The 268 entries that are listed in Museum Records 3 again demonstrate the variety of books that William Hunter collected. As in other sections of his catalogue, we find that Hunter’s interests in anatomy and medicine are well represented. Another theme that emerges in this section is travel and exploration.
Newly published official publications : General Election Manifestos Conservative and Unionist Party Manifesto 2017 Labour Party Manifesto 2017 Liberal Democrat manifesto 2017 Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto will be added after launch on 23.05.17 Scottish Government and Parliament Scottish… Read More ›
Guest blog post by Roddy Simpson, photographer and writer on the history of photography. Roddy has researched and described a significant recent acquisition to our early photographic collections. The Glasgow Photographic Association was active from 1862 until 1900 and succeeded… Read More ›
Guest blog by Melissa Conroy, an M.Sc Museum Studies student on placement in Archives and Special Collections. Melissa has created a digital exhibition of images of student life in the past, which is now live on the exhibition screens to the… Read More ›
I’m currently enhancing the description of First World War-related items in Professor John Duncan Mackie’s personal papers (ref. DC 32). These are mostly bundles of letters and photographs, covering especially Captain Mackie’s time recovering from wounds sustained at the front… Read More ›
Blog post by Peter Morphew, Project Cataloguer on Wellcome Trust funded project ‘Improving access to the archives of Professor Alexander John Haddow (1912-1978)’ For most of his medical entomologist career Professor Alexander John Haddow worked for the East African Virus… Read More ›
Newly published official publications from : Westminster and the UK Government Poverty in the UK: statistics. “This note sets out information on the levels and rates of poverty in the UK, including historical trends and forecasts for future years. The… Read More ›
