January acquisitions for the IHR Library: oral histories

January acquisitions for the IHR Library: oral histories

Feb 18, 2021

This post was written by Alex Kither, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the Institute of Historical Research. Despite the lockdown, our collections continue to expand. Over the month of January, the Wohl Library has strengthened several important areas of our...
Diversity and Inequality in the Library

Diversity and Inequality in the Library

Feb 4, 2020

By Matt Shaw and Michael Townsend There aren’t many awards for libraries, but if there were, a case for a speech similar to that made by Joachim Phoenix at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards could be made. For his best actor speech,...
Discover research collections at History Day

Discover research collections at History Day

Oct 3, 2018

By Kate Wilcox History Day 2018 will be the biggest yet, with more than sixty libraries, archives and history organisations participating. On 27 November at Senate House, University of London, you can explore the History fair and meet with staff representing a diverse...

Letters of Queen Victoria 1837-1861, Volume I

Sep 13, 2017

B.791 VIC/A Letters of Queen Victoria 1837-1861, Volume I Over summer, our Wohl Library intern, Rachel Moore, spent some time looking at our collections of letters relating to Queen Victoria.  In this post, she looks at the publishing project inaugurated by Edward...

Cecil Papers and Documents on British Policy Overseas digital trials

Sep 12, 2017

Although the majority of our library consists of books and journals, we also provide access to a large number of digital resources for readers physically in the building or, in the case of the Churchill Papers, remotely for members of the library. We are also keen, as...