With the Olympics 2012 Opening ceremony beginning tonight at 9pm, we thought we would have another look through the archive collections for some more memories of the University of Glasgow’s sporting past. The Glasgow University Athletic Club (GUAC) was founded… Read More ›
Today the Olympic torch will be passing by the University (scheduled to pass the Main Gate at 6pm!) and to celebrate this we have looked through the archive for collections with an Olympic theme. We hold the papers of geneticist… Read More ›
Given the number of news stories about the jubilee celebrations this weekend and the forthcoming Olympic Games, I thought I’d post this picture: a photograph taken in June 1887, at a village sports day marking Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Unfortunately,… Read More ›
Over the past eight months, we’ve highlighted a number of contract carpets – those made to order, including those for luxury liners, for Glasgow Cathedral, and for the coronation of George VI. In addition to these prestigious commissions, Stoddard, Templeton… Read More ›
