History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
Save the date for History Day: 27 November 2015
The Institute of Historical Research Library and Senate House Library are happy to announce that History libraries and research open day is happening again, this time on Friday 27 November. This third History Day will include an open history fair of libraries and...
Bismarck and the Wars of German Unification: History collections at the IHR
This post was written by Michael Townsend, collection librarian at the Institute of Historical Research, and cross-posted from the IHR's blog. This month there will be a number of events held at the IHR to mark the bicentenary of Otto von Bismarck’s birth: an...
Jerome Bruner’s MACOS Curriculum Project at the UCL Institute of Education Newsam Library
This post was written by Nazlin Bhimani of the UCL Institute of Education Newsam Library and cross-posted from the Newsam Library's news page. I consider myself very fortunate to be able to collaborate with some of the most wonderful people in the world – not just...
Goldsmiths, University of London Special Collections & Archives
This post was written by Alice Measom, the archivist at Goldsmiths, University of London Special Collections & Archives. Goldsmiths, University of London Special Collections & Archives is dedicated to facilitating access to research materials of particular...
The Collection of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners at Guildhall Library
This post was written by Jeanie Smith, Assistant Librarian at the Guildhall Library. This horticultural collection at Guildhall Library was founded by the Company in 1891 with the public spirited intention of providing a collection of current gardening manuals as a...
QMUL Archives – Women’s History Resources
This guest post was written by Lorraine Screene of the Archives at Queen Mary, University of London. It highlights to fantastic collections related to women's history and is just in time for Women's History Month! The archives at Queen Mary are a rich and diverse...
Learn more about the Bibliography of British and Irish History
Simon Baker of the Institute of Historical Research presented fantastically useful information about using the Bibliography of British and Irish History, providing advice on how best to search it, how to take advantage of special features, how to set up email alerts...
Representation of War and Peace in the Newsam Library’s Special Collections
This guest post was written by Nazlin Bhimani of the UCL Institute of Education Library about War and Peace as seen in the Newsam Library's Special Collections. The presentation below is on the theme of War and Peace and highlights some of the UCL Institute of...
The International Tracing Service Digital Collection at The Wiener Library
This guest post was written by Dr Christine Schmidt of the Wiener Library about their International Tracing Service Digital Collection. The Wiener Library attended History Day 2015 and you may have seen them there! As the International Tracing Service Archive...
A glimpse into the Historical Textbooks Collection (Newsam Library, UCL Institute of Education)
This guest post was written by Nazlin Bhimani of the UCL Institute of Education Library about some amazing resources they hold. If you attended History Day 2015, you may have met Nazlin! One of the largest of the Special Collections at the UCL Institute of Education's...