Archives and Special Collections
The Tradition of Quotations
11 March 2022
A blog by Rare Books and Special Collections Assistant Anne-Marie McHarg.
EIGHT OCTAGON ANCIENT WRITERS: EURIPIDES
4 March 2022
Have you ever ventured into the Octagon, which used to be the Queen Mary library, for meetings or lectures and has your eye started wandering around the room? In doing so your gaze may have rested on the gold plated names etched in the base of the dome. These are the names of eight Greek and Roman philosophers and poets that lived in the ancient world, whose works are still read today. This week the focus is on Euripides. A series by Special Collections Information Assistant Anne Marie McHarg.
New Collection: United Kingdom One World Association and Towns & Development
21 February 2022
New Collection Alert! We recently received a donation of the United Kingdom One World Association and Towns & Development Records. We are excited to announce it has undergone our initial processing and is ready for researchers to dig into. A collections overview is on our catalogue Ref. OWLTD and a box list is available on request. Read on to find out more about this new addition.
EIGHT OCTAGON ANCIENT WRITERS: ARISTOTLE
25 February 2022
Have you ever ventured into the Octagon, which used to be the Queen Mary library, for meetings or lectures and has your eye started wandering around the room? In doing so your gaze may have rested on the gold plated names etched in the base of the dome. These are the names of eight Greek and Roman philosophers and poets that lived in the ancient world, whose works are still read today. This week the focus is on Aristotle. A series by Special Collections Information Assistant Anne Marie McHarg.
EIGHT OCTAGON ANCIENT WRITERS: PLATO
18 February 2022
Have you ever ventured into the Octagon, which used to be the Queen Mary library, for meetings or lectures and has your eye started wandering around the room? In doing so your gaze may have rested on the gold plated names etched in the base of the dome. These are the names of eight Greek and Roman philosophers and poets that lived in the ancient world, whose works are still read today. This week the focus is on Plato. A series by Special Collections Information Assistant Anne Marie McHarg.