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Memoirs & biographies | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. A list of published memoirs and biographies with significant reference to the University of Otago. Listed alphabetically by author under each category. For more general histories, see the bibliography. Page of this blog. This list is in the ‘early development’ stage – suggestions for additions are very welcome! Chambers, Ron. Justice and jellybeans: from Ulster policeman to Otago University proctor. Ed Paul Sorrell (Dunedin: Missing Stocks Press, 2006). A Fighting Withdrawa...
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Admitting women | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. Asymp; Leave a comment. At the centre of this charming 1890s photograph of the Wanganui Girls’ College staff is the principal, Isobel Fraser. Pouring the tea. She began studying at the University of Otago in 1879 and graduated BA and MA. Image courtesy of the Ian Matheson City Archives, Palmerston North, Public Photograph Collection Scs 52. No women featured among the founding students (whose story appeared in last month’s post. Mary Montgomery began studying at the Univers...
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Before the body-snatchers; the early anatomists and Manchester’s ‘mad’ scientists | John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog
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John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog. Before the body-snatchers; the early anatomists and Manchester’s ‘mad’ scientists. Asymp; 1 Comment. Manchester University has a much celebrated and prestigious reputation in scientific scholarship. Our current superstars are the likes of Brian Cox and Konstantin Novoselov but historically this scientific excellence can be reflected in the breadth of material available to researchers in the Special Collections. Rutherford is generally considered the father o...
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Links | University of Southampton Special Collections
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University of Southampton Special Collections. University of Southampton – Special Collections. Http:/ www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/. University of Southampton – Printed Special Collections. Http:/ library.soton.ac.uk/printedspecialcollections. University of Southampton – Special Collections Facebook Page. Https:/ www.facebook.com/hartleyspecialcolls/. University of Southampton – Level 4 Gallery Blog. Http:/ level4gallery.wordpress.com/. University of Southampton – Library. Southampton Centre for Eight...
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Photo mysteries | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. Asymp; 14 Comments. This is a plea for help! If so, I’d love to hear from you, either by a comment on this post, or by email or letter (the ‘about’ page has a link to my university staff page with contact details). Now, on with the mystery photos …. Image courtesy of the Hocken Collections, Irvine family papers, MS-4207/006, S16-669a. Or have I got any of these wrong? Were you a Burger? After I published a story about Helensburgh House. 3 The missing singer. 4 On the rocks.
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Bibliography | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. A list of published books and articles on the history of the University of Otago – I hope it will be a useful resource for anyone looking for sources. Items are listed in chronological order of publication under each heading. For personal memoirs and biographies of university people, see the separate memoirs and biographies. Page of this blog. Suggestions for additions to this list are welcome. A history of the University of Otago (1869-1919) (. Lawrence Jones (ed.),. A vis...
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Behind the Headlines: documenting the people in the Guardian Archive | John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog
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John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog. Behind the Headlines: documenting the people in the Guardian Archive. Posted by Fran Baker. John Rylands Research Institute. Asymp; 1 Comment. We are delighted to announce that the Library is the proud recipient of this year’s Business Archives Council Cataloguing Grant. Readers of this blog may have seen some of our recent posts about the stories being revealed through the. And its sister paper, the. One of the project’s outputs will be a handy online guide...
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The class of 1871 | University of Otago 1869-2019
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University of Otago 1869-2019. The class of 1871. Asymp; 3 Comments. Robert Stout, future Premier of New Zealand, claimed the honour of being the University of Otago’s first student. This photograph was taken four years later, in 1875, by the NZ Photographic Co., Dunedin. Image courtesy of the Hocken Collections, Box-030-001, S10-021a. When classes commenced at the University of Otago in July 1871, the first student to sign on was a 26-year-old lawyer named Robert Stout. William Downie Stewart was one of...
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John Hodgson | John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog
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John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog. British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships. Posted by John Hodgson. John Rylands Research Institute. Asymp; 1 Comment. John Rylands Research Institute. The John Rylands Research Institute. At The University of Manchester invites applications for this year’s round of British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships. For a fellowship beginning in September 2017. By Friday 2 September 2016. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in ne...
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Breaking News from the Guardian Archive | John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog
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John Rylands Library Special Collections Blog. Breaking News from the Guardian Archive. Posted by Fran Baker. Asymp; 1 Comment. Guardian News and Media Archive. Jane Speller, Project Archivist for the. Archive foreign correspondence cataloguing project, writes:. Following our visit earlier this year to the Guardian News and Media (GNM) Archive. We were happy to host a return visit by Acting Head of the GNM Archive, Philippa Mole, and Archive Trainee, Helen Swainger. In 2021; and that the. After taking ou...