Tag Archives: BeFriend a Book

Conserving the Library’s tract volume collection

Posted on 31/01/2018 by Library of the Society of Friends

Our first Quaker Strongrooms blogpost of 2018 is from Ian Watson of Sussex Conservation Consortium, who’s been conserving some of the Library’s “tract volumes”. These are 650 bound volumes of 17th-19th century pamphlets (sometimes grandly described as Sammelbands) – one … Continue reading →

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Good cheer!

Posted on 19/12/2016 by Library of the Society of Friends

What’s going to be in your Christmas stocking? Something good, we hope! For our final blogpost of 2016 we want to celebrate some of the “gifts” you’ve shared  over the past twelve months. There have been some heartening acts of generosity … Continue reading →

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Preservation news: highlights of 2015

Posted on 26/01/2016 by Library of the Society of Friends

Though we are well into January, here’s a look back at some of the exciting and varied work done over the past year to preserve the Library’s collections for future generations of users. We were delighted to have back the … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Volume H!

Posted on 04/02/2013 by Library of the Society of Friends

Some of the Library’s rarest printed items are ephemeral publications, pamphlets, broadsides and single sheet circulars, ranging from the 17th century to the present day. Their survival is unusual, and owes much to the way they have been stored, often … Continue reading →

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Conservation of Elizabeth Fry’s diaries

Posted on 15/10/2012 by Library of the Society of Friends

One of the most well-known Quakers is the 19th century philanthropist and friend of prisoners, Elizabeth Fry (1780–1845). Nearly all her diaries, covering most of her extremely busy life (spanning the years 1797 to 1845) are held by the Library. … Continue reading →

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Preservation news: some eighteenth century minute books

Posted on 20/06/2012 by Library of the Society of Friends

Years of use take their toll on books and manuscripts. Even with the most careful handling, moving documents from shelf to trolley, transporting them from the strongroom to the readers’ table or simply opening and closing volumes all put a strain … Continue reading →

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