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Library resources for researching World War I: prison experiences of conscientious objectors
Most of the men who found themselves imprisoned for conscientious objection during World War I were characterised as absolutist objectors. These men were not willing to participate in the war effort to any extent, turning down non-combatant duties and alternative … Continue reading
Posted in Guides
Tagged conscientious objection, manuscripts, personal papers, World War I
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Library resources for researching World War I: Friends Peace Committee
The first of our World War I resources blogposts focuses on the Friends Peace Committee, a committee of Meeting for Sufferings (the standing representative body of Quakers in Britain) that had already been in existence for many years before the … Continue reading
Posted in Guides
Tagged archives, conscientious objection, Peace Committee, peace testimony, World War I
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Library resources for researching World War I
The horror of the First World War made such a profound impact that responses to it a century later are still powerful. Historians, journalists and members of the public are engaging in passionate debate about the war and its causes … Continue reading
Horses – bits and bots: the writings of Bracy Clark, F.L.S.
It’s the Chinese Year of the Horse – not much Quaker material there you might well think. If you were researching horses and equine veterinary practice, our Library would hardly be your first port of call. You might – perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Highlights, Projects
Tagged Bracy Clark, horses, printed works, rare books, Retrospective Cataloguing Project
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Some new fruits of research in the Library’s collections
Over the past year the blog has focused on both well used and less known parts of the collections and reported some of the work we do to preserve and make them better known. We highlighted a few of the commonplace … Continue reading
Chinese translations
Work to add all the Library’s printed materials to our online catalogue continues, reaching into some less visited corners of the collections. In the angle of the reading room gallery sits a collection of Quaker texts translated into foreign languages … Continue reading
Posted in Highlights
Tagged China, Isaac mason, missions, printed works, Retrospective Cataloguing Project
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Quakers, relief and rescue in 1930s and 1940s Europe: a collaborative microfilming project with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Since 2006 the Library has been involved in a collaborative microfilming project with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). The Museum, based in Washington DC, is the most comprehensive institution of its type in the world. Its primary mission is … Continue reading
Artists inspired by worship
Linda Murgatroyd of the Quaker Arts Network writes about a selection of images of Quaker worship that she researched for the 2014 Quaker Arts Network calendar, Inspired by worship My recent researches in the Library for visual representations of Quaker … Continue reading
Howzat: some cricketing Quakers
While summer and the cricket season are still in full swing, you may enjoy some of these photographs from the records of the Falcon Touring Club, a Quaker cricket team. Dating back to 1902, the club drew its members mainly … Continue reading
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