In April of this year I found myself posing with a colony of penguins. Principal Professor Dame Sally Mapstone was there too. The photographer asked… Read More »Winner of the 2024 James David Forbes Collecting Prize: March of the Grenguins
As a general rule, we do not retain examination scripts or answers in the University archive. There are a few items however that have been… Read More »There is nothing in the paper I can do…
In this blog Farah Wallauer outlines a 2023 summer project which was made possible through funding from the Royal Astronomical Society and Science and Technology… Read More »Urania Propitia by Maria Cunitz
In this blog Conservation Technician Gemma Kelly from the National Library reports on a recent exhibition cradle making course hosted at the V&A Dundee. In… Read More »Cradle Making at the V&A Dundee
In October 1942, the University Librarian George H Bushnell, amused the University Celtic Society with a ghost story which, according to the society minutes, was… Read More »‘A Handful of Ghosts’ – ghost stories from the University Librarian
Bringing in collections Incoming university collections are routinely checked for dirt, mould and insect activity before being cleaned, rehoused and shelved in the stores. Not… Read More »The colour aniline purple – housing silk textiles from the Calvert Chemistry Collection
This year is the 250th anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s work Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, the first volume published by an African… Read More »Finding Phillis: The First African American Author
A blog post by Elizabeth Hayslett, volunteer in University Collections. The history of the University of St Andrews spans over 600 years, and St Andrews… Read More »Preparing ‘The Ricardian’ for access – review of a conservation volunteering placement
On the 8th July 2023, the University Libraries and Museums hosted an exhibit for the Fifth International Congress of the John Gower Society. We displayed… Read More »Fifth International Congress of the John Gower Society
Digitisation in libraries, archives, and museums is an important way of providing wider access to collections than would be possible in person. In recent years,… Read More »Has it been digitised? A history of reproducing St Andrews manuscripts.
When I received the notification that I had been chosen as the winner of the 2023 J. D. Forbes Prize, I was thrilled. Not for… Read More »Winner of the 2023 J. D. Forbes Collecting Prize: Tennysonian Arthuriana
Can’t find the book you want in the library? You can request it through the more books service. Many students and members of staff have… Read More »More books in the Library
