Queen’s, Belfast 1845-2025
Queen’s, Belfast is celebrating its 180th anniversary in 2025 Queen’s College Belfast was founded alongside its sister Colleges in Cork
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Belfast Periodicals
Currently running on the first floor of the McClay Library is a display showcasing three periodicals that emerged from Belfast’s
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Conflict Textiles @ Special Collections & Archives
Special Collections is pleased to host an exhibition of books, publications and ephemera from the private library and archive of
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Airlie House Collection MS 94
Special Collections is pleased to announce that the Airlie House Collection (MS 94) is now available for consultation. The collection,
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MS 64 Cuala Press Card Collection
A selection of items from the Cuala Press Card Collection is currently on display on the first floor of the
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Wired: Electrification in the Archives
Our newest exhibition, Wired: Electrification in the Archives, is now on display on the ground floor McClay Library and will
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Literary Magazines in Ireland, from 1904 to the Present-Day
A selection of literary magazines and journals held by Special Collections & Archives is currently on display on Floor One
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Commemorating Black Histories: Reflections on discovery within Queen’s University Belfast Library, Special Collections & Archives
Guest blog by Gift Sotonye-Frank and Dina Zoe Belluigi As a contribution to Black History Month (BHM) 2024 by members
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Wrapping Words Student Exhibition
In the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year, students in the ‘Wrapping Words’ course that is part of the
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O’Rahilly Correspondence MS 95
Special Collections are pleased to announce that a new combined collection, O’Rahilly Correspondence MS 95, is now available for consultation.
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