World War I – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Student, soldier and author: Basil Godfrey Quin MC.

Posted on 2 September 2017 by Special Collections

The Battle of Passchendaele, or Third Ypres was fought one hundred years ago between July and November 1917. One of the regiments involved was the […]

Anniversaries, Exhibitions, In the spotlight, Library history

Frederick George Dunnett 1896 – 24 April 1917

Posted on 24 April 2017 by Special Collections

On 24 April 1917, one hundred years ago today, Private Frederick George Dunnett of the 2nd Suffolk Regiment and a member of University Library staff […]

Anniversaries, Cambridge University history

“The beauty of expression”: M.R. James and the First World War Memorial Scroll

Posted on 4 August 2016 by Special Collections

The War Reserve collection in the University Library, initiated by Librarian Francis Jenkinson, contains a wealth of interesting things for the military researcher, ranging from […]

Anniversaries, Rare Books

Sassoon manuscripts on exhibition in Newcastle

Posted on 30 September 2014 by Special Collections

Several items from the library’s collection of the manuscripts of Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) are currently on display at the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in an […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Exhibitions, Manuscripts

Cambridge University Press at War

Posted on 21 July 2014 by Special Collections

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 […]

Archives, Cambridge University Archives, Photographs, Special Collections