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September 26, 2023
Fairbairn Archive Unexpected Item of the Month TAGS: Chester Zoo | mental health | newspaper cuttings | suicide | The Scotsman | W Ronald D Fairbairn | zoology One of the great pleasures of working with archives is the propensity they have to surprise. Hidden amongst the vast records of organisations, or the more petite collections of individuals, you …Continue reading →
A Scottish Witness of the Great Kantō Earthquake
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The Book Surgery Part 2: Bringing Everything Together
In this blog, Project Conservator Mhairi Boyle her second day of in-situ book conservation training...
