Photographs of postman Andrew Kirk delivering Christmas parcels and of the Christmas rush at the post office depot in St Andrews, December 1936 (GMC-EA-324 and… Read More »Advent Calendar: 20 December – Christmas Post
A black and white photograph of a Christmas party, complete with Christmas tree and Father Christmas (GMC-4-5-3). The photograph is by George Cowie, a local… Read More »Advent Calendar: 16 December – Christmas Party
Photograph by local press photographer George Cowie of a young girl making a snowman, dated between 1925-1935 (GMC-EC-30-a). Making snowmen is a popular winter activity,… Read More »Advent Calendar: 12 December – The Snowman
Photograph of the beginning of a curling match between the Silver Foxes Curling Club, East Lothian and the Dundee Curling Club dated between 1925-1935, possibly… Read More »Advent Calendar: 8 December – Curling
Photograph of Professor and Mrs Dickie skiing on Jacob’s ladder [North Haugh], St Andrews in 1950 (GMC-19-75-2). Edgar Primrose Dickie was Professor of Divinity at… Read More »Advent Calendar: 3 December – Skiing on Jacob’s Ladder
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University of St Andrews’ Booker Prize Project, where all new undergraduate students are given access to a… Read More »His Bloody Project: A Historical Commentary
The next of our Visiting Scholar 2018 reports is from José Luís Neves, Lecturer in Photography at Ulster University. In this report José shares with… Read More »In the beginning was the chase
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. In the… Read More »Armistice and Remembrance,1918 to 2018: Part II
This Sunday, the 11th of November 2018, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended the First World War in Western Europe. Previous posts… Read More »Armistice and Remembrance, 1918 to 2018: Part I
The 160th Anniversary Celebrations of the University of St Andrews Rugby club takes place this weekend (1-3 June 2018). Alumni and friends of Saints Rugby… Read More »160th Anniversary of the University of St Andrews Rugby Club
At the University of St Andrews Library we are keen that Special Collections materials are used to support teaching through workshops, seminars and show and… Read More »Special Collections Teaching 2017-2018 Candlemas Semester
Here we conclude our mini-series on Rectors of the University, in this Rectorial installation season, covering the most recent occupants of the role. Donald Findlay… Read More »Rectors of the University of St Andrews, 1993 to present
