Sep 13, 2017 | Institute of Historical Research
This blog post was written by Michael Townsend, Collections Librarian in the Institute of Historical Research Library. It is cross-posted from the IHR Blog. It is one of a series of blog posts on the theme of Magic and the Supernatural, as part of History Day 2017. As...
Jun 20, 2016 | Institute of Historical Research, Senate House Library
This is a guest post by Sarah Milligan, the Publishing Manager of British History Online, a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800. She recently took...
Apr 20, 2016 | Institute of Historical Research
This post was compiled by the IHR Library’s Collection Librarian Michael Townsend and Graduate Trainee Siobhan Morris. ‘Over the fine building of the G.P.O. floated a great green flag with the words “Irish Republic” on it in large white letters…and a big placard...
Nov 25, 2015 | Institute of Historical Research, North American Collections Group
We’ve recently produced a detailed guide to the Institute of Historical Research United States collections. Coverage includes early American colonial history, the Revolution and establishment of the United States, and special themes such as slavery. The core of...
Nov 4, 2015 | Birkbeck, University of London, Library, British Library, Institute of Historical Research, Senate House Library, The National Archives
One feature of History day on 27 November is the one-on-one guidance provided by the scheduled research clinics. These clinics will allow researchers to spend time with a librarian or historian to discuss resources, training and research, addressing specific needs....
Oct 20, 2015 | Archives and Records Associations’ (ARA) Section for Business Records, British Library, Business Archives Council, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Global Law Library, Institute of Historical Research, King’s College London Library Services, Lambeth Palace Library, Library of the Society of Friends, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, LSE, Newsam Library and Archives, UCL Institute of Education, North American Collections Group, Senate House Library, The National Archives, TUC Library Collections at London Metropolitan University, Wellcome Library
The North American Collections Group within the University of London is pleased to announce an American Trail as part of this year’s History Libraries and Research Open Day on 27th November 2015. This strand will be of interest to postgraduate students and early...