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What did you discover? Reflections on History Day 2024

Nov 19, 2024 | General

Katherine Chapman, History Day 2024 intern, reflects on her contribution to the 10th anniversary event. History Day is organised by Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research, and Katherine held one of three IHR paid internships. This post is...

History Day: 10 years of celebrating History collections

Jul 8, 2024 | General, Guildhall Library, King’s College London Library Services, The National Archives

History Day brings together people and collections. It’s the perfect opportunity to catch up with the latest collection-based projects and meet with like-minded people. 2024 is the 10th anniversary of History Day and in this blog post, we have invited colleagues to...

History Day 2023

Dec 1, 2023 | General

On 23 November, Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) hosted History Day 2023. History Day is a free annual event bringing together students, researchers and anyone with an interest in history with collections professionals from...

Discover Historical Collections at History Day 2023

Nov 9, 2023 | General

History Day is a free event for students, researchers and history enthusiasts alike to explore collections from 50+ libraries, museums, historical organisations and archives. This year we return to an in-person fair for the first time since 2019, while retaining...

Exploring collections for History Day

Sep 30, 2022 | Institute of Historical Research

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...