Clydebuilt: HMS Hood
HMS Hood was a battle cruiser built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, for the Royal Navy and was launched on the 22nd of August 1918. At the time, HMS Hood was the largest and most powerful warship in the… Read More ›
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From the Stoddard Design Archive: Taylor Studio, Polmont
By Lin Cunningham, MLitt Dress and Textiles Histories Postgraduate Placement The Stoddard-Templeton collection includes work by some very well-known and prestigious twentieth-century designers, names that are still recognisable today. But what of the designs which bear less familiar and recognisable… Read More ›
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Researching our sports stars of the past
Our series of posts on the history of University sport continues with Mathilde Renauld’s engaging report on her Club 21 placement investigating historical alumni and staff who took part in the early Commonwealth Games, and the painstaking, challenging and enjoyable… Read More ›
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5 New E-book Collections
Thanks to our subscription to 5 brand new e-book collections we now have access to more than 30,000 additional e-books covering a wide range of subjects. They are available for you to read online, print or copy with no restrictions…. Read More ›
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James Murphy – 1st Professor of Anatomy at Glasgow Veterinary College
James Murphy, born in 1854, was the first professor of Anatomy at the Glasgow Veterinary College 1893-1919. He began as a student at the Veterinary College in 1877 but after passing his first exam the following year he dropped out… Read More ›
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The Edwin Morgan Papers: dsh – ‘Dom Sylverstarre’
The new foyer display in Special Collections explores the ‘concrete poetry’ movement of the 1950s and 1960s through the papers of Edwin Morgan (1920-2010). His correspondents included Dom Silvester Houédard (1924-1992), Benedictine priest, theologian and noted concrete poet, who was… Read More ›
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The Commonwealth on Campus: perspectives on international student mobility
By Nicky Imrie and Antoinette Seymour Last week the University of Glasgow’s Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change and the Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) hosted the first major on-campus Commonwealth event of this… Read More ›
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An Insight into United Turkey Red
United Turkey Red became one of the largest textile firms in the world in the 19th century, combining international trading techniques and advanced chemical developments in the design and promotion of quality fabrics and finishings. An insight into Turkey Red,… Read More ›
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Conservation analysis and basic conservation treatment of wax seals in Archive
Through conservation keyhole by Seonaid Rogers My name is Seonaid and I am an MLitt History of Art student, studying the History of Collecting and Collections at the University of Glasgow. As part of my degree requirements, I have been… Read More ›
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Glasgow Incunabula Project update (9/4/14)
Two English books feature in our latest batch of incunabula. The vast majority of 15th century texts are in Latin – the language that could be understood by a wide market of humanist scholars all over Europe. However, printers also… Read More ›
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5 New E-book Collections
April 16, 2014
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An Insight into United Turkey Red
April 10, 2014
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Clydebuilt: HMS Hood
April 18, 2014
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From the Stoddard Design Archive: Taylor Studio, Polmont
April 17, 2014
Special Collections ›
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The Edwin Morgan Papers: dsh – ‘Dom Sylverstarre’
April 15, 2014
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Glasgow Incunabula Project update (9/4/14)
April 9, 2014
