back! We start the new year with some exciting news for our Beckett scholars. Emeritus Professor Jim Knowlson was…
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Published Date
- December 12, 2013
New acquisition: a set of Talwin Morris poetry books
The graphic artist Talwin Morris (1865-1911) was a member of the circle of artists surrounding the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh…
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Published Date
- November 29, 2013
New Beckett letters acquired
Five letters and three postcards from Samuel Beckett to the Israeli scriptwriter and journalist Mira Avrech have been acquired by…
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Published Date
- November 29, 2013
New featured item: Selectus Diplomatum et Numismatum Scotiae Thesaurus
James Anderson, Selectus Diplomatum et Numismatum Scotiae Thesaurus, 1739 James Anderson (1662–1728) was a Scottish historiographer and antiquary. Born in Edinburgh in 1662, the son…
