Raising the cup of friendship
In this blog, we take a look at the history of the Boyd Quaich golf competition using the archive of the Athletic Union held by… Read More »Raising the cup of friendship
Anniversaries
Finding Phillis: The First African American Author
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
Robert Burns Night
People in Scotland, and all around the world, will be cutting into a haggis today or lifting a wee dram to the memory of Robert… Read More »Robert Burns Night
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
Queen Elizabeth II is the first British Monarch to celebrate 70 years of service. Her reign is already longer than the reigns of her four… Read More »The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022
570 years ago today …
“Kennedy’s college, dedicated to the Holy Saviour, was founded on the site which it has ever since occupied in North Street on 27 August 1450.… Read More »570 years ago today …
Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and the University of St Andrews
This week we mark the centenary of the death of Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American steel magnate and philanthropist, who gave away almost 90% of his fortune… Read More »Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and the University of St Andrews
The Tullis Russell Band Centenary, 1919-2019
As part of our occasional audio-visual blog series, this week we look at (and listen to!) the Tullis Russell brass band, which celebrates its 100th… Read More »The Tullis Russell Band Centenary, 1919-2019
300 years of ‘The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe’
Daniel Defoe’s castaway tale, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, was first published 300 years ago on 25th April 1719, Defoe’s debut… Read More »300 years of ‘The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe’
John Ruskin and James David Forbes
Today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Victorian art critic John Ruskin (8 February 1819-20 January 1900). Born in London, John Ruskin… Read More »John Ruskin and James David Forbes
Daguerreotypes in the Library’s Special Collections
To start off the new year, our Photographic Collections Manager takes a look at the daguerreotypes in the Library’s photographic collections on the anniversary of… Read More »Daguerreotypes in the Library’s Special Collections
Centenary of the Qualification of Women Act
Today is the 100th Anniversary of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act, November 1918 which allowed women to stand as Members of Parliament. For more… Read More »Centenary of the Qualification of Women Act
Armistice and Remembrance,1918 to 2018: Part II
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. In the… Read More »Armistice and Remembrance,1918 to 2018: Part II