Remembering Bunting Festival 2020
Dún Uladh have organised another excellent weekend of FREE events for the Remembering Bunting Festival 2020. Once again we are
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The Special Collections Blog brings you news of developments, exhibitions and events in Special Collections. Treasures from our collections are also highlighted.
Are You Sitting Comfortably? Then I’ll begin…
This seasonal blog was written by Ivona Coghlan, Borrower Services, QUB The long dark nights are the best time to
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Ulster Scots texts online – a collaboration
Ulster University in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast and the Ulster-Scots Agency have created an online digital collection of Ulster-Scots
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Edith Somerville – Illustrating her Travels
Special Collections has published a number of original drawings by the celebrated writer and artist Edith Somerville (1858-1949) on our
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Restricted Access to Special Collections Materials: for 3 weeks from Monday 11 November 2019
Due to the installation of the new fire suppression system at Special Collections & Archives we must modify service operations
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Celebrating Gender History at Queen’s University: An exhibition honouring the career of Professor Mary O’Dowd
“Natalie Zemon Davs described women’s history as being essentially about asking the question ‘and what about the women?’ of all
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The life, and public memory, of Mary Seacole (1805-1881)
Mary Seacole [née Grant] (1805–1881) is best known as the nurse who, after trying unsuccessfully to join Florence Nightingale’s group
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Transition Skills and Widening Participation @QUBLibrary
As part of its support and outreach activities the Library at Queen’s has been involved in a number of recent
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Black History Month: Library resources for the history of slavery
To mark Black History Month we will be showcasing some key sources in the display area, situated in the ground
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The Memoirs of Arthur O’Neill (MS 4/46, or ‘The First Rough Draft’)
We are delighted to present the newest addition to Digital Special Collections & Archives: The Memoirs of Arthur O’Neill (MS
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