Blog post by Megan Hon, Junior Honours student majoring in History of Art, on placement in Special Collections From January to March 2017, I was very lucky to be offered a placement at the University Library Archives and Special… Read More ›
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The Process of Digitising a First World War Album- An Interns Perspective
By Tessa Ewart, 2nd Year History of Art student and digitisation intern My internship placement at Glasgow University Archives has so far consisted of documenting a large album of photographs depicting artificial limb production and fitting at Erskine Hospital, established 1916… Read More ›
Through the Conservation Keyhole: Rugby Over the Ages
With the upcoming rugby match between Scotland and Wales tomorrow (13th February), we thought we’d share a short history of the long-standing sport of rugby at the University of Glasgow. Two early 20th century photographs we’ve been analysing as part… Read More ›
From House to Hospital in 6 months!
The scale of causalities during the First World War meant a huge increase in demand for hospital beds. Finding premises to use as hospitals was not difficult; the War Office was inundated with offers of buildings, ranging from town halls… Read More ›
Jessie M King & E A Taylor photo collection
By Sophie Hadden (MSc Museum Studies) For four months I have been working on placement in Special Collections as part of my postgraduate MSc in Museum Studies. I was tasked with the cleaning, rehousing and listing of the Jessie M…. Read More ›
Season of Photography in Scotland
The new Special Collections display on Level 12 of the Library is part of the Season of Photography in Scotland 2015 – a series of lively exhibitions and events taking place at multiple venues across the country from mid-April to… Read More ›
Exhibition: the University Chapel as a war memorial – by Rebecca Roper
Over the past few months, I have been working with Archive Services for a Club 21 internship researching, curating, and installing an exhibition on the University Chapel as a War Memorial. This installation has just gone up and you can… Read More ›
Rare St Kilda Photographs discovered in the Archives: a blogpost written by Keir Harper
Rare photographs of life on the islands of St Kilda have been discovered at Glasgow University Archive Services. They were included in the Papers of Thomas Stewart Patterson (1872-1949) , which had been acquired by Archive Services in 1993. Born… Read More ›
Sports History: how our campus has evolved to meet a growing interest in physical education
By Natalia Masewicz and Victoria Scott This summer, with the Commonwealth Games captivating the imagination of both Scottish nation and tourists from abroad, sport has taken over the city of Glasgow. This interest in physical activities is not just a… Read More ›
The First World War and the University of Glasgow: The Participation of Students and Staff – by Nichola Jones
Having being awarded a Club 21 placement with the University of Glasgow Archive Services department to create an exhibition for their display case, my first task was to choose what to include from their extensive collections. With the centenary of… Read More ›