New Stories about Old Cupar – A Fond Farewell
Well, this is my last post as Project Archivist on Hidden Burgh: Restoring Cupar’s place at the heart of Fife. It’s amazing how quickly the… Read More »New Stories about Old Cupar – A Fond Farewell
Manuscript Collection
Collage in the Collections
Visiting Scholar Dr Freya Gowrley reflects on her recent stay in St Andrews. During my three-week visiting scholarship at the Library’s Special Collections this summer,… Read More »Collage in the Collections
The Royal Humane Society
World First Aid Day, introduced by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), falls on the second Saturday of September and… Read More »The Royal Humane Society
Special Collections Show and Tell; Scottish Crime Writing Visit
Recently, The Library’s Special Collections Division hosted a crime-themed Show and Tell for visitors attending The Smithsonian at St Andrews course Scottish Crime Writing: from… Read More »Special Collections Show and Tell; Scottish Crime Writing Visit
Archives Revealed: Ancestry Workshop
As part of the Archives Revealed project “Hidden Burgh: restoring Cupar’s place at the heart of Fife”, we are holding a workshop on researching ancestry… Read More »Archives Revealed: Ancestry Workshop
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 St Andrews Periodic Table
In honour of UNESCO’s International Year of the Periodic Table 2019, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is showcasing the wonders of the Periodic Table… Read More »The St Andrews Periodic Table
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
“For a quart of Ale is a dish for a king.”: celebrating Beer Day Britain
To help celebrate Beer Day Britain (raise a pint at 7pm on 15th June and say ‘Cheers to Beer’!), this week we’re taking a look… Read More »“For a quart of Ale is a dish for a king.”: celebrating Beer Day Britain
Collecting and Collections Part III: Collecting Items of Local Interest – David Hay Fleming and St Andrews
There are a multitude of items which a collector can choose to collect: books, tea pots, figurines, etc. But a collection doesn’t have to be… Read More »Collecting and Collections Part III: Collecting Items of Local Interest – David Hay Fleming and St Andrews
Collecting and Collections Part II: Pteridomania strikes Special Collections
In the second part of the Collecting and Collections blog series, our Manuscripts Archivist takes a look at the trend of fern collecting, pteridomania. It… Read More »Collecting and Collections Part II: Pteridomania strikes Special Collections
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’