History Day

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• In the Footsteps of Exiles
  This online exhibition has been curated as a virtual history walk around the University of London's Bloomsbury campus, based on a series of guided walks carried out by staff of Senate House Library. The exhibition can also be used as the basis for a self-guided walk.
• In the Spotlight: Mid-Century Women Artists from the Charles Hasler Collection
  This blog post spotlights and celebrates the work of three women artists who feature in the Charles Hasler collection at the University of Reading Special Collections. All three artists, Eileen Mayo, Barbara Jones and Enid Marx, were very active in the mid-twentieth century, and are notable for developing their own original and innovative styles and interests, and applying their creative talents to a wide variety of different art forms.
• In the Veins
  ‘In the Veins’ resonates through time, using over a century of archive footage to shine a light onto the face of the mining heritage of Yorkshire and the North East of England. A story of hardship and hope, division and defiance, perseverance and pride; this is not a history lesson, it’s an emotional journey that digs deep into the heart of a community built on coal. Commissioned by Teesside University and produced by the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, the film is the result of mining for archive ‘black gold’ in amateur and professional films, promotional footage and regional BBC and ITV television programming and news, totaling over 115 source films, then carefully crafting a respectful production that would represent a proud and often forgotten community. Released in 2024 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the end of the 1984/85 UK year-long coal mining strikes, the 24-minute film has been screened at film festivals, in regional libraries, museums and published on YouTube. Importantly, it has been screened in community centres and village halls in former mining communities across the North of England, many of which are still feeling the effects of the end of the mining industry. Telling the story of the coal industry, but significantly the human experience, through only archive footage and found voices in the vaults of the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, was a massive undertaking. The 13-strong volunteer ‘community curator’ group who have lived and worked in mining communities, at the coalface, in the community, were central to ensure the film was meaningful and authentic.
• Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
  The national research library for law – with over 310,000 legal texts and an extensive collection of online resources for legal research
• Institute of Classical Studies
  The Combined Library of the Institute of Classical Studies and the Hellenic and Roman Societies is a major resource for those working on research in the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
• Institute of English Studies
  The Institute of English Studies is a unique research centre that speaks both for and about books. We specialise in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, textual scholarship, digital editing, and new critical approaches to literary history. Our constellation of expertise and distinctive teaching profile places us at the forefront of book history in the UK. We also perform a vital advocacy role, championing the study of English within the academy and beyond. As English Studies responds to the challenges and opportunities of the twenty first century, the IES is working to shape the conversation about its future. Alongside our cutting-edge MA /MRes programme in the history of the book, we run two major international summer schools providing research training in book history and manuscript studies. We support our intellectual community, at all career stages, through our research training, seminars, conferences, workshops, and fellowship programme, and champion innovative and inclusive research in English Studies. We work closely with a dynamic network of partners, including world-leading libraries, creative practitioners, museums, archives, rare book dealers, learned societies, and subject organisations.
• Institute of Historical Research
  The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national centre for history, dedicated to supporting historians of all kinds. The Institute helps foster public understanding of history and its social, cultural, and economic importance, advocating for the long-term future of the discipline and supporting its growth and development. It offers a wide range of services both onsite and remotely that facilitate excellence in historical research, teaching and scholarship in the UK, through our library, events programmes, fellowships, training and publications. It promotes the study of people and locality through our Centre for the History of People, Place and Community. Sign up for a monthly e-newsletter with regular updates about events, training and publications.
• Introducing RHS Digital Collections
  In this video, Fiona Davison, Head of Libraries and Exhibitions at the Royal Horticultural Society, introduces RHS Digital Collections, a newly digitised collection of over 10 000 items which captures the history of gardening over 500 years, and is free to use.
• Introduction to Special Collections
  This video offers an introduction to the Special Collections at Londo Metropolitan University
• Introduction to the Warburg Institute Library
  A brief introduction to the collections of the Warburg Institute Library.
• Introduction to the Warburg Library Classification System
  Video playlist introducing the Warburg Library, its origins and its collections.
• Introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service
  An introductory video to the West Yorkshire Archive Service.
• Islamic Heritage Past and Present: Ismailis in History and Myth
  The film, Islamic Heritage Past and Present: Ismailis in History and Myth features IIS Director Emeritus Dr Farhad Daftary on the topic of myths perpetuated about Ismailis and how modern scholarship is able to challenge them due to manuscripts held in our collection.
• Isle of Wight LGBT+ Oral Histories
  Out On An Island: Pride In Self, Pride In Place Oral History recordings have been fully transcribed, digitised and deposited at Carisbrooke Castle Oral History Archival collection "Island Voices' & The Wessex Film and Sound Archives. The project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Isle of Wight Council
• Ismaili Special Collections: Islamic Heritage Past and Present - Trailer
  A new series from the Ismaili Special Collections Unit (ISCU) and the Department of Communications and Development (DCD) was launched this year which aims to showcase items of historical importance held at The Institute of Ismaili Studies and highlight their contemporary relevance today. Through this series, expert scholars introduce a diverse range of rare manuscripts and objects, bringing specialist research to a wider audience.
• Ismaili-Sufi Interactions in Badakhshan Manuscripts
  This short film, Ismaili-Sufi Interactions in Badakhshan Manuscripts, features Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, an Associate Professor at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, exploring Ni‘matull?h? works transmitted in Badakhshan Ismaili manuscripts which shed light on Ismaili-Sufi interactions as evident from these manuscripts.
• John Innes Historic Collections
  The John Innes Historic Collections comprise a science archive relating to plant sciences and genetics, a special collection of rare botanical books spanning over 500 years and a history of genetics library.
• Join in our celebration of 150 Years at Burlington House
  In 2024 the Society of Antiquaries celebrates 150 years of being at Burlington House, this blog looks into the history of the society at this location.
• Joseph Lister in the Archives – “The Father of antiseptic surgery”
  Joseph Lister introduced the concept of antisepsis in surgery in the 1860s, paving the way for the modern aseptic techniques we recognise today. Read on for a brief history of his work, illustrated with items from the archive.
• King's Archives and Special Collections Trailer
  You are cordially invited to join us at King's College London to uncover new and old stories in our Archives and Library Special Collections!
• King’s College London Libraries and Collections
  King’s Libraries offer a huge multidisciplinary information resource base including over 1.2 million printed books and ebooks; more than 60,000 journals, reference tools, statistical data, official publications, maps, music scores, multimedia resources, photographs and manuscripts, as well as Archives (5 million items) and Special Collections of international standing.
• Kings and Witches: exploring the sources of Macbeth in the IHR Library
  This blog was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the IHR Wohl Library.
• Lambeth Local History Forum
  The Lambeth Local History Forum brings together a wide range of societies and institutions in the London Borough of Lambeth who share an interest in researching and publishing local history, whatever else they may also do. Membership is limited to societies and institutions – there is no individual membership of the Forum.
• Lambeth Palace Library
  Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library of the Archbishops of Canterbury and preserves the national archives of the Church of England.
• Layers of London
  Layers of London is a map-based history website developed by the Institute of Historical Research. Users can access free historic maps of London and contribute stories, memories and histories to create a social history resource about their area. Start exploring now!