Pamphlets of 19th-century New Zealand
The Royal Commonwealth Society Library department’s efforts to discover its collection of rare nineteenth-century pamphlets have turned to New Zealand, and a large number of […]
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Recent acquisition: papers of Frank McClean, astronomer and educational benefactor
A small collection of papers relating to the engineer and astronomer Frank McClean (1837-1904) have recently been acquired by Cambridge University Library. The papers comprise two […]
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William Morris & the book
To mark the 125th anniversary of the publication of William Morris’s edition of the works of Chaucer, 26th June has been designated ‘International Kelmscott Press […]
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The study of animal behaviour in Cambridge: recently catalogued papers of Sir Patrick Bateson
The papers of the Cambridge ethologist Sir Patrick Bateson (1938-2017), a recent addition to Cambridge University Library’s science archive holdings, have now been catalogued. Bateson’s personal and scientific working papers complement existing […]
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Archive Management System project update: April-May 2021
This is the final regular update about the Archive Management System project. The AMS project team benefited hugely by drawing on the expertise of many […]
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War and words: Colin Macaulay and his manuscript connections
One of Cambridge University Library’s most treasured manuscripts, the Codex Zacynthius, is displayed in the Library’s exhibition ‘Ghost Words: reading the past’. The focus here […]
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The abandoned library
On 7 May 1921, a hundred years ago today, the University of Cambridge took a momentous decision. After decades of debate and controversy, it finally […]
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Grounds for enthusiasm: the University Library outside
The appearance mid-April of foodPark. in front of the UL is only the most recent innovative use of the grounds in a crisis. During World War II, the need to keep people fed and the […]
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Monsters & manuscripts: the tales of Mélusine & Margaret
This guest post by Dr Miranda Griffin (Fellow in French at Murray Edwards College) explores the imagery in two fifteenth-century manuscripts in Cambridge collections. This […]
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Archive Management System: project update April 2021
This is a regular report on the progress of the Archive Management System (AMS) Project. The project ends at the end of April and the […]
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