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September 26, 2023
On trial: National Geographic Magazine Archive TAGS: 19th century | 20th century | anthropology | Archaeology | Archives | Cartography | cultural history | Magazines | natural history | photojournalism | science | technology | world history Thanks to a request from a HCA student the Library currently has extended trial access to the National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994 from Gale. This databases allows you to explore …Continue reading →
New to the Library: Picture Post Historical Archive TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | cultural history | databases | history | journals | Magazines | photojournalism | primary source | social history | World War Two Did you know the Library now has access to the Picture Post Historical Archive? This database comprises the complete archive of the Picture Post from its first issue in 1938 …Continue reading →
A Scottish Witness of the Great Kantō Earthquake
To mark the centenary of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, we are publishing a...
Come Hither: Walter de la Mare and the Young of All Ages
The English writer Walter de la Mare was born 150 years ago this week on...
Giving Decorated Paper a Home … Rehousing Books and Paper Bindings
In the first post of this two part series, our Collection Care Technician, Robyn Rogers,...
The Book Surgery Part 2: Bringing Everything Together
In this blog, Project Conservator Mhairi Boyle her second day of in-situ book conservation training...
