Conserving calligraphy: preparing Esther Inglis’ manuscripts for digitisation TAGS: Archives | book conservation | Centre for Research Collections | digitisation | Esther Inglis | Exhibition | paper conservation In this post book conservator Amy Baldwin talks about the conservation work undertaken on volumes appearing in the upcoming online exhibition “Rewriting the script: the works and words of Esther …Continue reading →

Archival Provenance Project: Emily’s finds TAGS: Archives | students | University History               My name is Emily, and I’m the second of the two archive interns that are currently working on the Dc and Dk collections. I’m a part-time Masters student in …Continue reading →

On trial: Australian Newspapers (1831-2000) TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Australia | databases | Newspapers | primary source Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to Australian Newspapers (1831-2000) part of ProQuest’s Historical Newspapers series, which covers two of the most …Continue reading →

Archival Provenance Project: a glimpse into the university’s history through some of its oldest manuscripts TAGS: Archives | staff | students | University History               My name is Madeleine Reynolds, a fourth year PhD candidate in History of Art. I am fortunate to be one of two successful applicants for the position of Archival …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature and Monumenta Germaniae Historica TAGS: Archives | Books | classics | databases | Latin | Manuscripts | medieval | Medieval history I’m happy to let you know that after a successful trial last year the Library now has access to 2 Brepolis databases: Monumenta Germaniae Historica and Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature. …Continue reading →

On trial: Vanity Fair Archive TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | cultural history | databases | history | Magazines | periodicals | primary source | social history | United States *The Library has purchased the Vanity Fair Magazine Archive and this can be accessed via Newspapers, Magazines and Other News Sources or the Databases A-Z* Thanks to a request from …Continue reading →

Mysterious Songs from an Arabic Manuscript by Sarah Osama TAGS: Archives The following post has been written by Sarah Osama, who has recently completed an internship looking at our Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia (MIWSA). *Please note that …Continue reading →

New E-resources Trials TAGS: 20th century | 21st century | Archives | Books | cultural history | databases | early medieval | Europe | history | Manuscripts | Newspapers | political history | social history | Spain | Spanish The Library has two new E-resources Trials running following requests from staff in HCA, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: ABC (1903 – 2010) and Codices Vossiani Latini Online. Trial access to both …Continue reading →

Lingerie, Giant Frisbees and Heavy Lifting: Tackling the ITI Collection at Edinburgh University TAGS: appraisal | Archives | Computing | information technology By Abigail Hartley, Appraisal Archivist and Archives Collections Manager Several months ago, my colleague Jasmine Hide and I wrote two introductory posts about our new roles and what they entailed. This …Continue reading →

On trial: East India Company TAGS: 17th century | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | Archives | Asia | Britain | British Empire | correspondence | databases | economic history | history | India | International Relations | journals | Letters | Manuscripts | official documents | Politics | primary source Thanks to a request from a member of staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to East India Company: India Office Records from the British Library, 1599-1947 from …Continue reading →