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@UCLRecords

UCL Records Office, part of @UCLSpecColl - please note that this account is no longer being updated.

 London, United Kingdom
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Joined May 2016
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Highlight of last month was tracking down some old forks in the @UCL silver collection! An update on our exhibition planning @SamBlaxland. Thanks to the many colleagues across @UCLSpecColl, @GrantMuseum @UCLArtMuseum @TheUnionUCL @UCLSSEESLibrary studentsunionucl.org/blog/sa…

Curating student life – planning our Octagon exhibition

In the last few months the Generation UCL team has spent a lot of time identifying documents, images and objects for inclusion in our Octagon Gallery exhibition exploring the history of student life,...

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So excited for this morning’s event and welcoming our visitors. We have a beautiful display for you!
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Are you a student at a #London based university? Do you have a collection of books, magazines, or other printed and/or manuscript items you’re passionate about? Then apply for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize by June 4th and win £600! More info: ucl.ac.uk/library/collection…
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We're super excited to announce our second Open Morning. Pop in on 19th May (10am-12pm) to see a selection of rare books, archives and manuscripts and meet some of the team! Free and open to all, just book a place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morn… Photo ©David Tett
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Now UCL has re-opened, it's the perfect chance to check out our new public exhibition 'Hidden in Plain Sight'! It features work to improve access to diverse voices in our collection, including projects by us, @ioelibrary and @UCLMainLibrary. More info: ucl.ac.uk/library/collection…
Very bright cover for 'Transition 31: I'm Crazy about Tanzania'. Features a neon green cover with bright pink details. There is a pink heart at the centre surrounded by a branching pattern.

ALT Very bright cover for 'Transition 31: I'm Crazy about Tanzania'. Features a neon green cover with bright pink details. There is a pink heart at the centre surrounded by a branching pattern.

Graphic which reads: Hidden in Plain Sight: Liberating our Library Collections. March-December 2023. A free exhibition highlighting UCL Library Services’ work to discover, record and celebrate the diverse voices in our collections. On display in the Main Library Stairwell and 1st floor. To learn more, search ‘UCL Library Exhibitions.’ Graphic features UCL banner and a woodcut of a woman in 17th century dress.

ALT Graphic which reads: Hidden in Plain Sight: Liberating our Library Collections. March-December 2023. A free exhibition highlighting UCL Library Services’ work to discover, record and celebrate the diverse voices in our collections. On display in the Main Library Stairwell and 1st floor. To learn more, search ‘UCL Library Exhibitions.’ Graphic features UCL banner and a woodcut of a woman in 17th century dress.

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UCL Records@UCLRecords17 Apr 2023
Delighted to be given material from Randolph Schwabe's family before Easter. Schwabe was Slade Professor from 1930 and amongst the donation were his diaries from 1930-1948. This material will be catalogued and added to the Slade Archive
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Discover incredible items from the UCL Libraries collections and archives, including George Orwell’s love letters and Mary, Queen of Scots’ hair – and which buildings are haunted magazine.ucl.ac.uk/shelf-lif…

Shelf life: Secrets and surprises from UCL's libraries and collections

The UCL Library Services team tell us more about the incredible items in their collections and archives, including George Orwell’s love letters and Mary, Queen of Scots’ hair – and reveal which...

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A beautiful manuscript haggadah (MS Mocatta 1) to illuminate Passover. Hag Sameah! A fully digitised copy is available online: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/… @UCLSpecColl
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In this guest blog, Dr Amara Thornton, Research Fellow at the @instclasstudies writes about the remarkable women of College Hall, whose lives you can trace in the Beyond Notability project: london.ac.uk/senate-house-li… #WomensHistoryMonth @amalexathorn @SASNews
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ALT Books on a table

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Thank you everyone at our Dante readings with @Warburg_News! We finished Paradiso with Daniel Rees' 1903 Welsh translation (ill Louise Rolfe, Phoebe Rees, T. Gwynn-Jones). No Dante today but a seminar tomorrow warburg.sas.ac.uk/events/dev… & see the books 17 May eventbrite.co.uk/e/dante-in-…
Dante's Divine Comedy translated into Welsh by Daniel Rees (1903): Paradiso Canto 33.

ALT Dante's Divine Comedy translated into Welsh by Daniel Rees (1903): Paradiso Canto 33.

Dante's Divine Comedy translated into Welsh by Daniel Rees (1903): front cover.

ALT Dante's Divine Comedy translated into Welsh by Daniel Rees (1903): front cover.

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It was a total pleasure to meet you and your group, and talking about @UCLSpecColl is always the best! Huge thanks to @CraigMartinUCL for making this happen - academic liaison in action 💥
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Huge thanks to @octavosaurus and Igho Wekpe for talking to us @uclpublishing this morning about the special collections and online resources used @UCLEast Note the book-free library / learning hub!
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UCL Press@UCLpress23 Mar 2023
Today we're delighted to announce our 7 millionth #openaccess book download! @ucylpay @ucl @IOE_London @UCLLibraries @profgeraintrees @DavidPriceUCL @uclnews
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UCL News@uclnews15 Mar 2023
.@UCL colleagues have paid tribute to visionary sculptor Dame Phyllida Barlow, who taught @sladeschool for over 20 years, before rising to global fame. She will be remembered for “her generosity of spirit & her thoughtful, enthusiastic approach to life”. ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/mar/trib…
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Margaret Murray (1863 – 1963) began her studies in Egyptology at UCL at the age of 30 in 1894, later working here from 1898 to 1935. She was the first woman to be appointed as a lecturer in archaeology in the UK, as well as a scholar of witchcraft #WomensHistoryMonth
A black and white photo of a white haired woman with gentle and intelligent eyes. She wears flowing robes. Public Domain

ALT A black and white photo of a white haired woman with gentle and intelligent eyes. She wears flowing robes. Public Domain

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VENUS & APHRODITE: HISTORY OF A GODDESS 3PM, SUN 30 APRIL - @BritishLibrary Join @bettanyhughes for a captivating talk exploring one of antiquity’s most potent deities, and with it the story of human desire itself. In-Person Tickets £10: bl.uk/events/venus-and-aphro… #HistFest2023
Event poster: We see Bettany Hughes standing in what looks like an archaeological sight. To the right is the cover of her book. The text reads: Venus and Aphrodite: History of a Goddess.

ALT Event poster: We see Bettany Hughes standing in what looks like an archaeological sight. To the right is the cover of her book. The text reads: Venus and Aphrodite: History of a Goddess.

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Just over a year since we started, @annafineman and I have written a piece for @CILIPRareBooks' newsletter about our work at @UCLEast! Read it here: cilip.org.uk/resource/group/… (Also paging @UCL_SCCI, @UCLSpecColl and @UCLLibraries 📚📦)
Stratford, London on a sunny spring day, looking towards the new UCL East campus. One Pool Street is visible on the left side of the river with Marshgate on the right.

ALT Stratford, London on a sunny spring day, looking towards the new UCL East campus. One Pool Street is visible on the left side of the river with Marshgate on the right.

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It's #FairDealingWeek 2023! Understanding fair dealing helps you apply copyright exceptions in your research, learning and teaching. Learn more on our online module tinyurl.com/ykx34jjv and blog post tinyurl.com/ms22awk2 @FairUseWeek #FairUseWeek
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.@ProfGinaB and Kathryn Hannan reflect on teaching with the #archives in the #openaccess 'The Worlds of UCL: teaching, learning and institutional histories', a new article in London Review of Education ow.ly/tSIg50MV6qE. @UCLRecords @UCLSpecColl @IOE_London @HughStarkey
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UCL@ucl11 Feb 2023
To celebrate UCL's Foundation Day, our colleagues in @UCLRecords explore documents from the College Archives relating to the history of the Wilkins Building in their blog ‘The First Stone’ - 197 years of UCL. Read more: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll… @UCLSpecColl #UCLFoundationDay
College Collection I 16C: West Front of the University of London, 1828

ALT College Collection I 16C: West Front of the University of London, 1828

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Unearthing some Small Press gems: Richard Neville’s account of the international underground, Play Power (Cape, 1970), complete with ‘Headopoly’, an ‘underground almanac poster game’.
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