This category was used for posts created by archives staff before August 2016. Since then all posts are categorised as Archives and Special Collections posts.
Charles Darwin, The expression of the emotions in man and animals, London: 1872, Sp Coll Dougan 3 This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh… Read More ›
A guest blog post by Esther Lucy Janes, a postgraduate Information Management and Preservation on placement in Archives and Special Collections. As the UK teeters in and out of new COVID-19 restrictions, the aspiration of normality by Christmas, looks more… Read More ›
A guest post by Esther Lucy Janes, a postgraduate Information Management and Preservation student, on placement in Archives and Special Collections. Community commemoration: The First World War Centenary at Glasgow University As Remembrance Day approaches communities will be preparing to… Read More ›
Blockbook Apocalypse, Sp Coll Hunterian Ds.2.3, Netherlands: 1430s-1440s This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published in April 2005 by Julie Gardham and… Read More ›
As Covid-19 restrictions ease, my colleagues are working hard to improve our service availability for students. Our Virtual Reading Room appointments are currently available for 1-hour virtual consultations allowing you to consult ASC items from different collections. Today I would… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published in June 2008 by Julie Gardham and the full article can still be found on… Read More ›
Le Roman de la Rose, Paris: c.1505 [Hunterian Bw.3.6] This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published on February 2000 by… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published on July 2004 by Julie Gardham, and the full article can still be… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published on April 2000 by Julie Coleman and the full article can still be found on our website in the Book… Read More ›
This series revisits our Book of the Month archive to highlight some of our favourite articles and explore the ASC collections they describe with fresh eyes. This article was originally published in March 2006 and the full article can still… Read More ›
