Early Egyptian texts revealed; the papers of Sir Herbert Thompson
The University Library has recently acquired from the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, an archive of the personal papers of Sir Herbert Thompson, […]
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‘The necklace of her kingdom’: Elizabeth I and Cambridge
In August 1564 – 450 years ago this month – Queen Elizabeth I visited Cambridge for the first time during her reign. The town was […]
Continue reading »‘Swear by the slain of the War that you’ll never forget’: Siegfried Sassoon’s First World War Poems in Context
The First World War was one of the defining conflicts of European history. On 4 August 1914, the date when Britain entered the War, a […]
Continue reading »Cambridge University Press at War
A fascinating post about the activities of Cambridge University Press during World War I has been published on the Press’s blog, fifteeneightyfour. It’s written by […]
Continue reading »The cyclist as hero: Harry Graf Kessler and private press books
This guest post, written by Dr Jaap Harskamp (formerly Curator of Dutch & Flemish collections at the British Library, who is now working on the […]
Continue reading »Tour de France countdown: 1 day to go!
In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
Continue reading »Tour de France countdown: 2
In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
Continue reading »Tour de France countdown: 3
In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
Continue reading »Tour de France countdown: 4
In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
Continue reading »Tour de France countdown: 5
In honour of the coming of the Tour de France to Cambridge on 7th July, the Special Collections blog will feature a daily image from […]
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