The history of exams at St Andrews- Part II
Last semester we looked at the former methods of examination and some of the past exam papers. This semester we take a further look at… Read More »The history of exams at St Andrews- Part II
Manuscript Collection
Rectors of the University of St Andrews, 1938 to 1967
This week sees the installation of a new Rector at the University. The office of Rector is as old as the medieval University but took… Read More »Rectors of the University of St Andrews, 1938 to 1967
Admiral Horatio Nelson and his ‘Dearest only true friend’
This week we present two letters from Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson (1758-1805), generally regarded as the greatest officer in the history of the Royal Navy. … Read More »Admiral Horatio Nelson and his ‘Dearest only true friend’
StAnza Poetry Festival
Last Thursday the University Library Special Collections put on a show and tell as part of this year’s StAnza poetry festival for an audience of… Read More »StAnza Poetry Festival
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
Love and horse-racing in India
February 14 Dearest Madge, with your Husband and young Children three May you ever be as Happy as Happy can be! And whenever Adversity troubles… Read More »Love and horse-racing in India
The moral shabbiness of King James I of Scotland
Sometimes new discoveries can be made in documents which have been in the collection for some time. msDA783.6J1M7 (ms666) was bequeathed to the University of… Read More »The moral shabbiness of King James I of Scotland
Votes for Women 2018: Part IV – The suffragettes
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her daughters Sylvia and Christabel, were committed members of the suffrage movement. Emmeline was on the executive committee of the Manchester… Read More »Votes for Women 2018: Part IV – The suffragettes
Votes for Women 2018: Part III – The suffragists and anti-suffragists
Yesterday, we looked at Dame Millicent Fawcett who was the president of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) from 1897. After the failure… Read More »Votes for Women 2018: Part III – The suffragists and anti-suffragists
Votes for Women 2018: Part II – St Andrews campaigners
Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 which extended the vote to some women over the age of 30… Read More »Votes for Women 2018: Part II – St Andrews campaigners
Votes for Women 2018: Part I – Background to the Women’s Movement
2018 is an important year for the commemoration of the struggle for women’s suffrage. A number of anniversaries of key events in the history of… Read More »Votes for Women 2018: Part I – Background to the Women’s Movement
Beethoven – Two men and a fortepiano
This week we present a letter from Ludwig (Louis) van Beethoven (1770-1827) writing from Vienna in February 1818 to the London piano manufacturer Thomas Broadwood… Read More »Beethoven – Two men and a fortepiano