M. R. James and the ghosts of the old University Library
‘Wisdom will not expect the men of my generation or of several later ones to leave without a sore pang of regret the old home […]
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Henry Bradshaw – his quaker connection
Post by Emily Perdue In my previous blog entry, I described a group of letters associated with William Allen, and other Quaker reformers, in the […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 1.
Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation blogpost. Since our last update on conserving fragments we have made great progress with the treatment of […]
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All Aboard! Railway Maps, Plans, Diagrams and Documents in Cambridge University Library Map Department
Cambridge University Library Map Department has amassed a huge, and rather miscellaneous, collection of maps, plans, diagrams and documents compiled by various pre-British Railways rail […]
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Archive Management System: October update
Commitment to the project: confirmation needed We are working towards making the system available to partner organisations for data entry from January 2020 and will […]
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‘… infra Insulam Elien …’: cataloguing the assize court records of the Isle of Ely
A project to catalogue the records of the Isle of Ely assize courts is now in its fourth month. The project is generously funded by […]
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Help for all: alms-giving in 17th century Ely
A family history enquiry recently led me to a fascinating document in the Ely Dean and Chapter (EDC) collection in the Department of Archives and […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: It’s not all about pretty pixels
The Digital Content Unit (DCU) is the Library department responsible for the digitisation of special collections and the creation of other audio-visual content. The earliest […]
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A surprising find among a librarian’s letters
Post by Emily Perdue. While working in the Manuscripts department, I have had the opportunity to document a significant portion of Henry Bradshaw’s letters. Henry […]
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The Falkland Islands and South Georgia
The Royal Commonwealth Society department has just released four collections of photographs, artwork and maps relating to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia on Cambridge […]
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