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Published Date
July 17, 2013

An A to Z exhibition: Agriculture to Zoology and beyond

Our library and archives hold a wide range of collections that touch on many of the areas studies here at…

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July 10, 2013

Manuscript of Beckett’s Murphy acquired

The University has acquired the working manuscript of Samuel Beckett’s first major work, Murphy, at the cost of £962,500, at…

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July 9, 2013

Behind the Scenes: Current research at Special Collections

To kick off our ‘Behind the Scenes’ series, we thought we’d take a quick look at the variety of research…

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July 5, 2013

Behind the Scenes: New gadgets in the building

It’s not every photographer who gets to use a camera set-up as large as the one we now have in…

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June 26, 2013

In the spotlight: Charlotte Murray

Charlotte Murray, our Archives Assistant (Graduate Trainee), spends quite a lot of her time working with our visitors and readers…

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June 19, 2013

Talking cake and victory cake: #MusCake Day

The first in our ‘Favourite Finds’ series looks at cake – a staple in every workplace. Claire Wooldridge, UMASCS Graduate…

Published Date
June 18, 2013

Exploring Reading’s Special Collections: A new blog

Written by Kate Arnold-Forster, Head of the University Museums & Special Collections Service Welcome to the launch of our Special…