History Collections
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History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
Women in Science at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum
This post was written by Prabha Shah, Research Services Librarian at the Dana Research Centre and Library, Science Museum. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. Science, in the sense of knowledge which...
Stimulating Papers: Which sources make for exciting research and how to choose them
This post was written by Esther Brot, PhD student at King’s College London and History Day 2018’s postgraduate volunteer. It is part of a series of posts on researchers’ experiences. I think there is a fallacy sometimes early on in research careers that certain types...
Short Course at the Lindley Library: Beyond Brown’s Landscapes
This blog post was guest-written by Nicola Mayer, Exhibition and Events Co-ordinator (Lindley Library) Incredible developments in garden design took place during the long 18th century, an era often thought of as dominated by horticultural giant Lancelot ‘Capability’...
Reflections on Conference Attendance at the Beginning of your PhD
This post was written by Esther Brot, PhD student at King’s College London and History Day 2018’s postgraduate volunteer. It is part of a series of posts on researchers’ experiences. This past year I have begun to venture out into the conference circuit beyond those...
Study Day at the RHS Lindley Library: Historic Marbled Paper
This blog post was guest-written by Nicola Mayer, Exhibition and Events Co-ordinator (Lindley Library) Marbled paper is a type of decorated paper made by floating coloured paint or ink on a liquid surface and creating patterns which are then carefully transferred to...
The Researcher’s View: Attending and giving a workshop at a conference
This post was written by Esther Brot, PhD student at King’s College London and History Day 2018’s postgraduate volunteer. It is part of a series of posts on researchers’ experiences. Attending to Early Modern Women Last month I ventured to Milwaukee, WI USA to attend...
Women’s History at the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
This post was written by Briony Hudson, Deputy President, Faculty for the History and Philosophy of Medicine and Pharmacy, The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. The...
The Prospects for Women’s Suffrage at City, University of London
This blog post was written by Chris Thorpe and is cross-posted from the CityLibrary blog from City, University of London. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. The City, University of London Archive and...
Women’s suffrage at home and away
This post was written by Sara Charles, Editorial Assistant for Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) and is cross-posted from the Institute of Historical Research blog. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to...
From Books in Boxes: The Birth and Evolution of the London Irish Library
This post was written by James Ryan, voluntary librarian at the London Irish Centre and MSc student in Library and Information science at City University. It is cross posted from D. I. Y. Leabharlannaí. My name is James Ryan and I am a voluntary librarian at the...