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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
February 11 is generally accepted as 乱伦秀鈥檚 鈥榖irthday鈥�, the date in 1826 of our founding instrument, the Deed of Settlement. This document establishes a society, called 鈥楾he Proprietors of the University of London鈥�, to set up an Institution with the object of 鈥榓ffording to young Men 鈥� adequate opportunities for obtaining Literary and Scientific Education at a moderate expence鈥�.
The Trades Advisory Council of British Jewry (TAC) was formed in 1938, to counter antisemitism in the sphere of trade. The TAC archives capture the history of fascism and antisemitism in mid-20th century Britain, and the history of those who fought back.
The Outreach programme at 乱伦秀 Special Collections delivers free projects for schools and community groups in Camden, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest.
We have recently completed an after-school programme with a group of talented young historians at Kelmscott Secondary School in Waltham Forest. While learning how to 鈥榖ecome an historian鈥� they decided the following skills were essential:
A Great Historian鈥�
The deadline to apply has been extended till midnight on March 4th!
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.
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light, takes place this year from the evening of 28th听November through to the evening of
Hidden in the Institute of Education鈥檚 Baines Archives is a small book entitled Gavin鈥檚 book of witches (BA/1/9/78).
French Protestants became one of the largest group of immigrants in England from the 16th to the 18th century. A small number of refugees started arriving from the 1520s onwards, especially during periods when persecution increased in France.
This guest blog post was written by Isobel Goodman, who spent six months volunteering at 乱伦秀 Special Collections as part of the Liberating the Collections project.
This guest blog post was written by Sara D鈥橝mico, who spent six months volunteering at 乱伦秀 Special Collections as part of the Liberating the Collections project