On Monday 15th May, the IHR Library will host an evening dedicated to food history to coincide with the opening of a new exhibition, ‘All the Right Ingredients: Food History Resources in the IHR,’ examining the history of food as revealed by the...
While researching a collection guide on art history in the IHR library, we have been interested to see the range of material available in a library which doesn’t in itself specialize in the subject. The importance of art and culture within society means that our...
– New research guide to the Library’s Museum Studies and Heritage collections – With research in the fields of museum studies and heritage continuing to expand and develop as a key trend in history, the IHR library has recently compiled a guide to the...
Very appropriate to follow on from last week’s blog about Octavia Hill, a successful housing and social reformer, a new collection guide about Social Policy History has seen the light of day! My colleague Tundun and I have put together a guide for finding material in...
Anyone craving a bit of Enlightenment might want to head to the third floor reading room of the Institute’s library where there is a small display showing a few choice articles from Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert’s Encyclopedie. Thanks to the generosity of...
– LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. (February in the UK, October in the US) – In honour of LGBT History month, a new...
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