Home University of Edinburgh Library Essentials
October 2, 2023
British War Medal – a medal of the First World War TAGS: British War Medal | William Hunter (1861-1937) | William McMillan (1887-1977) CAMPAIGN MEDAL AWARDED TO WILLIAM HUNTER (1861-1937) – GREAT WAR The British War Medal was awarded to those who served in the campaigns of the Great War or World War …Continue reading →
Victory Medal (aka Inter Allied Victory Medal) – a medal of the First World War TAGS: Victory Medal | William Hunter (1861-1937) | William McMillan (1887-1977) CAMPAIGN MEDAL AWARDED TO WILLIAM HUNTER (1861-1937) – GREAT WAR The Victory Medal was also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. It was awarded to those received the 1914 Star …Continue reading →
William Hunter (1861-1937) & the Order of St. Sava TAGS: Order of St. Sava | William Hunter (1861-1937) EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY ALUMNUS SERVED IN SERBIA IN CHARGE OF A MEDICAL MISSION AND EARNED THE ORDER OF ST. SAVA, ONE OF SERBIA’S HIGHEST HONOURS During the First World War, and …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...
