We came across this edition of Nouveau Voyage aux Isles de l’Amerique during the reclassification of the Colonial history collection. Jean Baptiste Labat (1663-1738) travelled to the West Indies in the 1690s as a missionary and worked as an engineer and...
by Katherine Quinn (IHR library trainee 2012-13) It was their dainty size and shape that initially drew our eyes to the IHR’s collection of Almanach de Gotha (Gothaischers Hofkalender ) books. Small but perfectly formed, these directories invite us to consider the...
by Katherine Quinn (IHR library trainee 2012-13) Proceedings and resolutions of ‘The West India Body’, consequent on Mr. Secretary Stanley’s communication of the outline of the intended measure respecting slavery was requested from the library’s store...
Last year the IHR celebrated its 90th anniversary. For much of that time, the IHR has occupied the North wing of Senate House without much in the way of renovation. Those of you who have visited us over the last decade or so will have noticed how marvellous the...
Did you see our exhibition on 90 years of the IHR at last year’s Anglo-American conference? If not never fear as a ‘virtual’ version of that exhibition is still available on the IHR website. It is well worth a look and makes for a fascinating read; however, that is...
The IHR has always prided itself on running events both large and small. Our annual events programme includes conferences covering various historical topics and our premier event, the Anglo-American conference which continues to grow and improve every year. However,...
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