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November 7, 2024
Bread Rationing: a surprising and timely subject TAGS: 20th century | Archives | Britain | correspondence | databases | history | Magazines | Newspapers | primary source | rationing | social history | World War Two Today’s post, highlighting the wide range of newspaper archive databases the Library has and how these can be used to research a particular topic or event, is written by Louise …Continue reading →
Rationing and a healthy and nourishing diet during the Great War TAGS: Food Controller | rationing REFLECTED IN PARTS OF A RECIPE BOOK CREATED BY NINA BALFOUR AND VICTORIA ALEXANDRINE MONTAGU SCOTT (LATER LADY LOTHIAN) Recently acquired by Edinburgh University Library is a fine bound manuscript …Continue reading →
Archival Provenance Project: Emily’s finds
My name is Emily, and I’m the second of the two archive interns that...
Archival Provenance Project: a glimpse into the university’s history through some of its oldest manuscripts
My name is Madeleine Reynolds, a fourth year PhD candidate in History of Art....
Sustainable Exhibition Making: Recyclable Book Cradles
In this post, our Technician, Robyn Rogers, discusses the recyclable book cradles she has developed...
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,...