On trial: African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2, 1827-1998 TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Black history | databases | history | Newspapers | primary source | United States *The Library now has now purchased access to ‘African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2’. See New to the Library: African American Newspapers.* Thanks to a request from a student …Continue reading →

#100years: “Because…we want to get on with our work more quickly” TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | cultural history | databases | First World War | gender studies | history | Magazines | Manuscripts | Newspapers | periodicals | Politics | primary source | social history | women's history This was the response from suffragist, Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, when asked why women would want the vote1. Today, 6th February 2018, marks 100 years since (some) British women were …Continue reading →

Influence of Scotland on the World: Emigration The ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Statistical Accounts of Scotland are a record of what life was like in the parishes throughout Scotland, but reading through them you can see that it …Continue reading →

Thomson-Walker Internship – Round 4! This week’s blog comes from our newest Thomson-Walker intern, Irene García Bustos. Irene is the fourth in the series of interns to conserve the Thomson-Walker collection of medical portraits. You …Continue reading →