New voices from the Vault
Our teams are changing, and so is our blog! Over the last couple of years, we have been working more closely with colleagues from the… Read More »New voices from the Vault
Announcements
New acquisition for Libraries and Museums: the St Andrews Chronicles
One of the most important histories of Scotland, which sheds new light on William Wallace and the Stone of Destiny, has found its permanent home… Read More »New acquisition for Libraries and Museums: the St Andrews Chronicles
Launch of New Photographic Collections Site
We’ve spent some time recently working on replacing our aging photographic collections site – you can see the new and improved site here https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/special-collections/photographs/. The… Read More »Launch of New Photographic Collections Site
Tribute to Dr Robert N Smart (1931-2019)
The Special Collections Division of the University Library is very sad to note the death of Dr Robert N Smart on 21 July 2019, aged… Read More »Tribute to Dr Robert N Smart (1931-2019)
Visiting Scholars Talks 2019
We are pleased to announce our programme of talks for the University of St Andrews Library Special Collections Visiting Scholars 2019 session. All our Visiting Scholar… Read More »Visiting Scholars Talks 2019
The Origins of Photography Great Britain: St Andrews
Last week a major exhibition, The Origin of Photography Great Britain, on the birth of British photography opened in Japan at the Tokyo Photographic Art… Read More »The Origins of Photography Great Britain: St Andrews
University of St Andrews Library Special Collections Visiting Scholarship Scheme 2019
We are pleased to announce that the University of St Andrews Library is now accepting applications for the Special Collections Visiting Scholarship Scheme 2019. Visiting… Read More »University of St Andrews Library Special Collections Visiting Scholarship Scheme 2019
Rebel Women – Women’s Liberation Movement in the Aien
Next week the University Library will have on display a selection of items from our Special Collections (in facsimile) celebrating the women who have opposed… Read More »Rebel Women – Women’s Liberation Movement in the Aien
New Catalogue: Papers of Professor Alexander Danchev
The papers of the late Professor Alex Danchev (1955-2016), Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews from 2014 to his death in 2016, have… Read More »New Catalogue: Papers of Professor Alexander Danchev
Season’s Greetings from Echoes from the Vault
Echoes from the Vault will be taking a break over the seasonal period but we will be back in January 2018. Season’s Greetings to All!
Winner of the James D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2017
The winner of the James D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2017, Arthur der Weduwen, tells us about his collection… My book collection attempts to offer a representative… Read More »Winner of the James D. Forbes Collecting Prize 2017
Lawrence Levy Golf Photography Project comes to an end
This week sees the culmination of a five-year project undertaken by the Special Collections Division of the University of St Andrews Library with the rounding… Read More »Lawrence Levy Golf Photography Project comes to an end