Love, Loss, and Literature: Cataloguing the Papers of Irene Jessie Young
My name is Nancy Britten, and I’m in my fourth year of studying History at the University of Edinburgh. From …Continue reading →
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Celebrating Edinburgh Medical School and Nursing Studies: Reflections from my first weeks as an intern
Guest post by Maya Field, Digital Heritage and Open Knowledge intern. Hello! I am Maya, this year’s Digital Heritage and Open Knowledge Intern at the University’s Information Services Group. My role this summer focuses on exploring the digital outputs that can be created to celebrate the heritage of both Edinburgh Medical School and Nursing Studies […]
Read moreCleaning Dirty Pages – The Power of the Smoke Sponge
By Abigail Hartley, Appraisal Archivist and Archive Collections Manager Moray House School of Education has a long and often complicated …Continue reading →
Read morePreserving People, Not Just Paper: My Internship Conserving the New College Collection
Today’s blog comes from Katherine Richey, an Edinburgh student who undertook a five-month internship with Heritage Collections from March to …Continue reading →
Read moreShorthand in the New College Special Collections
by Danielle Fox, Archive & Library Assistant, New College Library Shorthand writing, also known as tachygraphy, stenography, or brachygraphy, is …Continue reading →
Read moreHill and Adamson Collection: an insight into Edinburgh’s past
My name is Phoebe Kirkland, I am an MSc East Asian Studies student, and for the last 4 months, I …Continue reading →
Read moreCataloguing the private papers of Archibald Hunter Campbell: A Journey Through Correspondence
My name is Pauline Vincent, I am a student in my last year of a Master’s degree in Archives Management …Continue reading →
Read moreArchival Provenance Research Project: Lishan’s Experience
Presentation My name is Lishan Zou, I am a fourth year History and Politics student. As I enter my final …Continue reading →
Read morePapers of Benjamin Leigh Smith: Journal of the Schooner Samson 1871
Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on Benjamin Leigh Smith’s voyage …Continue reading →
Read moreActivism and Social Change in LGBT+ History
In February we celebrate LGBT+ History Month 2025 in the UK and this year the theme is ‘Activism and Social …Continue reading →
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