The Mass Observation Archive, the British Library Oral History Collections and the University of Sussex Library have recently launched a new digital resource – Observing the 80s. Offering digitised oral histories, responses to the Mass Observation directives, and ephemera Observing… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘history’
Sources for History dissertations: British Records on the Atlantic World
This afternoon I was talking to junior honours History students as part of their dissertation induction training. The session was about finding primary and secondary sources for their dissertation research. One of the electronic resources I highlighted was British Records… Read More ›
The European Union Today
If you’ve ever wondered how the European Union came into being (but were too afraid to ask) then the House of Lords Library Note published today should answer most of your questions:- The European Union Today “This Library Note provides… Read More ›
Historical Glasgow map reproductions now available
We are very pleased to announce that high quality reproductions of some of the highlights of the Map Collections covering Glasgow are now available from the Online Shop of the University. You’ll find privately surveyed maps showing Glasgow in 1778… Read More ›
Old Glasgow on film
For a fascinating peek into life in bygone Glasgow, including the West End and the University, The Scottish Screen Archive has some fabulous film clips, such as a Sunday morning promenade along Great Western Road in 1915; some 1948 Lectures… Read More ›
House of Fraser 160th Anniversary celebrations
On the 18th of November I attended the opening of the Heritage Gallery in the House of Fraser store in Glasgow, on behalf of Archive Services. This event marked the beginning of a number of celebrations to mark the 160th… Read More ›
New arrival: The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary
Now available in the library: The Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. Published in late October, the Historical Thesaurus is the product of over 40 years’ work by a team of editors and contributors based at the University of… Read More ›
New resource for researching 18th and 19th Century life in Britain
The Library now has a new online collection of British Periodicals covering the 18th and 19th centuries, which will be invaluable for teaching, learning and research into virtually any topic eg history, literature, music, art, drama, archaeology, architecture etc. A… Read More ›
