Linder Sterling and the Society for Psychical Research
Last February Cambridge art gallery Kettle’s Yard contacted the Archives and Modern Manuscripts department with what they thought was a rather bizarre request. The artist […]
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Rare Caribbean pamphlets
During the University Library’s closure, the Royal Commonwealth Society department has been cataloguing its collection of rare eighteenth and nineteenth-century pamphlets relating to the Caribbean. […]
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Archive Management System update
This is a regular monthly update about the Archive Management System (AMS) Project for April 2020. The last few weeks have been a challenging time […]
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A Journey in Isolation: A Postcard Travelogue
“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 […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 2
Since conservation’s last post we have been very busy. We have continued to work on the Cambridge University Library material, have completed work on Christ’s, […]
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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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‘Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance’: an 1825 proposal of marriage
One of the things that I love most about archives is their ability to bring us closer to those who lived in the past. They […]
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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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An earthen pot full of bones: true crime in Sutton
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. […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Introducing our new conservators
We are Marina Pelissari and Marie Renaudin, the new conservators joining the thrilling Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project team! In 2019 we both qualified as […]
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