December 25th – The sterre schon
Merry Christmas one and all! For Christmas Day, we have chosen this medieval carol which finds the baby Jesus born in Bethlehem, and a golden… Read More »December 25th – The sterre schon
Audio Visual Collections
December 7th – Singing like a bird
Perusing popular lyrics of bygone decades suggests that, unlike the carols with which we are more familiar today, many traditional carols eschewed wintery scenes and… Read More »December 7th – Singing like a bird
December 6th – Worchepe thee seynt Nicolas
Although we now recognise good ole’ St Nick as the jolly rotund fellow in red, who brings gifts to nice children on the 25th of… Read More »December 6th – Worchepe thee seynt Nicolas
‘The Papermakers’ – Tullis Russell in film
The Tullis Russell Paper Mills Collection (ms38973) contains records in a variety of formats – paper, photographic, audio tapes, VHS tapes and film reels. Previous… Read More »‘The Papermakers’ – Tullis Russell in film
Souvenir Tapes of Graduation
As a living collection, the muniments (the University’s own archive) continue to grow with regular transfers of historical records from across the University’s departments and… Read More »Souvenir Tapes of Graduation
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
Voices from the Vault: Principal Sir James Irvine
In October 2006 we received the first installment of the papers of Sir James Irvine (UYUY250/Irvine), from Julia Melvin, his granddaughter and biographer. Professor Irvine… Read More »Voices from the Vault: Principal Sir James Irvine