News and Views
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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…
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Published Date
- November 29, 2013
New display: Huntley & Palmers: A Christmas Selection
Our new display, in the staircase hallway until the New Year, features a wide range of Huntley and Palmers Christmas…
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Published Date
- November 26, 2013
Mark Longman Library … some before and after.
I began reclassifying the Mark Longman Library 4 or 5 years ago as a background task. I am a Library…
