History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day

History Collections

Find out more about history collections and History Day

History Day

History Day is a free event bringing together students, researchers and anyone with an interest in history with collections professionals from galleries, libraries, archives, museums and research organisations. Find out more about what to expect on our History Day 2024 roundup page.

We have two History Day events coming up in 2025:

History Day North: Tuesday 29 July, Durham
History Day: Tuesday 4 November, London

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For organisations: further information is available via the For organisations page.

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Explore the Discover Collections page for content from participating organisations in 2024.

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Latest posts

What did you discover? Reflections on History Day 2024

by katewilcox | 19/11/2024 | General | 0 Comments

Katherine Chapman, History Day 2024 intern, reflects on her contribution to the 10th anniversary event. History Day is organised by Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research, and Katherine held one of three IHR paid internships. This post is...

Exquisite Corpse: How did corpses become beautiful? An iconographic wild ride from the danse macabre to Corpse Bride.

by sarahadmans | 02/11/2024 | Warburg Institute | 0 Comments

This post was written by Lena Szalewska and Arianna Dalla Costa, Graduate Library Trainees at The Warburg Institute Library, for History Day 2024. The Discovery As Graduate Library Trainees, we get endless opportunities to snoop – and sometimes we end up...

History in the Making – Beilby Porteus and the Abolition of Slavery

by argularublack | 01/11/2024 | Senate House Library | 0 Comments

This blog post was written by Dr Karen Attar, Curator of Rare Books and University Art at Senate House Library, University of London. You can explore more about Senate House Library's collections and over 90 other history collections across the UK at History Day 2024...

Discover More Online: Spotlighting Virtual Contributions for History Day 2024

by sarahadmans | 31/10/2024 | General | 0 Comments

Sarah Admans and Lara Short are the current Graduate Trainee Librarians at the Institute of Historical Research. In this blog they highlight the wide variety of online contributions which are a valuable addition to our History Day 2024 event. Sign up here to attend...

Special Collections at the Institute of Ismaili Studies

by katewilcox | 31/10/2024 | Institute of Ismaili Studies | 0 Comments

This post is from the Ismaili Special Collections Unit at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) for History Day 2024. In celebration of History Day, we explore blogs, podcasts and videos, most of which were created by ISCU (Ismaili Special Collections Unit) team...

What will you Discover? Behind the Scenes at History Day 2024

by katewilcox | 24/10/2024 | General | 0 Comments

History Day intern, Katherine Chapman, takes a closer look at why History Day is so special and what to look forward to at this year’s event. In a matter of weeks, on 5 November, Senate House, University of London, will be opening its doors to students, researchers,...

History Day: 10 years of celebrating History collections

by katewilcox | 08/07/2024 | General, Guildhall Library, King’s College London Library Services, The National Archives | 0 Comments

History Day brings together people and collections. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest collection-based projects and meet with like-minded people. 2024 is the 10th anniversary of History Day and in this blog post, we have invited colleagues to...

History Day 2023

by argularublack | 01/12/2023 | General | 0 Comments

On 23 November, Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) hosted History Day 2023. History Day is a free annual event bringing together students, researchers and anyone with an interest in history with collections professionals from...

Spies, Lies and Deception through the lens of the IWM Library collection

by sophiabenko | 20/11/2023 | Imperial War Museum | 0 Comments

This blog post was written by Jane Rosen and Dominic Hewett, Research Support Librarians at IWM London, for History Day 2023 and explores library material relating to the IWM’s current exhibition IWM’s new exhibition Spies, Lies and Deception opened in October with...

Northern Ireland: Living with the Troubles

by sophiabenko | 17/11/2023 | Imperial War Museum | 0 Comments

This blog post was written by Kaili Smith and Charlotte Willsmore, Research Support Librarians at IWM London, for History Day 2023 and explores library material relating to the IWM's current exhibition In May 2023, the Imperial War Museums (IWM) opened the exhibition...

Find out more…

Watch this video for a discussion with previous History Day contributors to find out more about the event and what participating organisations and audiences have to say about it.