2012 has seen the 150th anniversary of the appointment of the first Regius Professor of English at the University of Glasgow. Special Collections were very pleased to welcome delegates attending a recent School of Critical Studies workshop commemorating the life and work of… Read More ›
This week’s gem from the Stoddard – Templeton Design Archive is a design by Maxwell Armfield entitled Summer Trail. Though small and not in excellent condition, this design is an interesting find in the collection, for Maxwell Armfield (1881-1972)… Read More ›
Our collection of Alasdair Gray’s handwritten drafts and original artwork for his novel ‘Lanark’ appear in a new online slideshow celebrating the 30th anniversary of its publication in February 1981. Filmed by the BBC, it features commentary by Gray talking about the influence… Read More ›
As an undergraduate, you could be forgiven for thinking that the ‘special’ in Special Collections excludes you. I certainly thought this until beginning my placement here as part of the Library’s Graduate Trainee Scheme. Special Collections staff, however, are keen… Read More ›
Edwin Morgan, the distinguished Scottish poet, celebrates his 90th birthday on 27th of April 2010. To mark the occasion, Special Collections are exhibiting material from his significant and extensive archive, which includes scrapbooks, correspondence and handwritten drafts of poems, given to the department over… Read More ›
Original editions of books by Laurence Sterne, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope are currently on display in the showcase in Special Collections (level 12 of the Library). We are highlighting these writers to complement a conference being organised by the… Read More ›
Special Collections holds significant early examples of works by the great English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1340-1400). These include fifteenth century manuscript and illustrated printed copies of The Canterbury Tales and the only extant manuscript copy of The Romaunt of… Read More ›
…after a brief ‘holiday’ in France. We recently lent a number of works by the engraver, artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) to an exhibition at the Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts, in Paris. These included the illuminated book… Read More ›
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 ›
New titles have been added to Oxford Reference Online – A Dictionary of Education, A Dictionary of Hinduism, Oxford Companion to Global Change; The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors. And there are new editions of several dictionaries… Read More ›
