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The people thought me mad. I read myself nearly blind.’ Beckford later gave the Lausanne library to his physician Dr Frederic Schöll, who sold part of it to one John Walter

In contacting the Cambridge University Library, he brought together the very small club of people interested in finding out more about Goss. ... with various people who showed an interest.

Almost a hundred years ago, over the night of 14–15 June 1919, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown became the first people to […]. Search for:. Categories. Categories. Select

For many people the work of the astronomers at the Royal Greenwich Observatory seems like the stuff of science fiction.

The departmental tour revealed a lot about life at the UL, and it seemed that in every department you would find dedicated and engaging people who were extremely knowledgeable about their

These marks of ownership can tell us much about the ways in which people used their books, from lowly undergraduates in sixteenth-century Cambridge to lofty nineteenth-century book-collectors on

His time in Suffolk was marked by a deepening interest in his adopted county, notably the working and living conditions of the local people.

and Modern Manuscripts, now a PhD candidate in English Literature at the University […]. Have you ever wondered what food and drink medieval people enjoyed during Christmastime?

hear about a recent donation from […]. Almost a hundred years ago, over the night of 14–15 June 1919, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown became the first people

the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and raising […]. The Library has recently acquired two large folio scrapbooks of 436 and 360 pages, compiled between 1818 and 1822 by

Guest post by Stephen Roberts. The Eastern Counties Folklore Society was established at a meeting held in Cambridge on 18 November 1932, to investigate, collect […]. For many people the work of

Agnes and Margaret had learned photography to produce copies of manuscripts in St Catherine’s Monastery – possibly the very first manuscript digitization project – but they also photographed scenery and people.

Before the days of the internet, television and widespread daily newspapers, how did people find out about acts of wrongdoing, and before reading for pleasure […]. The new exhibition in the North

the night of 14–15 June 1919, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown became the first people to […]. This is a regular update about the progress of the Archive

internet, television and widespread daily newspapers, how did people find out about acts of wrongdoing, and before reading for pleasure […]. The Darwin Correspondence Project and Cambridge Digital Library have collaborated to

Have you ever wondered what food and drink medieval people enjoyed during Christmastime?

all peoples in their disbelief and hypocrisy.”.

an annual event promoting equality and diversity by increasing the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and raising […]. Last July this blog featured a note about a collection of

During World War II, the need to keep people fed and the […]. This is a regular report on the progress of the Archive Management System (AMS) Project.

Even the clean, well-organised ones take time to prepare and there are numerous processes, people and discussions involved in making them available.

For many people the work of the astronomers at the Royal Greenwich Observatory seems like the stuff of science fiction.

February is LGBT History Month, an annual event promoting equality and diversity by increasing the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and raising […]. This post is by Agnieszka

s Entrance Hall cases concerns Rupert Brooke, who died a century ago this year (23 April 1915) and was […]. For many people the work of the astronomers at the Royal Greenwich

held in Cambridge on 18 November 1932, to investigate, collect […]. For many people the work of the astronomers at the Royal Greenwich Observatory seems like the stuff of science fiction.

During World War II, the need to keep people fed and the […]. Elias Gibb was a rather private and reclusive man of scholarship, but his contribution to Turkish studies in the

During World War II, the need to keep people fed and the […]. By Jacqueline Cox (Keeper of University Archives) 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the election of the poet George

Before the days of the internet, television and widespread daily newspapers, how did people find out about acts of wrongdoing, and before reading for pleasure […]. The North Front corridor display cases

erotic literature is probably not very near […]. February is LGBT History Month, an annual event promoting equality and diversity by increasing the visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and

Almost a hundred years ago, over the night of 14–15 June 1919, Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown became the first people to […]. Search for:. Categories. Categories. Select

The idea that people would deface a centuries old sacred manuscript either with pictures or land charters is risible.

The purity of the faith being preserved by nothing more than by books of sound and holy doctrine; and on the contrary, there being nothing whereby the minds of people are

where the past tipped into the present through the deep connection of people and place.

A guest post by Daniel Belteki, University of Kent On 29 June 2018, Cambridge University Library will host a workshop on the life and […]. For many people the work of the

For many people the work of the astronomers at the Royal Greenwich Observatory seems like the stuff of science fiction.

After Marian’s tragic death, Ida Darwin became his confidante. She was one of the few people who knew of his secret engagement to Mildred Wetton and his plans to give

I would love to subscribe to the journal so as to further understand secondary literature about this military organization, as well as potentially connect about some people and primary sources that ... people I knew had gone. I started life anew, in a

I am able to put aside pride of caste in most things but I must say that I think scrubbing floors is not fair work for people who have been brought

The people thought me mad. I read myself nearly blind”. Beckford later gave the Lausanne library to his physician Dr Frederic Schöll, who sold part of it to one John Walter

and drink medieval people enjoyed during Christmastime?

The background theme is the history of the Iranian people, but the underlying themes are those of the continual conflict between good and evil, the nature of kingship, of social justice

But this volume is also of interest for what it tells us about the people who have owned it.

Are there good people that will do this for me. I was just going to try to mount them somehow as pictures for the wall but now see that is not

that false impression, whilst not the least advantage of having such a book will be that of showing the people how we desire to respect their language and their literature.

As part of the Alumni Festival, all are welcome to join the Conservation team at the University Library as they discuss and demonstrate the making of model books as part of

Modern notions of credentialism did not apply. For more than a century previously, the authorised reference tool for proof of alumni status was the Cambridge University Calendar, published annually from 1796,

This includes both French and English authorities, many of which appear to have been donated from private collections curated by college alumni.

One of the regiments involved was the Cambridgeshire Regiment which as a territorial unit, contained many local men, and students and alumni of the University.

Both collections were bequeathed to the University Library in the 1890s, and both were built by proud Cambridge alumni, but they both illustrate different aspects of the qualities enumerated above. .

During this time Cambridge alumni included Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, John Milton, Samuel Pepys and William Wordsworth to name a few.

Both collections were bequeathed to the University Library in the 1890s, and both were built by proud Cambridge alumni, but they both illustrate different aspects of the qualities enumerated above.