The Very Rev John Lee (1779-1859)
In this blog post, Megan Briers, Mathematics and Computer Science student, shares her experience as a summer intern with the Special Collections team. The Very Reverend Professor John Lee (1779-1859) was appointed…
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USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades Part II
In this second instalment from our virtual showcase for the USTC Conference ‘Gender and the Book Trades’ we highlight some of the items from our collections which women have edited or illustrated. Sometimes women play…
The lantern-slide tourist, week 5: provenance
In our last 4 posts we have described the nature of much of the General Rollo collection, and have highlighted the journeys of a (presumably) well-to-do traveller in the later years of the 19th, and the early 20th…
USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades Part I
This year, the annual Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) Conference went online for the first time. In the past, Special Collections has supported this conference with a live show and tell – delegates could see…
The Archive of European Intellectual Life
Special Collections has been involved in a very exciting cataloguing project this year, in collaboration with the Institute of Intellectual History in St Andrews and École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in…
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…
Virtual Alumni Weekend, 16-18 April 2021
We are delighted to support the Virtual Alumni Weekend with a quick glance behind the scenes at the records we hold in the University archive about former students and some of the information that they reveal. All…
Benjamin Franklin as Printer
Beth Dumas, Rare Books Cataloguer and a US citizen, takes a look at a fellow-countryman of note! When Joe Biden took office as President of the United States this January, one of the first things he did was redecorate…
Shopfronts in St Andrews
Over the last year, fourth-year International Relations and Arabic student Natalie Pereira, has enjoyed looking online at the photographic collections held by the University Libraries and Museums. In this blog Natalie…
The anatomy of an enquiry, part 1: unlocking answers in the archive
Julie Greenhill may be a familiar name if you have ever sent an enquiry to Special Collections. Here she reflects on a key role the reading room team play in helping remote users. At Special Collections we offer a…