What did you discover? Reflections on History Day 2024

What did you discover? Reflections on History Day 2024

Katherine Chapman, History Day 2024 intern, reflects on her contribution to the 10th anniversary event. History Day is organised by Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research, and Katherine held one of three IHR paid internships. And just like that,...
Introducing The House of Commons, 1640-1660

Introducing The House of Commons, 1640-1660

2023 sees the publication of History of Parliament’s long-running House of Commons 1640-1660 project. This blog post by Dr Stephen Roberts has been cross-posted from the History of Parliament blog. The IHR library is grateful for The History of Parliament...
A celebration of Glen Jacques’s contribution to the IHR

A celebration of Glen Jacques’s contribution to the IHR

Many people who have worked at or visited Senate House have fond memories of Glen Jacques, who worked at IHR reception from 2005 until 2021. Sadly Glen died on 21 April 2022. “To those who visited the Institute, Glen was a guide, host, source of knowledge and,...
Exploring diaries in the IHR library

Exploring diaries in the IHR library

This blog post was written by Susie Tucker, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant in the IHR Wohl Library.  Since I started working at the Wohl Library a few months ago, I have been fascinated by the wide range of titles that cross my path on a daily basis, so I leapt at...
History Day 2022

History Day 2022

Now in its ninth year, this free one-day event aims to bring together students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in history, with information professionals from libraries, archives and research organisations. Inspired by this year’s Being Human Festival theme...