In the next part of the series of blog posts about the Archive of European Intellectual Life, project archivist Miriam Buncombe, focuses on the work of Sylvia Kedourie. Having married Elie Kedourie in 1950, Sylvia, who…
In the next part of the series of blog posts about the Archive of European Intellectual Life, project archivist Miriam Buncombe, looks at the Kedourie papers, and particularly those of Elie Kedourie. The Papers of…
In this fourth, and final, instalment showcasing material used in the recent USTC Conference ‘Gender and the Book Trades’, we look at items in our collections which relate to the LGBTQ+ community. Although St Andrews…
Following a one year postponement, due to the pandemic, the James D. Forbes Collecting Prize ran again this year. This prize is offered in honour of James David Forbes (1809-1868), an eminent scientist (especially in…
In the second of a series of blog posts about the Archive of European intellectual life, project archivist Miriam Buncombe, looks at the archival record of Lola Mayer within the papers of Jacob Peter Mayer. As is so…
In this third instalment from our virtual showcase for the USTC Conference ‘Gender and the Book Trades’ we highlight some of the items from our collections which women authored. In 2011 we purchased a wonderful…
In the first of a series of blog posts about the Archive of European intellectual life, project archivist Miriam Buncombe, looks at the papers of Jacob Peter Mayer. Jacob Peter Mayer is now best remembered for his work…
In this blog post, Megan Briers, Mathematics and Computer Science student, shares her experience as a summer intern with the Special Collections team. The Very Reverend Professor John Lee (1779-1859) was appointed…
In this second instalment from our virtual showcase for the USTC Conference ‘Gender and the Book Trades’ we highlight some of the items from our collections which women have edited or illustrated. Sometimes women play…
In our last 4 posts we have described the nature of much of the General Rollo collection, and have highlighted the journeys of a (presumably) well-to-do traveller in the later years of the 19th, and the early 20th…