The death of Captain Cook
A guest post by Julien Domercq, winner of the inaugural Cambridge University Library/History of Art Student Curatorial Competition and curator of the exhibition ‘The death […]
Continue reading »Dobinson Collection
The Royal Commonwealth Society Collections have published an on-line catalogue of a recent acquisition: the photographs and archives of Henry and Phyllis Dobinson. Henry was […]
Continue reading »Moving to the new University Library in 1934
Exactly eighty years ago today, at 4:02pm on 31st May 1934, the last visitor left the old University Library, housed in the building known as […]
Continue reading »Friends talk: Literature of the Liberation (4 June)
The Friends of Cambridge University Library are hosting a talk by Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey on the ‘Literature of the Liberation’ in conjunction with the exhibition […]
Continue reading »29 May: Talk by Peter Fox on the history of Trinity College Library Dublin
The Friends of Cambridge University Library are hosting a talk by the Emeritus University Librarian, Peter Fox to mark the launch of his new book, […]
Continue reading »Flesh wounds : David Holbrook and D-Day
David Holbrook, later well-known as a writer, educationist and controversialist, landed in Normandy as a twenty-one year old tank commander on D-Day, 6 June 1944. […]
Continue reading »Broughton Parish Library: preservation and conservation
The collection of rare books held by Cambridge University Library has been built up over more than six centuries by a variety of means, including […]
Continue reading »Literature of the Liberation: the French experience in print 1944–1946
A new exhibition in the Library celebrates the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Paris and shows some of the books that were published, mainly […]
Continue reading »Claude Sitwell Collection
The Royal Commonwealth Society Collection is delighted to announce the acquisition of photographs and correspondence relating to the soldier and colonial administrator Lt. Col. Claude […]
Continue reading »William Shakespeare, 1564-1616: a guest post by Hester Lees-Jeffries
William Shakespeare was baptised at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 26 April 1564; since at least the eighteenth century, his birthdate has been given as […]
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