Echoes from the vault
The University Library’s Special Collections blog highlights items from the collections to explore their past and context.
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In our last 4 posts we have described the nature of much of the General Rollo collection, and have highlighted the journeys of a…
Date 22 July 2021
Category Photographic Collection
This year, the annual Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) Conference went online for the first time. In the past, Special Collections…
Date 16 July 2021
Category Rare Book Collection
Special Collections has been involved in a very exciting cataloguing project this year, in collaboration with the Institute of…
Date 2 July 2021
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The lantern slide tourist, week 4: fashionable spots
In our previous tours through the lantern slides of the General Rollo Collection we commented on titles and descriptions, on the portrayal of local people and of local animals. This week, our virtual travels will bring…
The lantern slide tourist, week 3: local animals
Last time, in our exploration of travel photographs from the General Rollo collection, we commented on the portrayal of local people. This post will continue with the same ‘local’ theme but this time referring to…
The lantern slide tourist, week 2: local people
In the second week of our armchair-travels through the lantern slides of the General Rollo Collection we continue our virtual tours among the ordinary people of Europe and North America. The collection consists of the…