Dear all,
The start of summer means it’s also time for UCL Special Collections’ annual open day! This popular event is open to all, and is a chance for anyone with an interest to view some of our rare books, manuscripts and archives and chat to our staff in an informal setting.
Held in our Reading Room in the Wilkins Building South Junction on Wednesday 5th June, this year’s subjects on display include concrete poetry, youth movements and the student voice, Huguenot immigrants and 19th and 20th Century writers.
The event is likely to be fully booked, so we’d encourage anyone interested to get their (free) tickets now! Full details are below.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/festival-of-culture/events/2019/jun/ucl-special-collections-presents
Book your free ticket to one (or more) of our half-hour lunchtime or after-hours sessions, and take this chance to see some of our treasures up close, talk to our collection managers, and learn more about what we do (and why we do it!)
The day’s displays are:
12:00-13:00
The colour of poetry: concrete poems from the Small Press collection /
A history of borders: geography textbooks from the 18th and 19th Century
13:10-14:10
Highlights from the Ogden Library: hidden details discovered by our cataloguers /
Students’ voices: magazines, petitions, and more from the College Archive
15:40-16:40
Treasures of print: highlights from our rare books collections /
The Alex Comfort Papers: journals, manuscripts, and more from the influential scientist and writer
16:50-17:50
Youth movements: Forest School Camp and the Woodcraft Folk archives /
The Huguenot Library: the daily lives of Huguenot immigrants
18:00-19:00
Autograph letters: tales from the lives of 19th and 20th century writers /
Treasures of print: highlights from our rare books collections
The event is open to all aged 12 years and above. We look forward to seeing you there!
The UCL Special Collections Team
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