The Special Collections Blog brings you news of developments, exhibitions and events in Special Collections. Treasures from our collections are also highlighted.

MS 69 The Desht Collection

Special Collections is happy to announce that our new manuscript collection, the Desht Collection, is now available for consultation. In

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Story Threads: Creative Readings Exhibition

This exhibition, situated on the Ground Floor of the McClay, celebrates student creativity and the ability to interpret Latin American

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MS 78 The Watt Collection

Special Collections at Queen’s University is pleased to announce that we have a new manuscript collection ready for viewing. MS

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MS 4/29 Captain Magan and Creamonea

Bunting Manuscript 29

Many people have heard of Edward Bunting and his unique manuscript collection held in Special Collections at Queen’s University. What

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Work Experience @QUB Library

For my school’s week of work experience, I was lucky enough to gain a work placement at the Queen’s University

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Cover of The World Administered by Irishmen

‘The World Administered By Irishmen’ – book launch and exhibition

The World Administered By Irishmen: The Life and Times of Robert Hart and Contemporary Irish in East Asia by Robin

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Newly digitised: Cara-Friend Annual Reports 1971-2005

We are delighted to make Cara-Friend annual reports, 1971-2005 available on QUB Digital Special Collections & Archives. Cara-Friend was established

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Newly digitised: MS 4/5 Edward Bunting’s Irish Airs

We have added another Bunting manuscript to our online collection. MS 4/5 is a 80 pp. volume of Irish airs

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Cuban Handmade Books by Ediciones Vigía

On display this summer at QUB Special Collections is a selection of hand-crafted books, all made between 1994-1996 by Cuban

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Clavicula Salomonis- The Key of Solomon (MS 27/10/20)

We’re delighted to have recently digitised and uploaded the library’s copy of the Clavicula Salomonis to our Digital Special Collections

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