Special Collections Blog at Queen's University Belfast

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

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

Black History Month: Library resources for the history of slavery

Posted on 15th October 201919th October 2021 by Deborah Sherlock

To mark Black History Month we will be showcasing some key sources in the display area, situated in the ground

The Memoirs of Arthur O’Neill (MS 4/46, or ‘The First Rough Draft’)

Posted on 9th July 20198th July 2024 by admin

We are delighted to present the newest addition to Digital Special Collections & Archives: The Memoirs of Arthur O’Neill (MS

Queen’s and Queen Victoria

Posted on 12th June 201912th June 2019 by Ursula Mitchel

The Queen’s Colleges in Ireland In this bicentenary year of the birth of Queen Victoria, on 24 May 1819, it

Jewish Heritage in Northern Ireland

Posted on 4th June 20197th May 2024 by Keira Dobbin

Northern Ireland is an increasingly multicultural society today, but as a country so strongly associated with Christian denominational conflict, the

Maps and Atlases in Special Collections: An Overview

Posted on 16th May 201924th April 2020 by Conor Kerr

About the Collections Special Collections holds 3 core map collections. Ewart Map Collection The Ewart Map Collection, ca 1567-1896, houses

In Search of Sir Robert Hart; from Portadown to China

Posted on 25th April 201926th April 2019 by Louisa Costelloe

With thanks to Katie Leeper, who is undertaking an MA in Public History at Queen’s University Belfast, for this guest

‘Dear Mother, Dear Father’: Legation Letters Home

Posted on 2nd April 20193rd April 2019 by Louisa Costelloe

The following guest blog post is by Dr. Andrew Hillier, Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol. A trunkful of papers

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 Memoirs of Arthur O’Neill (MS 4/14/1)

Posted on 5th February 20198th July 2020 by admin

We are delighted to present the newest addition to Digital Special Collections & Archives: The Memoirs of Arthur O’Neill (MS4/14/1).