History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
Caird Library and Archive: a journey into maritime history…and beyond
This post was written by Sonia Bacca of the Caird Library and Archive. The Caird Library is a comprehensive reference library and a rich research resource for all. Situated within the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the Caird Library and Archive represents the...
Historical research in London archives
This post was written by Charlie Berry, a doctoral student at the Institute of Historical Research. As a research student, a lot of my time is spent beavering away in libraries and archives. My thesis topic, neighbourhoods in fifteenth-century London, means that I am...
Many thanks to libraries and archives!
I am a librarian and have represented Senate House Library on the Committee of London Research Libraries in History for the past three years. Recently I undertook a research project on London Quakers and this blog post is one small way to thank the librarians and...
Image of the month August 2015: Gerarde’s Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes
by Jeanie Smith, Assistant Librarian & Keeper of the Lloyd’s Marine Collection, Guildhall Library This is the ‘Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes Gathered by John Gerarde of London Master in Chirvrgerie; very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson...
Looking back on History Day January 2015
This post, written by Claire Titley and Faridha Karim at the London Metropolitan Archives, describes the History Day event held in January 2015. There will be another event on Friday 27 November 2015 - keep an eye on the History collections blog for further...
The Library at The National Archives
This piece was written by Michael Little (The National Archives) and has been cross-posted from the COPAC blog. The Library at The National Archives has existed since the 1830s, albeit in various guises, and been open to the public since 1997. It contains around...
Fashion and consumption in the First World War: Department store catalogues 1916-17
This post was written by Danny Millum at the Institute of Historical Research, and cross-posted from the IHR blog. The Institute of Historical Research, in collaboration with Senate House Library, is delighted to announce the launch of a new online exhibition of...
Image of the month July 2015: Fashion history in church monuments
One of the types of source that we came across when writing a guide to fashion history for the IHR's annual Anglo-American Conference was church monuments. The IHR library has a good collection of books about these, many with illustrations and detailed descriptions. A...
Image of the month, June 2015: John Bull and the Sinking Fund
The first 'Image of the Month' is 'John Bull and the Sinking Fund: a petty scheme for reducing the taxes + buying off the national debt' by caricaturist James Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey in February 1807. This hand-tinted etching comes from Senate House...
The American Trail: a new feature at History Day
This post was written by Mura Ghosh, the Research Librarian for US Studies at Senate House Library. She has written it on behalf of the North American Collections Group. The North American Collections Group within the University of London is pleased to announce an...