Work experience in the archives
A guest post by Lucy Graham. For the last three weeks, I have been lucky enough to explore daily life behind the scenes in the […]
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Statutory safety: rebinding the Proctors’ Books
Historic volumes from outside the the University Library, intrinsic to University ceremonial, have been recent visitors to the Conservation Studio. These two books contain the […]
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Long, long life and times of Cambridge carrier Thomas Hobson (1544-1631) now online
If you think only staff and students appear in the University Archives, think again. Episodes in the life of Thomas Hobson, recorded in University court and other records, are now online in the digital library thanks to research funding generously […]
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Archives in the round: joining up the records of Biochemistry
Puzzling over an unidentified collection of 1920s printer’s blocks, intriguing artwork for something, has emphasised again the connections between the official records of the University and personal papers of its scientists. For the fullest picture of an institution or an individual, look both ways. The blocks, part of transfer […]
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‘Ruby, who worked with Prof Hopkins’: papers of Ruby Leader, Animal Technician in the Department of Biochemistry
Biochemistry is particularly strongly represented in the University Library’s modern science archive holdings. The Department of Archives and Modern Manuscripts holds the personal paper collections of a number […]
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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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‘The finest place in the University’: George Herbert (1593-1633), Public Orator
By Jacqueline Cox (Keeper of University Archives) 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the election of the poet George Herbert as Public Orator, a post he held until 1627. First created by university statute […]
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Spreadsheets, shelflists & scones: Special Collections works from home
On Wednesday 18th March the University Library closed its doors to readers, in line with government advice around COVID-19. That afternoon saw many of Cambridge’s […]
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Archive Management System update
This is a regular update on the Archive Management System (AMS) project for March 2020. The last few weeks have been a period of extremely rapid […]
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‘This House believes …’: a new catalogue of the Cambridge Union Society archives
In 1866 the Cambridge Union Society condemned the British Raj, some 80 years before Indian independence. In 1929 it approved birth control. In 1933 it […]
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