In September of 2010 as part of the DeMontfort University Photographic History Networking Symposium, curators, archivists and conservators from across Britain and select institutions from… Read More »Special Collections partners with DeMontfort University to improve access to photographic collections in a new AHRC funded project
Early this morning, 13 June 2012, the Olympic torch will pass through St Andrews on its way down to Edinburgh. The torch is scheduled to… Read More »Five cyanotypes to celebrate the Olympic torch coming to St Andrews!
Earlier this year, Howard S. Mott, Inc. brought to our attention a book from their stock which would fit our collection very nicely. The book… Read More »Robert Lambert Playfair and his ‘Account of Aden’: a new acquisition adds to substantial archive
Our commemorative Burns’ Day blog post included a late 19th century photograph published by Valentine & Sons of Dundee featuring the Robert Burn’s boyhood cottage… Read More »Research on 19th century publican clarifies date of Valentine photograph
This albumen print is from an album (ms29951/1) of Italian photos collected by Professor James Donaldson (1813-1915), a classicist and theologian who served as Principal… Read More »Cataloguer’s Conundrum: What is this building and where is it located? **SOLVED**
Our post last December on an unidentified French Book of Hours received a huge response and helped us to narrow down exactly which book it… Read More »Cataloguer’s conundrum: Can anyone tell us what church this is? Is it still extant?
