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Some Library highlights of 2018
It’s time to take stock as the old year draws to a close. It’s been a full one. We said goodbye to old colleagues and welcomed new ones. Centenaries kept us busy. The reading room got a new look. Our … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged conservation, exhibitions, manuscripts, printed works, visual resources, volunteers
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William Penn: commemorations and curios
30 July 2018 is the 300th anniversary of the death of William Penn. He is widely-known as the founder of the American colony of Pennsylvania in 1681, on land given to him by Charles II in payment of a debt … Continue reading
Posted in Highlights
Tagged anniversaries, exhibitions, manuscripts, objects, William Penn
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“In turbulent times”: sources on local Quakers and their meetings over the centuries
For Quaker Week 2017, our head of Library & Archives, Libby Adams, travelled to Penrith Meeting to give a talk on local Quakers living through “turbulent times” (this year’s Quaker Week theme). This blog post concentrates on Quaker stories from … Continue reading
Celebrating more collections information online
Every archive is faced with the problem of growing backlogs of material waiting to be added to their online catalogues and made accessible for users. It is a skilled and time consuming task to update old catalogue entries in paper format to digital … Continue reading
Posted in Projects
Tagged Aline Atherton-Smith, archives, cataloguing, Lucy Backhouse, manuscripts, Mauricle Hussey, personal papers
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Opening up the manuscript collections: an update on our online cataloguing project
What do silhouettes, the South Sea journals of Daniel Wheeler, press-cuttings on the General Strike, and a 100 year-old phial of anti-tetanus serum have in common? They’re all to be found in the Library’s main manuscript series, which currently comprises over … Continue reading
Library resources for researching World War I: Friends Ambulance Unit
The records of the Friends Ambulance Unit are the focus of this blog post, the latest in our series on resources for researching World War I. Established in the First World War and revived in the second, the Friends Ambulance … Continue reading
Posted in Guides
Tagged archives, Friends Ambulance Unit (1914-1919), manuscripts, personal papers, printed works, relief work, World War I
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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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A life of Quaker service in England and Germany from World War I to II: cataloguing the papers of Dorothy Henkel (1886-1983)
We’re pleased to present a guest blog post from Hannah Ratford, who recently spent two weeks at the Library as part of her archives and records management training. As part of the M.A. course in Archives and Records Management at … Continue reading
Posted in Guest posts
Tagged cataloguing, Dorothy Henkel papers, manuscripts, personal papers, refugees, relief work, World War I
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World War I and its aftermath: cataloguing the papers of Hilda Clark (1881-1955)
We’re pleased to present a guest blog post from Emma Hancox, who recently spent two weeks at the Library as part of her archives and records management training. As a student on the M.A. course in Archives and Records Management … Continue reading
Posted in Guest posts
Tagged cataloguing, Hilda Clark Papers, manuscripts, personal papers, relief work, World War I
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Attending Yearly Meeting: the unofficial record
The last weekend in May will see a transformation of Friends House, as Quakers from all over the country arrive for the annual assembly known as Yearly Meeting. Friends have gathered together yearly from 1688 onwards, and the records of … Continue reading
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