Andrew Gibson: Jack of All Trades, Master of them All.
Andrew Gibson was born in the village of New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in south-west Scotland on 23 December 1841. He was
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Andrew Gibson was born in the village of New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in south-west Scotland on 23 December 1841. He was
Continue readingImage 1: Ethel Smyth in 1922. Image courtesy of the George Grantham Bain collection at the Library of Congress via
Continue readingMany thanks to Joy Conkey, Librarian of the Gamble Library in Union Theological College, Belfast, for this guest blog. The
Continue readingMany thanks to Dr Pamela Linden Aveyard for her guest blog post in recognition of World Holocaust Day 2023, which
Continue readingThe exhibition A most proper verdict, focusing on attitudes to crime and punishment in 19th-century Antrim, is currently on display
Continue readingThe Collection The Nietsche Collection (MS 75) is a small but varied collection of mostly personal items belonging to Ukrainian artist
Continue readingTo mark Black History Month, QUB Special Collections & Archives is delighted to host a travelling exhibition on the Ken
Continue readingThe Fownes, the Tighes and Woodstock The Fownes/Tighe manuscripts are a collection of handwritten estate papers dating from the 18th
Continue readingDanielle Blee I had decided to begin my Master’s degree amid the Covid-19 pandemic and at the time, hadn’t been
Continue readingThe Corr Collection MS 65 is a small collection of documents and artefacts from the Corr family archive. It was
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