History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
Health histories and public policy at History Day 2022
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
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,...
Exploring collections for History Day
This blog post was written by Sophie Swann, history undergraduate student at the University of Leicester. Sophie completed a placement at the Institute of Historical Research, where she explored Medicine and Science collections in the IHR library as part of our...
Why did the National Library of Scotland write its Climate Action Plan?
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
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...
Introducing the Bibliography of British and Irish History’s Reading Lists
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is the largest and most comprehensive guide available to what’s been written about British and Irish history from 55BCE to 2021. The Bibliography defines British and Irish history very broadly. It covers the...
Account of the Fatal Hurricane by which Barbados suffered in August 1831
This post was written by Oscar Webber and describes the Account of the Fatal Hurricane by which Barbados suffered in August 1831 – Printed for Samuel Hyde, Bridgetown, Barbados. This is part of a series of posts on Environmental History for History Day 2021. Oscar...
Collection Ecologies: History Day 2021- Environmental History
This post was written by Collection Ecologies. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Environmental History for History Day 2021. Both environmental history, as well as the history of natural history collections and collecting, have gained much momentum and...
Bristol Museums – Collecting to Represent and Support the Climate Movement
This post was shared by Lee Hutchinson, curator of history at M Shed, Bristol for History Day 2021. Bristol has been the scene of numerous climate protests in recent years. They have become a part of the ongoing Bristol story. Two groups, in particular – Extinction...
The Warburg Institute: Books and Plant Classifications
This blog post was written by Chloe McCarthy, graduate library trainee at the Warburg Institute. It is part of a series of posts on Environmental History for History Day 2021.Books and plants. Two distinct things and yet when considering the history of man’s attempt...
