Author: Kath Stevenson

MS 29 The Fownes/Tighe Manuscripts

Posted on 24th September 202224th September 2022 by Kath Stevenson

The Fownes, the Tighes and Woodstock The Fownes/Tighe manuscripts are a collection of handwritten estate papers dating from the 18th

Life as a Student Assistant in Special Collections

Posted on 30th May 20227th June 2022 by Kath Stevenson

Danielle Blee I had decided to begin my Master’s degree amid the Covid-19 pandemic and at the time, hadn’t been

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021. Event 2: Guest Blog post by Cathryn McWilliams

Posted on 11th March 202112th March 2021 by Kath Stevenson

Following the launch of our celebration of International Women’s Day 2021 with a guest lecture from Cathryn McWilliams, we are

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021. Event One: Guest Lecture by Cathryn McWilliams

Posted on 8th March 202111th March 2021 by Kath Stevenson

Observed since 1911, International Women’s Day (IWD) is: “A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of

Sir Bruce Hart: Living it large in Lockdown

Posted on 9th February 202118th February 2021 by Kath Stevenson

Our latest blog post comes courtesy of Lauren Browne, PhD reseacher in the School of History and student assistant at

Restricted Access to Special Collections Materials: for 3 weeks from Monday 11 November 2019

Posted on 8th November 20198th November 2019 by Kath Stevenson

Due to the installation of the new fire suppression system at Special Collections & Archives we must modify service operations

Celebrating Gender History at Queen’s University: An exhibition honouring the career of Professor Mary O’Dowd

Posted on 24th October 201925th October 2019 by Kath Stevenson

“Natalie Zemon Davs described women’s history as being essentially about asking the question ‘and what about the women?’ of all

Transition Skills and Widening Participation @QUBLibrary

Posted on 16th October 201916th October 2019 by Kath Stevenson

As part of its support and outreach activities the Library at Queen’s has been involved in a number of recent

LGBT History Month: Gay Rights in Belfast and Beyond by Emma Reisz, Nadine Gilmore and Tom Hulme

Posted on 19th February 201919th February 2019 by Kath Stevenson

Just two years ago, in 2017, the Police Service of Northern Ireland marched in the city’s LGBT Pride Parade for

The Memory of the Russian Revolution

Posted on 7th November 201714th August 2018 by Kath Stevenson

An Empire in Transition The week beginning the 6th of November 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of