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A Journey in Isolation: A Postcard Travelogue

Posted on 27 April 2020 by Ian Pittock

“Today’s journey with the Map Department’s postcard collection…” or words to this effect have been a welcome companion as I’ve Tweeted my progress through several […]

Architecture, Archives, Cambridge Digital Library, Map Department, Maps, Photographs, Special Collections, Travel, Uncategorized

An earthen pot full of bones: true crime in Sutton

Posted on 17 March 2020 by Sally Kent

An extraordinary set of sworn testimonies in the assize files for the Isle of Ely shed light on the curious case of a missing child. […]

Archives, Ely assizes, Special Collections, Uncategorized

Archive Management System update

Posted on 24 January 2020 by Liam Sims

This is a regular monthly update about the Archive Management System project. There are many significant milestones for the AMS project coming this year and […]

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Archive Management System update

Posted on 17 December 2019 by Special Collections

This is a regular monthly update about the Archive Management System project Migration A preliminary set of catalogues has been successfully migrated from the UL […]

Archives, Uncategorized

Books of Beasts: From Cambridge to California

Posted on 14 May 2019 by James Freeman

Two Cambridge University Library bestiary manuscripts dating from the thirteenth century have made the transatlantic crossing for a spectacular new exhibition that opens today at […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Exhibitions, Medieval manuscripts, Special Collections, Uncategorized

Care in the handling of books

Posted on 15 April 2019 by James Freeman

A reminder of good practice by Henry Creswick (University Librarian 1949-67), courtesy of the University Archives:

Cambridge University Archives, Collection Care, librarians, Library history, Uncategorized

“We had a lovely time of it and did good work” – Captain E. D. Ridley and the Battle of Loos

Posted on 15 January 2019 by Frank

26.9.15 – Dear Mother, The great battle began yesterday and we are now full of wild rumours. On the 25th of September 1915 the Loos-Artois […]

Archives, Uncategorized

On a Roll: A New Acquisition

Posted on 28 September 2018 by James Freeman

Cambridge University Library is delighted to announce the acquisition of a late 13th-century rental roll originally made for the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Ipswich. […]

Acquisitions, Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Manuscripts, Uncategorized

LGBT History Month at the UL

Posted on 19 March 2018 by Liam Sims

During February the University Library joined with a number of colleges and other institutions across town and University to mark LGBT History Month, an annual […]