New Catalogue: Papers of Professor Alexander Danchev
The papers of the late Professor Alex Danchev (1955-2016), Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews from 2014 to his death in 2016, have been donated to the University […]
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Putting Pen to Paper: Love Letters in the Tullis Russell Business Archive
In the process of cataloguing archive collections one can come across the most unexpected and delightful documents. One such find is a small collection of letters in the Tullis Russell […]
Tullis Russell Collection: Project Update
Back in September 2015 we announced on Echoes the acquisition of the Tullis Russell business papers which complement the extensive archive collection of Sir David Russell, already held by Special […]
Remembering those lost in times of war, Christmas 1916
Full of old memories she yet shall be Nurse of heroic men for whom the debt To that dim past is unacknowledged yet, Till Time shall set their names in […]
Skills for the Future Archival traineeships recognised in national awards
It’s with great pleasure that we are able to pass on good news about the ‘Opening Up Scotland’s Archives’ scheme, in which Special Collections is a partner. The National Archives […]
Digital Humanities Internship
For a month I have been the Digital Humanities Intern, during which time I’ve been lucky enough to call the beautiful Napier Reading Room of The Richardson Research Library at […]
Cataloguing the papers of David Hay Fleming: St Andrean, local historian and antiquarian
A few weeks ago, Fiona Menzies, our project cataloguer, gave a talk to colleagues, providing an outline of her work on the David Hay Fleming collection. David Hay Fleming (1849-1931) […]
90th Anniversary Kate Kennedy Procession, 9 April 2016
Every February our reading room is busy with first year students researching the history of the town and University in preparation for their interviews as new members of the Kate […]
Reading the Collections, Week 51: Mrs Muir and Mrs Muttoe
It seems fitting in the week of St Andrews’ own poetry festival, StAnza, to feature one of our literary collections. I have chosen Willa Muir, poet, novelist, diarist, translator and St […]
Where we find new old books, chapter 3: buried treasure amongst the stacks
This is what buried treasure looks like in a library: This book, which is a collection of two perfectly respectable but not very rare tracts by Vatican Librarian Agostino Steuco, […]