The works of Joan Ure are to be remembered in a new book of selected poems, The Tiny Talent: Selected Poems by Joan Ure. With a foreward by the writer and artist Alasdair Gray, the works have been selected… Read More ›
Archives and Special Collections
This category is used for posts created by archives and special collections staff from August 2016.
Aquisition: letter from Whistler to Monet
We are delighted to highlight this important acquisition, acquired with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions. The item is a letter from James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) to Claude Monet (1840-1926), two hugely influential figures in the history of Western… Read More ›
Cultural Encounters: What’s in a Letter?
Contributed by Jade Scott, AHRC Research Assistant, English Language and Linguistics, University of Glasgow The acquisition of a letter from James McNeill Whistler to Claude Monet (see related blog post), is an opportunity to share details of other notable letters… Read More ›
Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005): Ghosts in the archive – Mary Gray Hughes
history remains first and foremost an encounter with death Arlette Farge, The Lure of the Archives (Yale Univ. Press, 2013), 8. It might appear somewhat obvious to be talking about ghosts in the archive, as archival collections by their very… Read More ›
Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005): Ghosts in the archive – Stewart Parker
history remains first and foremost an encounter with death Arlette Farge, The Lure of the Archives (Yale Univ. Press, 2013), 8. It might appear somewhat obvious to be talking about ghosts in the archive, as archival collections by their very… Read More ›
Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005): Ghosts in the archive – Francis Berry
history remains first and foremost an encounter with death Arlette Farge, The Lure of the Archives (Yale Univ. Press, 2013), 8. It might appear somewhat obvious to be talking about ghosts in the archive, as archival collections by their very… Read More ›
Philip Hobsbaum (1932-2005): Ghosts in the archive – Martin Bell
history remains first and foremost an encounter with death Arlette Farge, The Lure of the Archives (Yale Univ. Press, 2013), 8. It might appear somewhat obvious to be talking about ghosts in the archive, as archival collections by their very… Read More ›
