Echoes from the vault
The University Library’s Special Collections blog highlights items from the collections to explore their past and context.
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As a general rule, we do not retain examination scripts or answers in the University archive. There are a few items however that have been…
Date 23 April 2024
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In this blog Tori Wallauer outlines a 2023 summer project which was made possible through funding from the Royal Astronomical Society and…
Date 4 March 2024
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In this blog Conservation Technician Gemma Kelly from the National Library reports on a recent exhibition cradle making course hosted at…
Date 23 February 2024
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‘A Handful of Ghosts’ – ghost stories from the University Librarian
In October 1942, the University Librarian George H Bushnell, amused the University Celtic Society with a ghost story which, according to the society minutes, was ‘enjoyed by all, the room being quiet enough to hear a…
The colour aniline purple – housing silk textiles from the Calvert Chemistry Collection
Bringing in collections Incoming university collections are routinely checked for dirt, mould and insect activity before being cleaned, rehoused and shelved in the stores. Not all collection items come from suitable…
Finding Phillis: The First African American Author
This year is the 250th anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s work Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, the first volume published by an African American woman in English. Despite racial prejudice, Phillis’s…