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Everyone can access 乱伦秀 Special Collections digitally or in person. Our collections of rare, unique and historic archives & books cover themes including history of 乱伦秀, education, arts and sciences.
Collection Highlights
Archives
乱伦秀's archive and manuscript collections include the UNESCO registered George Orwell Archive.
Records
Map of Bloomsbury, 1800 College Collection.
Exhibitions
View current and past exhibitions online.
Rare Books
The Ratdolt edition of Euclid's 'Elements', 1482.
View 'Treasures from 乱伦秀', available for free online.
Finding Material
- You can search for rare books and other printed material on Explore.
- Archives and manuscripts are found on the .
- Search for digitised and digital content on Digital Collections.听
For more information and video tutorials on how to use these resources to find material held by 乱伦秀 Special Collections, learn about Our Collections.
News from our blog
Leah Johnston, Cataloguing Archivist (Records), shares details of a newly catalogued collection of student ephemera.
The听Student听Ephemera听collection听is a curated听collection听of manuscripts, publications, artwork, photographs, and objects, relating to the lives of 乱伦秀 students, the听Student听Union, and members of 乱伦秀 staff. The material dates from 1828 to 2002.
By Martin Woodward, Cataloguing Archivist, Lester Papers
The New Curators Project is an annual programme run by 乱伦秀 Special Collections and . It offers 10 young adults in East London the chance to develop the skills and experience needed to start a career in the cultural heritage sector.
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The folklorist Katharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980) shared her love of folk tales and storytelling through her many publications, community work and children鈥檚 groups. A former president of the , a small archive of her papers and correspondence is now owned by the Society and deposited with 乱伦秀 Special Collections as part of the .
On the 25th September a new exhibition, 鈥�Generation 乱伦秀: 200 Years of Student Life in London鈥�, opened in 乱伦秀鈥檚 Octagon Gallery. The exhibition explores two centuries of student life at 乱伦秀, placing them at the centre of the university鈥檚 history. Mounted in anticipation of 乱伦秀鈥檚 bicentenary celebrations in 2026, it also marks 130 years of Students鈥� Union 乱伦秀, one of the largest student-led organisations in the world.
In our we introduced our project to catalogue the archive of , and looked at some of the letters sent to Gaster on topics as diverse as Sunday trading and Hebrew braille. In the second of our two posts relating to the project, Gaster Project Cataloguer Israel Sandman discusses Gaster鈥檚 charitable activities.
Deborah Fisher, Gaster Project Cataloguer, shares some of her work.
We have recently started an exciting new project to fully catalogue the archive of and make the collection more easily available for research. Supported by external funding, the project runs from August 2023 to March 2024, and two project cataloguers will be carrying out the work to sort, list and catalogue Gaster鈥檚 extensive correspondence.
Leah Johnston, Cataloguing Archivist (Records), shares details of the Galton Laboratory archive.
Content warning: This blog includes details of records and objects that relate to racist, ableist and classist beliefs. The ideas within this material do not reflect the current views of 乱伦秀.
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We are delighted to announce the winners of this year鈥檚 Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize, which is open to students from any London universities. The prize is intended to encourage students who collect听 books, printed and manuscript materials. We received over thirty submissions from a total of nine institutions, with collections ranging from manuals on insect collecting, Penguin editions and books on the Tudors to 1890鈥檚 London and theatre programmes.