Preservation – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Conservation of the Cambridge University Press Archive: Framing the Letters Patent

Posted on 29 March 2018 by CUL Conservation

By Fay Humphreys Granted by Henry VIII in 1534, the Letters Patent (UA Luard 162) gave the University of Cambridge the right to appoint […]

Archives, Cambridge University Archives, Conservation

Conserving Darwin’s Library and its curiosities

Posted on 4 August 2017 by CUL Conservation

By Cécilia Duminuco Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882) has undoubtedly marked the history of science. Famously known for his theory of evolution by natural selection, the […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Digitisation

Farewell to Changi

Posted on 30 June 2017 by Emma Nichols

(Above image – ‘Air Raids’ by Robert Harper, RCMS 103/3/12) After 21 months I have come to the end of my role as project conservator […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Conservation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Conservation of the Cambridge University Press Archive

Posted on 15 May 2017 by CUL Conservation

by Fay Humphreys Cambridge University Press was established as the University’s own printing house in 1696, although the University had been authorised by Henry […]

Archives, Cambridge University Archives, Conservation, Exhibitions

Bringing a hidden collection to light

Posted on 7 April 2017 by CUL Conservation

By Anna Johnson Cambridge University Library may not often be thought of as a significant repository for papyri, but we do have a moderately […]

Conservation, Digital Resources, Digitisation, Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, Papyrus, Special Collections

Boxing Clever, Round 1: Thinking inside the box

Posted on 19 January 2017 by Gretchen Allen

From the handmade to the mass-produced, bespoke archival boxes protect books in collections, libraries, and archives across the globe. Here at the Cambridge University Library, […]

Collection Care, Conservation

Under the Microscope – Preliminary Investigations of the Changi Archive Conservation Research Project

Posted on 14 December 2016 by Emma Nichols

You may have seen here that in May this year I was awarded a Research Bursary from the Wellcome Trust. The award means that I am […]

Archives, Conservation, Digitisation, Royal Commonwealth Society, Science

The History and Conservation of the John Weekley Changi Archives

Posted on 11 July 2016 by John C.

The Changi project team have finished a major conservation challenge, the archives of John Weekley. In this post John Cardwell, Project Archivist and Emma Nichols, […]

Conservation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Conservation Challenges posed by the Changi Archive

Posted on 16 November 2015 by Special Collections

by Emma Nichols and Mary French The conservation of the WWII Changi civilian internment camp archives is being undertaken by two conservators, Emma Nichols and Mary […]

Archives, Conservation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Conservation of the Lewis-Gibson Collection: re-treatment of manuscript fragments from the Cairo Genizah

Posted on 20 July 2015 by Emma Nichols

by Mary French, Rebecca Goldie and Emma Nichols Cambridge University Library (the UL) contains the largest collection of medieval Jewish writings in the world. Around […]

Conservation, Lewis-Gibson Collection