Echoes from the vault
The University Collections and Museums blog highlights items from the collections to explore their past and context.
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Are you tired of the same old parade of treats on your festive table? Bored stiff by yet another Bûche de Noel? Are you looking to…
Date 19 December 2024
Category Historical baking
One of the most important histories of Scotland, which sheds new light on William Wallace and the Stone of Destiny, has found its…
Date 13 December 2024
Category Announcements
In continuation of UK Disability History month, we take another look at the University archive for stories of students living with…
Date 9 December 2024
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Bobby Jones, the Declaration of Independence and Tom Duncan: Celebrating St Andrew in Savannah
What do you get if you mix a famous golfer, an organ-paying medievalist and the Declaration of Independence? The improbable though entirely true tale of how a young lecturer came to swap St Andrews, Fife, for sunny…
Disability History – new narratives in old records
November marks the start of UK Disability History month and the opportunity to discover and learn new narratives within the University’s archives. Archivists Sarah Rodriguez and Elizabeth Thompson-MacRae have been…
A pound of raisins
It is that time of year again – costumes, raisins receipts and foam fights! The earliest records in the University’s archive relating to Raisin celebrations are from the 19th century. Student reminiscences record…