katewilcox, Author at History Collections

The Roman saddle – an innovative approach by Peter Connolly

Nov 5, 2022 | Combined Classics Library

The Institute of Classical Studies Library holds the archive of the illustrator and experimental archaeologist Peter Connolly. Connolly was known for his work on ancient weaponry and particularly for his reconstruction of the Roman saddle. A saddle needs to provide a...

Health histories and public policy at History Day 2022

Oct 27, 2022 | General

This blog post introduces the morning session at the upcoming History Day, a free one day event enabling people to explore collections and sources. This year’s theme will be ‘Human Discovery: Experiencing Science’. This event is part of the Being Human festival, the...

Discovering people, health and technology through collections at History Day 2022

Oct 7, 2022 | General

This year’s History Day – a free event produced by Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research – will be held on 17 November. History Day is for students, researchers and history enthusiasts alike to explore collections from libraries, museums,...

Why did the National Library of Scotland write its Climate Action Plan?

Nov 3, 2021 | General

Henry Roberts, Climate Crisis Intern at the National Library of Scotland shared this post for History Day 2021. Nature isn’t the only thing we stand to lose from climate change. Our cultures, our languages and even our histories are also under threat. As coastlines...

Linnean Society Collections Profile

Nov 2, 2021 | Linnean Society

This post was written by Will Beharrell, Librarian at the Linnean Society. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Environmental History for History Day 2021. The Linnean Society of London, founded by James Edward Smith in 1788, is the world’s oldest learned...