Shorthand in the New College Special Collections TAGS: Archives | handwriting | Thomas Chalmers by Danielle Fox, Archive & Library Assistant, New College Library Shorthand writing, also known as tachygraphy, stenography, or brachygraphy, is a system of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to …Continue reading →

From Norwich to New College: Revelations of Divine Love and the NCL Collections This blog post by Elin Crotty (Archive and Library Assistant, New College) spotlights some of the special collections material at New College Library, and explores the connections between our manuscripts, …Continue reading →

New College marks its 175th Anniversary with online exhibition  TAGS: Archives | Divinity | nineteenth-century | photographs | twentieth-century   It all began with The Disruption. Not 2020’s lockdown but The Disruption of 1843 when ministers and elders left the Church of Scotland to set up the Free Church of Scotland. …Continue reading →

1893: A story of scary librarians and brave students New College Library and its students have always had a special relationship. Recently, for example, our students chose their preferred most iconic items from our special collections and contributed to …Continue reading →

That would be an ecumenical matter … Celebrating 70 years of the World Council of Churches TAGS: Archives | Church of Scotland | ecumenism | New College Library | twentieth-century In our New College Library Hall display for September 2018, we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the World Council of Churches. Inaugurated in 1948, the World Council of Churches …Continue reading →

Thomas Chalmers and The West Port Experiment TAGS: New College Library | nineteenth-century | Territorial ministry | Thomas Chalmers | West Port | West Port Experiment | William Tasker Those with an interest in Scottish church history are likely to be very familiar with Thomas Chalmers and the role he played in the Disruption of 1843 but how many …Continue reading →

The Myth of Robert Burns TAGS: Archives | Burns Night | Church of Scotland | Robert Burns | Tom Allan It was some months ago that among the many sermons and talks given by Rev Tom Allan (1916-1965), one entitled ‘The Myth of Robert Burns’ caught my eye (ref. AA6.2.18). …Continue reading →

Jewish Studies Collections at New College Library : archives TAGS: Archives | Jewish | Judaism | New College Library Currently on display at New College Library for the British Association for Jewish Studies Conference to Edinburgh at New College is this lovely manuscript item from New College’s historic archive collections, …Continue reading →

My dear Playfair TAGS: Archives | New College Library | twentieth-century A guest post from Eleanor Rideout, Helpdesk Assistant – New College Library One of my favourite things about working with historical collections is the unexpected find, like this letter of …Continue reading →

International Women’s Day 2017 TAGS: Archives | childbirth | faith | International Women's Day | provenance | sea-faring | Women During my initial survey of the New College Collections, it was immediately evident, although not surprising, that the majority of the archives stemmed from the work of men or their …Continue reading →