Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Are you a Newcastle University postgrad student interested in teaching and outreach work or Archives and Special Collections? If so, our Education Outreach and Transition team are recruiting a Robinson Bequest student to work on a new project this year. Find out more: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/burs... 000
Reposted by Newcastle Uni Special Collections & ArchivesSide @sidegallery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🏗️ We’re excited to announce the upcoming exhibition: Under Development Opening Oct 17 at Newcastle Contemporary Arts, it brings together the AmberSide Collection and Four Corners Archive to ask what happens when cities change? 🔗 sidegallery.co.uk/whats-on/... 046
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New Digital Showcase now online: Robinson Bequest Student Hannah Reynolds explores the life and influential works of Scottish surgeons John and Charles Bell. The works evidence developments in surgical theory and practice of the era. Explore online here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/sc... 011
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And just like that, September is nearly done. 🍂 A little bit of nineteenth-century ephemera from CollectionsCaptured to mark the last day of the month. Goodbye, September — see you next year. cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll... 011
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 28/09/2026@newcastleuni.bsky.social students take to the dance floor in the Students’ Union in 1965 – proving that some parts of student life haven’t changed too much in 60 years @nclalumni Explore the original photograph: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll... 021
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New to Newcastle? Did you know we have an exhibition space on L2 of the Philip Robinson Library where we showcase items from our collections? Our current exhibition 'When Britain Stood Still; The General Strike at 100' is open until mid October. Find out more here: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/spec... 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Freshers’ Week @newcastleuni.bsky.social is in full swing! Students have been arriving in Newcastle for generations – & these photos from the University Archive give us a glimpse into Freshers’ Weeks gone by. Some things change but the excitement of starting Uni stays the same #freshers #WeAreNCL 011
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Welcome @newcastleuni.bsky.social new & returning students! As Freshers’ Week begins, we’re looking back to 1963 with this Freshers’ Lunch photo from the University Archive. New faces, new friendships & new beginnings – over 60 years ago! collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.ukUniversity Archives 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Did you know Newcastle University's Armstrong Building was officially opened by King Edward VII in 1906? These pages from the Northerner magazine, recently added to CollectionsCaptured, record the King's visit of July 1906. Explore more issues here: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/sear... 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Welcome to all the new and returning @newcastleuni.bsky.social students starting next week! As you get ready to settle into halls, here’s a look back at student life in Henderson Hall and Leazes Terrace back in the 1990s. Did you live there? #NewcastleUniversity #StudentLife 011
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Ever found a flower on your travels? Walter Calverley did… & it's been kept it for 200 years! This Alchemilla acutidens was collected in the Faroe Islands in 1821–1822 and survives in his archive. Explore it on CollectionsCaptured: cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll... 063
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 07/09/2026#Discover This Child Vaccination Poster from c. 1950s offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of public health communication. What can this poster tell us about attitudes towards childhood vaccination — then and now? Explore the item: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll... 16020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 02/09/2026What stories are waiting to be discovered in our collections? From medieval manuscripts & rare books to photographs, letters, maps, oral histories & the history of Newcastle Uni itself, uncover untold histories & see the past from new perspectives. Start exploring: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/spec...ncl.ac.ukSpecial Collections & Archives | University Library | Newcastle UniversityAn Accredited Archive Service and home to Newcastle University's archive and rare book collections. 032
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Who can remember RAF Acklington? These photos in our University Archive are possibly of activity at the airfield in 1965, maybe in connection with a visit of the Northumbrian Unviersities Air Squadron. The carpet in the control room was an interesting choice! [NUA/039963] 030
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 21/08/2026As the new Premier League football season gets underway later today here's a #FlashbackFriday look back to the season of 1970-1971 with this photo of a football squad and their coach from our University Archive. Can anyone identify the squad, or even any of the players? [Ref. NUA/072660/01] 022
Reposted by Newcastle Uni Special Collections & ArchivesRoyal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 20/08/2026As our Routes, Ruins and Reconnaissance exhibition draws to a close, we’re sharing a timeline of Gertrude Bell’s life and work, as well as some newly digitised images. Find out more 👉 www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/lates… 064
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Our 'Routes, Ruins and Reconnaissance' exhibition produced with @rgs.org closes on Monday the 24th August. If you're in London and want to see the exhibition at their venue now is your last chance. The exhibition is not open on Saturday and Sunday. Find out more: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...rgs.orgRoutes, ruins and reconnaissance | ExhibitionExhibition at the Society in London created in conjunction with Newcastle University on the life and career of Gertrude Bell FRGS. Open to all. 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Explore the plants of the North East with this map from A New Flora of Northumberland and Durham (1868). Dividing the region into botanical districts, it helped document the distribution of local plant life. cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.orgClarke (Edwin) Local CollectionGeological map of Northumberland and Durham, by George Tate. 141
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Dreaming of rain after the UK heatwaves? According to The London Dream Book (c.1850), “if you behold rain in your dreams, it promises success in love affairs; in all other respects, it betokens trouble and vexation.” Careful what you wish for… collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.ukChapbooksPage 19, on which dreams about seeing the Queen, quilting, rain, raspberries, ribbons, and riding are interpreted. 032
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Following yesterday's eclipse are you wondering when the next one might be? If you want to work it out we've found some help in 1747's 'Mathematical Digests' by John Dougharty. If you are interested in 1740s astronomical geometry theory the book is part of our Wallis Collection. [Wallis 312 DOU] 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Has everyone got their glasses (or their colanders) ready for this evening's solar eclipse? In our Trevelyan family albums we've found a viewing card which was published for the full solar eclipse in 1927, as well as newspaper cuttings giving details on how to view the event. [ref. CPT/PA/12] 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 10/08/2026As our current Routes, ruins and reconnaissance exhibition at @rgs.org enters its second week here's a look back some other exhibitions showcasing Gertrude Bell's life, work and influence, we've produced over the years. 🧵 (1/5) 131
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 06/08/2026#ThrowbackThursday Do you recognise this building? It will be a familiar sight to anyone who gets off the Metro at Jesmond on their way to visit or work at the Philip Robinson Library. Seen here in it's original form, and with a 1960s extension, it now looks different again! [Ref. NUA/59245] 030
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Last Friday saw the launch and a private viewing of our Routes, ruins and reconnaissance exhibition in collaboration with the @rgs.org at their home in London. The exhibition is open Monday - Friday until August 24th. Find out more and how to visit: www.rgs.org/events/upcom... 032
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Update: Mystery solved. This is Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland. Presumably it was used a neutral venue for the match. 021
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Our new exhibition produced in collaboration with the Royal Geographical Society @rgs.org, hosted at their London venue is now open! Routes, Ruins and Reconnaissance explores the archaeological and geographical work of Gertrude Bell and her relationship with the RGS, and is open until 24th August.rgs.orgRoutes, ruins and reconnaissance | ExhibitionExhibition at the Society in London created in conjunction with Newcastle University on the life and career of Gertrude Bell FRGS. Open to all. 0104
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Anyone else wondered how to make their own 19th Century bicycle? 'Velocipedes, Bicycles and Tricycles: How to Make and How to Use Them' published in 1869, part of our 19th Century seems to have the answers! No doubt perfect for a summer weekend exploring the countryside! [19thC.Coll. 629.227 VEL] 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 30/07/2026For #ThrowbackThursday this week here's a look back at a rugby match between Durham and Newcastle Universities in March 1969 from our University Archive. However there's a bit of an #archivalMystery as we can't work out the venue! Can you help us identify this 1960s sports ground? [ref.NUA/060791] 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 29/07/2026If you're planning a research project this summer, why not start with our Collections Guide? Browse hundreds of archive and rare book collections by subject, people, organisations or keyword, and discover unique primary sources waiting to be explored. Start your search: specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk 001
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Did you know? Newcastle University Special Collections & Archives cares for rare books, archives and unique historical collections spanning centuries. Whether you're researching, teaching or simply exploring, there's something waiting to be discovered. Find out more: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/spec... 041
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 23/07/2026#ThrowbackThursday Who remembers the days of Thorne's bookshop and Inventions (now The Crows Nest)? This photo, from our University Archive, shows part of Percy Street as it was in 1987. [Ref. NUA/193478]. 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We're proud to welcome the remarkable loan of the AmberSide Collection to our collections. More than 20,000 photographs, 100 films and decades of documentary history will now be preserved and made more accessible for research, teaching and public engagement. Read more: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...ncl.ac.ukNew future secured for AmberSide CollectionOne of the UK’s most significant documentary photography and film collections is on loan to Newcastle University’s Special Collections, thanks to National Lottery funding. 171
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 17/07/2026As 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] 043
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 15/07/2026From Monday 3 Aug 2026 - Monday 24 Aug 2026, don’t miss the exhibition, Routes, Ruins & Renaissance, at the Royal Geographical Society in London. Discover Gertrude Bell’s newly digitised maps, notebooks, photographs & archives in this free exhibition. More info: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...rgs.orgRoutes, ruins and reconnaissance | ExhibitionExhibition at the Society in London created in conjunction with Newcastle University on the life and career of Gertrude Bell FRGS. Open to all. 000
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 14/07/2026This month marks the centenary of Gertrude Bell's death. If you're in Newcastle, don't miss Letters from Baghdad at Tyneside Cinema—a compelling portrait of the North East-born traveller, archaeologist and political figure whose legacy remains deeply debated. tynesidecinema.co.uk/event/letter...tynesidecinema.co.ukLetters from Baghdad | Tyneside CinemaWatch the acclaimed documentary Letters from Baghdad at Tyneside Cinema. Discover the extraordinary story of Gertrude Bell, voiced by Tilda Swinton. 082
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 13/07/2026As #NCLGraduation2026 gets underway, we're looking back at an earlier generation of @newcastleuni.bsky.social congregations. This photograph captures the excitement & ceremony of graduation day in 1958. Congratulations to the Class of 2026! collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll... #WeAreNCL 121
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 10/07/2026If 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...bradfordlitfest.co.ukScreening: Letters from Baghdad + Q&A | Bradford Literature FestivalVoiced 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… 032
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 08/07/2026What do the frontispieces of Leviathan and The History of the Grecian War reveal about Thomas Hobbes' ideas on power, politics and conflict? Explore these remarkable books from Newcastle University Library's Special Collections in our Digital Showcase: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/co...digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.ukConnecting Collections – Leviathan and The History of the Grecian War | Digital ShowcaseThomas Hobbes (1588–1679) was an English philosopher, political theorist, and historian whose ideas shaped modern understandings of government, authority, and human behaviour. Living through the… 021
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 06/07/2026As the #WorldCup2026 captures the world's attention we're looking back at another footballing moment from the past This page from the Trevelyan photograph album shows Geoffrey Trevelyan with his football team at Oldfield School, 1931 Explore the album: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.ukTrevelyan (Charles Philips) ArchivePhotographs of Pat and Geoffrey on the beach, Geoffrey with his football team at Oldfeld, the landscape and a cottage ar Kirk Fenwick, and a newspaper cutting regarding Sir Francis D. Blake being… 000
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Lord Petre's Gradual (c.1370) is a richly illuminated service book that was almost certainly used by the Renaissance composer William Byrd. Discover its remarkable journey and explore it in our Digital Showcase: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/lo...digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.ukLord Petre’s Gradual | Digital ShowcaseROB 405 is a very fine late-medieval illuminated service book, in an unidentified hand, containing ecclesiastical chants for services throughout the year and added polyphonic pieces that… 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Between 1915–1919, Prof Pybus recorded 1,364 operations @ the First Northern General Hospital. His handwritten logbook offers an insight into treating wounded servicemen and the realities of surgery on the home front during #WW1. Explore the showcase: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/fi...digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.ukFirst World War Surgical Logbook | Digital ShowcaseAs part of Newcastle University’s experience during the First World War, the major buildings of Armstrong College (1904 – 1937), a forerunner of Newcastle University, were requisitioned to form the… 061
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 26/06/2026As its Hoppings week in Newcastle here's a #FlashbackFriday look back to the 1972 edition of the annual fair on Newcastle's Town Moor. These 3 aerial photographs of the fair were taken by former history professor Norman McCord and show how much (or little) has changed. [Ref: NUA/083025] 021
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Whilst it is one of the hottest days of the year outside, in one of our temperature controlled stores it is not! 080
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 24/06/2026What happens when a 16th-century war of words goes viral? Have with You to Saffron-Walden captures the climax of Thomas Nashe’s long-running feud with Gabriel Harvey. Explore the Digital Showcase & discover how rivalry, satire & print collide digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/co...digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.ukConnecting Collections – Have with You to Saffron-Walden | Digital ShowcaseAlso titled Gabriell Harveys Hunt is Up (1596), is a rare and outspoken pamphlet by Thomas Nashe (1567–1601), a Cambridge-educated writer known for his sharp wit and confrontational style. Nashe was… 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The a-n Archive preserves the history of one of the UK's most influential artist networks, documenting decades of advocacy, collaboration and creative practice. Browse the archive online specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/an 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 19/06/2026We're still getting over how many people we met at our Discover Festival stand last Saturday. Over 170 of you crafted your own colour scheme for a locally built ship represented in our collections. Explore the original plans at CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll... 030
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 18/06/2026As England played their first match at the football World Cup yesterday today is the perfect time for a #ThrowbackThursday look back at some 20th Century Newcastle University football team photos we've found in our University Archive. [Ref. NUA/075603] 020
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We've been busy preparing for tomorrow's @newcastleuni.bsky.social Discover Festival today. Come and find us in the Lindisfarne Room between 10 and 4 tomorrow to have some crafty fun designing your own ship livery and learn about some of the historic ships built on the Tyne and Wear rivers. 011
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Have you visited our current exhibition yet? If not here's a peak at 'When Britain Stood Still, The General Strike at 100', which is open and free to all, on Level 2 of the Philip Robinson Library. 010
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social · 08/06/2026#Discover A blueprint of Tyneside's shipbuilding power: This site plan shows the scale of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson's Wallsend and Neptune shipyards, revealing the infrastructure behind one of Britain's great shipbuilding firms. collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.ukMarine Technology Special CollectionSite plan showing the layout of the shipbuilding complex. 041