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SOAS Special Collections @soas-speccoll.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Chōsen shisetsu gyōretsu zukan handscroll painting shows a procession of Korean Ambassadors on a visit to Japan in 1655. It is over 12 metres long! #EYASurprise ow.ly/EBEc50ZwzIX
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RCP museum @rcpmuseum.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
How did surgeons learn before videos & 3D models? In 1724, Lorenz Heister’s book Chirurgie used clear explanations & beautiful copperplate engravings to teach anatomy, instruments & operating methods. Discover its story & how you can support its conservation: history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/chirurg...
The cream coloured spine of a book. The title 'Heister's Chirurgie' is at the top. There is clear damage to the spine with pieces missing.A pull-out paper diagram showing surgical tools. The paper has damaged edges and is misfolded.The bottom of an open book showing pieces of crinkled damaged pages sticking out.
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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I think this might be my favourite appearance of the University of London Senate House in popular culture - the video for Depeche Mode’s Strangelove m.youtube.com/watch?v=MHRa...
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Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Official Video)
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Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
As the school summer holiday season is almost upon us here's a #FlashbackFriday look back to 1898 and the family summer holiday of the Trevelyan family of Wallington, who visited Seaview on the Isle of Wight for their summer break. Photos are from our Trevelyan family photo albums. [Ref. CPT/PA/28]
Photograph of the Beach at Seaview on the Isle of Wight in summer 1898.Two photographs of members of the extended Trevelyan family taken while on holiday at Seaview on the Isle of wight in August 1898.A photograph of members of the extended Trevelyan family (and possibly others) posing for a photograph while enjoying a picnic taken while on holiday at Seaview on the Isle of wight in August 1898.A photograph of 3 young ladies sat on the side of a rowing boat on the beach at Seaview in 1898.
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag invites us to party on, dude! buff.ly/oWWdhFc
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EHRI-UK @ehri-uk.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
EHRI-UK is live! At the end of November we welcomed distinguished guests from Higher Education Institutions, archives, museums & other interested organisations. Building on the success of 14 yrs of @ehri-project.eu we are keen to develop more services in the UK & beyond @uk.diplo.de www.ehri-uk.org
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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Off to the @mrcwarwick.bsky.social for today's 'Blood is the price of coal' conference. Should be really interesting! More here:
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Conference programme
This free one day conference aims to bring together researchers from higher education, libraries, archives, museums and community and campaign groups to explore the history of health and welfare in…
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 19/09/2025
In the #AHRSyllabus module “Unpacking the History of Higher Education,” authors use college and university digital archives to capture the rich histories of women’s sports, LGBTQ+ student experiences, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 🗃️
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Unpacking the History of Higher Education
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Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you're near Bradford tomorrow you can catch a screening of Letters From Baghdad as part of Bradford Literature Festival. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring our very own Gertrude Bell archivist Valentina Flex. Find out more: www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/screen...
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Screening: Letters from Baghdad + Q&A | Bradford Literature Festival
Voiced and executive produced by Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton and directed by Zeva Oelbaum and Sabine Krayenbühl, this acclaimed documentary explores Gertrude Bell’s extraordinary life as a…
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Cambridge UL Special Collections @theulspeccoll.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A scrapbook donated to our Royal Commonwealth Society collection - about schoolboys' tours into the British empire - tells us much about the interconnected themes of colonialism & public education, emigration, class, & gender in the empire. Learn more: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=32144
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Kresen Kernow @kresenkernow.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Today is National Swimming Pool Day, so we thought it was a great chance to share some beautiful items relating to Jubilee Pool from the archives here at Kresen Kernow! #JubileePool #Penzance #CornwallHistory #Archives #ArtDeco #CornwallHeritage #Journeys @nationaltoday_ #NationalSwimmingPoolDay
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Last week on Wonkhe: This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to an Oxford fixture
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Higher education postcard: the Radcliffe Camera
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to an Oxford fixture This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to an Oxford fixture
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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @kent.ac.uk Founded in 1965, in 2025 the creation of the London and South East University Group - comprising Kent and Greenwich - was announced If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
An old colour picture postcard showing a 1960s university campus, with concrete and glass college buildings, some still under construction, set in green fields
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
An excellent evening and lovely to welcome people to Senate House and show some of our amazing collections ahead of the Firsts Rare Book Fair in May. Really looking forward to the fair now - and engaging even more people with Senate House Library collections!
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the Firsts Rare Book Fair VIP preview last night. We can’t wait for the main event!
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A new collection catalogued and now available from the Archives at @senatehouselib.bsky.social! The Marisa Rueda papers - a fascinating collection about this important Argentinian artist and her role in the Montonero Peronista movement - are now available for research.
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New exhibition at Senate House Library! The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond! Free to enter - so pop in and see it 😍📖
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Thank goodness for archives! I’m sure this is one of many written documents out there on this topic.
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Interesting report with overlaps for all archives - from science and medicine to arts and humanities. So much research potential in the UK’s archives - and it would be amazing to be able to get more of it out there being used! #archives #research #goldmine
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Spooky goings on at Senate House Library!!
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We’re delighted to see a familiar object featured in the Guardian’s coverage of Ghosts: Visualising the Supernatural at Kunstmuseum Basel: a ghost-hunting kit once owned by Eric Dingwall, who left a bulk of his work with the University of London Library. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Eric Dingwall’s ghost hunter kit
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Today I delivered some tours of the Library as part of #OpenHouse which is a lovely way to end my first two months at Senate House Library! A slight baptism of fire but it was good to rapidly learn all the library facts! #Tours #SenateHouseLibrary #Books #RareBooks #Archives
Selection of postcards showing a poltergeist investigation kit from the Harry Price collection, the stained glass window in the Goldsmiths Library and the old card catalogue in Catalogue Hall The entrance to the Goldsmiths Library with exhibition cases in the foreground Beginning of the Spineless Wonders exhibition with introduction board and display cases Entrance to the Special Collections Reading Room showing wooden double doors
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
After 80 years, Senate House Library has reunited a rare 14th-century manuscript looted in WWII with the Chandon family. Thanks to expert detective work, MS541 will remain accessible for study, preserving its history for future generations. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Happy birthday Dani ❤️
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