Category Archives: Exhibitions

Conscience Matters: new exhibition in Edinburgh

Posted on 09/04/2019 by

Last month an exciting new exhibition telling the story of World War II conscientious objectors opened at the National War Museum at Edinburgh Castle. Conscience Matters is the result of a partnership between National Museums Scotland, and a University of … Continue reading →

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Conflicting Views: Pacifist Artists – the Otter Gallery loan

Posted on 15/08/2018 by

Loaning material to other institutions provides an exciting opportunity to bring our collections to new audiences around the country. Special collections curator Melissa Atkinson writes about a current loan, and describes some of the objects on view. I was approached … Continue reading →

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Quakers say it loud: the poster collection of the Library of the Society of Friends

Posted on 29/03/2017 by

The Library’s latest reading room display focuses on our poster collection. The posters are a historic visual record of Quaker values. These values – or ‘testimonies’ – of peace, equality, simplicity and sustainability, and truth and integrity are the founding principles of … Continue reading →

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The conscience of the nation: the work of three Quaker MPs during World War I

Posted on 02/03/2016 by

The Military Service Act came into force on 2 March 1916, and Quakers nationally are marking the centenary. Our new online exhibition Matter of conscience: Quakers and conscription gives an overview of the introduction and impact of the Act. The story involves … Continue reading →

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William Penn’s “Excellent priviledge” (1687) on display in the British Library’s Magna Carta exhibition

Posted on 02/03/2015 by

Tract Volume 563 is a miscellaneous collection of pamphlets dating from the 1670s to the early 20th century, unassumingly bound in blue cloth. But among its contents is a pamphlet that includes the first printing of Magna Carta in America, … Continue reading →

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A little treasure trove for a Monday: some highlights from our latest display

Posted on 18/02/2013 by

Our latest display in the reading room is something of a salmagundi. We decided to pick out a selection of the items donated to the Library’s visual resources collection over the past twelve months, just to demonstrate the wide range … Continue reading →

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Rachel Eveline Wilson papers and our new exhibition: an insight into the life of a World War I Friends Ambulance Unit nurse

Posted on 25/05/2012 by

An interesting recent addition to the Library’s collections has been the papers of Rachel Eveline Wilson (1894–1993) of Kidderminster, which primarily relate to her time in the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU) as a nurse at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Malo–les–Bains, Dunkirk, … Continue reading →

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