Treasures of New College Library : the Pamphlets Collection TAGS: Church of Scotland | Funk | New College Library | Pamphlets | research | Special Collections  “… but that religious pamphlets, especially if they had a shade of allegory in them,  were the very rage of the day.”[1] In the days before radio, television and instant …Continue reading →

Scotland’s Methodists TAGS: Archives | church history | Church of Scotland | family history | Library | Methodist Church | New College Edinburgh | New College Library | research | Scotland I’ve had two enquiries in the last few weeks about Methodists in Scotland, from individuals researching their family history – it seems to be a hot topic! Fortunately New College Library  recently received …Continue reading →

Treasures of New College Library : the Acta Sanctorum TAGS: Acta Sanctorum | cardinal hume | Divinity | New College Library | online | rare books | research | saints | scholars | Special Collections | University of Edinburgh Down in the depths of New College Library’s Stack III, one of the first rows of shelves that faces you when you enter contains the Acta Sanctorum. This huge Latin work …Continue reading →