History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
The Churchill Archives Centre at History Day 2018
This post was written by Andrew Riley and Heidi Egginton from the Churchill Archives Centre. It is cross-posted from the Churchill College website. In November, the Churchill Archives Centre took part in the annual History Day held at the University of London’s...
“Unearth the gems from your local area”: CILIP Local Studies Group at History Day 2018
This post was written by Stella Wentworth, Local Studies Librarian at the Oxfordshire History Centre reporting on the CILIP Local Studies Group attendance at History Day 2018. It is cross-posted from the CILIP Local Studies Group Blog. After eight months of...
Unveiling Women’s History at the University of Leicester
This post was written by Sarah Wood and Elizabeth Blood of the University of Leicester Library. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History to tie in with History Day 2018. About the University of Leicester Established in 1921 as a memorial to...
Her Books, Her stories: The Bing, Yates, and David Collections at the Warburg Institute Library
This post was written by Manuela Pallotto Strickland and Friederike Wolpert, Graduate Library Trainees at the Warburg Institute. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History to tie in with History Day 2018. “Behind every great library, there is a...
Margaret Macpherson: allies, music and hysteria at the Royal College of Physicians
This post was written by Corinne Harrison, Library, Archive and Museum Services Administrator, Royal College of Physicians library and archives, and cross-posted from the RCP Blog. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up...
The Engineering Institutions’ Librarians’ Committee: spotlight on female members
This post was written by the archivists and librarians of the EILC Engineering Institutions’ Librarians’ Committee. It has been cross-posted with the IMechE Archice and Library blog. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up...
Feminist Library: 43 years of saving women’s stories
This post was written by Magda Oldziejewska, Fundraising Coordinator at the Feminist Library. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. The Feminist Library is a hidden gem in the middle of London. 43 years of...
Making Collections Available: the Margaret Tomlinson Collection at the Historic England Archive Part 2
A version of this blog about Historic England Archive collections first featured on the Photo Collections Network blog. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. To mark the centenary of the 1918 Representation...
Making Collections Available: the Margaret Tomlinson Collection at the Historic England Archive Part 1
A version of this blog about Historic England Archive collections first featured on the Photo Collections Network blog. It is part of a series of posts on the theme of Women’s History in the lead up to History Day 2018. To mark the centenary of the 1918 Representation...
SOAS Archives and Special Collections: Report from Annual Open Day
This blog post was written by and is cross-posted from the SOAS Archives and Special Collections blog. In October, they held an annual Open Day to promote their collections, which reflect the British interaction with Africa, Asia and the Middle East over the last 250...