Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives
@ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social
Newcastle University Special Collections & Archives is an Accredited Archive Service, home to Newcastle University's archive and rare book collections.
Find out more: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/
Find out more: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/
Did you know the Education Outreach team gives school & college students the chance to work directly with our collections? For example, GCSE groups can handle real Renaissance anatomy texts during our Health and the People workshop!
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/th...
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/th...
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Did you know the Education Outreach team gives school & college students the chance to work directly with our collections? For example, GCSE groups can handle real Renaissance anatomy texts during our Health and the People workshop!
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/th...
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/th...
#Discover on CollectionsCaptured 'Imagerie d'Epinal Album d' Images' - 60 lithographs printed and hand coloured in France collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Crouch (Marcus) Collection
Leaf no. 10, 'Cecilia the Babbler'.
collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#Discover on CollectionsCaptured 'Imagerie d'Epinal Album d' Images' - 60 lithographs printed and hand coloured in France collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Did you know we have a leaf from a Gutenberg Bible, printed in the 1450s, amongst the items in our collections.
See the digitised leaf, and find out how it came into our collections on our Digital Showcase here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu...
[Ref ROB 430]
#EYAReligion
See the digitised leaf, and find out how it came into our collections on our Digital Showcase here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu...
[Ref ROB 430]
#EYAReligion
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Did you know we have a leaf from a Gutenberg Bible, printed in the 1450s, amongst the items in our collections.
See the digitised leaf, and find out how it came into our collections on our Digital Showcase here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu...
[Ref ROB 430]
#EYAReligion
See the digitised leaf, and find out how it came into our collections on our Digital Showcase here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu...
[Ref ROB 430]
#EYAReligion
Do you recongise these aerial views of Tyneside past?
They were captured by former Newcastle University Professor Norman McCord, and are now part of our University Archive.
If you missed last weeks blog post on McCord and his photographic legacy read it here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
They were captured by former Newcastle University Professor Norman McCord, and are now part of our University Archive.
If you missed last weeks blog post on McCord and his photographic legacy read it here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Do you recongise these aerial views of Tyneside past?
They were captured by former Newcastle University Professor Norman McCord, and are now part of our University Archive.
If you missed last weeks blog post on McCord and his photographic legacy read it here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
They were captured by former Newcastle University Professor Norman McCord, and are now part of our University Archive.
If you missed last weeks blog post on McCord and his photographic legacy read it here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
New on the blog 'Rendezvous' plays and poems in loving memory of Poet and Playwright Julia Darling'. Well worth a read on this rainy Tuesday: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2025/11/11/rendezvous-plays-and-poems-in-loving-memory-of-poet-and-playwright-julia-darling/
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New on the blog 'Rendezvous' plays and poems in loving memory of Poet and Playwright Julia Darling'. Well worth a read on this rainy Tuesday: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2025/11/11/rendezvous-plays-and-poems-in-loving-memory-of-poet-and-playwright-julia-darling/
Today is World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2025
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today is World Digital Preservation Day #WDPD2025
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
This year the theme is #WhyPreserve
For us the answer is that without actively preserving our digital records we lose all the evidence and history of our recent (and even not so recent) past and present, and lose the story of what we're doing now.
Bonfire Night isn’t just about Guy Fawkes. Thomas Percy of Northumberland was one of 13 conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot. Learn more about the #Northumberland connection here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202... #BonfireNight #Fireworks
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Bonfire Night isn’t just about Guy Fawkes. Thomas Percy of Northumberland was one of 13 conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot. Learn more about the #Northumberland connection here: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202... #BonfireNight #Fireworks
Don't miss out - The Town and Gown exhibition on Level 2 of the Philip Robinson Library has been extended to 7th December 2025, so still plenty of time to get along.
Find out more www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/exhibitions/town-and-gown/
Find out more www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/exhibitions/town-and-gown/
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Don't miss out - The Town and Gown exhibition on Level 2 of the Philip Robinson Library has been extended to 7th December 2025, so still plenty of time to get along.
Find out more www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/exhibitions/town-and-gown/
Find out more www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/exhibitions/town-and-gown/
In case you missed it, new #ontheblog 'The Aerial Photographs of Professor Norman McCord'.
Why not have a read blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
Why not have a read blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In case you missed it, new #ontheblog 'The Aerial Photographs of Professor Norman McCord'.
Why not have a read blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
Why not have a read blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
As it's #Halloween today we've had a hunt around our stores, and here are some scary things we've found lurking there! We hope you don't find them too scary!
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAMonsters
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAMonsters
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
As it's #Halloween today we've had a hunt around our stores, and here are some scary things we've found lurking there! We hope you don't find them too scary!
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAMonsters
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAMonsters
Did you know that our Trevelyan Family Photoraph albums are now available to view on our Digital Showcase platform?
The albums captured the life of the Trevelyan family of Wallington Hall for over 50 years in the 20th Century.
Browse over 30 albums here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/tr...
The albums captured the life of the Trevelyan family of Wallington Hall for over 50 years in the 20th Century.
Browse over 30 albums here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/tr...
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did you know that our Trevelyan Family Photoraph albums are now available to view on our Digital Showcase platform?
The albums captured the life of the Trevelyan family of Wallington Hall for over 50 years in the 20th Century.
Browse over 30 albums here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/tr...
The albums captured the life of the Trevelyan family of Wallington Hall for over 50 years in the 20th Century.
Browse over 30 albums here: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/tr...
Did you know that Newcastle Uni's Students' Union Building is officially 100 this week?
The building was officially opened on October 23rd 1925.
To Mark the date here are 3 photos of the building and a report on the Official Opening found in the November 25 edition of The Northerner magazine.
The building was officially opened on October 23rd 1925.
To Mark the date here are 3 photos of the building and a report on the Official Opening found in the November 25 edition of The Northerner magazine.
October 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Did you know that Newcastle Uni's Students' Union Building is officially 100 this week?
The building was officially opened on October 23rd 1925.
To Mark the date here are 3 photos of the building and a report on the Official Opening found in the November 25 edition of The Northerner magazine.
The building was officially opened on October 23rd 1925.
To Mark the date here are 3 photos of the building and a report on the Official Opening found in the November 25 edition of The Northerner magazine.
Earlier this week our Senior Archivist joined other RLUK libraries and shared how we're working to meet our EDI goals in our library services.
You can watch a recording of the session, and find out about how our Special for Everyone Project is contributing, via the link in the quoted post below. 👇
You can watch a recording of the session, and find out about how our Special for Everyone Project is contributing, via the link in the quoted post below. 👇
Thanks to Geraldine Hunwick, Rosaleen Williams, Holly Smith, Sarah Aitchison & Erika Delbecque @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social for speaking to #RLUKICIL on how collections can help libraries meet #EDI goals
📺 Watch a recording at bit.ly/ICILOND
📺 Watch a recording at bit.ly/ICILOND
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Earlier this week our Senior Archivist joined other RLUK libraries and shared how we're working to meet our EDI goals in our library services.
You can watch a recording of the session, and find out about how our Special for Everyone Project is contributing, via the link in the quoted post below. 👇
You can watch a recording of the session, and find out about how our Special for Everyone Project is contributing, via the link in the quoted post below. 👇
Now on Digital Showcase are 17th & 18th century recipe books. Explore the notation of culinary delights, surprises and remedies, represented in the handwritten recipe books of two Early Modern women, fifty years apart.
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/re... #Digitalshowcase
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/re... #Digitalshowcase
October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Now on Digital Showcase are 17th & 18th century recipe books. Explore the notation of culinary delights, surprises and remedies, represented in the handwritten recipe books of two Early Modern women, fifty years apart.
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/re... #Digitalshowcase
Find out more digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/re... #Digitalshowcase
As nights draw in and temperatures drop it's time to light the fire!
'The History of A Scuttle of Coals in Rhymes and Pictures' tells us about the journey of this once common fuel from ground to fireplace.
Read on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Ref. RB821.8-SIX
'The History of A Scuttle of Coals in Rhymes and Pictures' tells us about the journey of this once common fuel from ground to fireplace.
Read on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Ref. RB821.8-SIX
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
As nights draw in and temperatures drop it's time to light the fire!
'The History of A Scuttle of Coals in Rhymes and Pictures' tells us about the journey of this once common fuel from ground to fireplace.
Read on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Ref. RB821.8-SIX
'The History of A Scuttle of Coals in Rhymes and Pictures' tells us about the journey of this once common fuel from ground to fireplace.
Read on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Ref. RB821.8-SIX
A shout out on behalf of our Education Outreach colleagues:
Applications are now open for two Robinson Bequest Bursary opportunities.
They're looking for Masters or Doctoral students to work on an exciting research project. Bursaries are worth £3000.
Find out more: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/burs...
Applications are now open for two Robinson Bequest Bursary opportunities.
They're looking for Masters or Doctoral students to work on an exciting research project. Bursaries are worth £3000.
Find out more: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/burs...
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A shout out on behalf of our Education Outreach colleagues:
Applications are now open for two Robinson Bequest Bursary opportunities.
They're looking for Masters or Doctoral students to work on an exciting research project. Bursaries are worth £3000.
Find out more: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/burs...
Applications are now open for two Robinson Bequest Bursary opportunities.
They're looking for Masters or Doctoral students to work on an exciting research project. Bursaries are worth £3000.
Find out more: www.ncl.ac.uk/library/burs...
Now on #digitalshowcase is this First World War Surgical Logbook containing surgical operation carried out by Professor Frederick Charles Pybus at First Northern General Hospital from 1914 - 1919. Find out more online & view the full logbook digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/fi...
October 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Now on #digitalshowcase is this First World War Surgical Logbook containing surgical operation carried out by Professor Frederick Charles Pybus at First Northern General Hospital from 1914 - 1919. Find out more online & view the full logbook digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/fi...
Dive into the past with our Cholera Scrapbooks: a collection of pamphlets, sketches, letters, reports & cartoons from the 1831–32 Gateshead outbreak. A rare window into how communities & doctors tried to make sense of this disease. Explore digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/ch... #digitalshowcase
October 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Dive into the past with our Cholera Scrapbooks: a collection of pamphlets, sketches, letters, reports & cartoons from the 1831–32 Gateshead outbreak. A rare window into how communities & doctors tried to make sense of this disease. Explore digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/ch... #digitalshowcase
#OTD in 1958 @newcastleuni.bsky.social Percy Building was officially opened by Professor J. Dover Wilson, and named after the first Rector of Kings College, Lord Eustace Percy.
Browse the brochure for the opening event on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Browse the brochure for the opening event on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
October 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#OTD in 1958 @newcastleuni.bsky.social Percy Building was officially opened by Professor J. Dover Wilson, and named after the first Rector of Kings College, Lord Eustace Percy.
Browse the brochure for the opening event on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
Browse the brochure for the opening event on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
New on CollectionsCaptured is a wonderfully illustrated set of 17 proof copies of early 17th Century maps, later included in John Speed's 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.
All 17 pages can be seen here on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
[Ref. Freinds/JSM]
All 17 pages can be seen here on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
[Ref. Freinds/JSM]
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
New on CollectionsCaptured is a wonderfully illustrated set of 17 proof copies of early 17th Century maps, later included in John Speed's 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.
All 17 pages can be seen here on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
[Ref. Freinds/JSM]
All 17 pages can be seen here on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
[Ref. Freinds/JSM]
#Discover this original leaf from Johannes Gutenberg's 15th century Bible, which influenced book history and the religious landscape.
Find out more: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu... #DigitalShowcase
Find out more: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu... #DigitalShowcase
October 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#Discover this original leaf from Johannes Gutenberg's 15th century Bible, which influenced book history and the religious landscape.
Find out more: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu... #DigitalShowcase
Find out more: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk/showcases/gu... #DigitalShowcase
Explore curated insights across our unique and distinctive collections — from a 17th century recipe book to a WWI surgical logbook.
Discover our new Digital Showcase and uncover the stories behind the collections: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk #DigitalShowcase
Discover our new Digital Showcase and uncover the stories behind the collections: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk #DigitalShowcase
October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Explore curated insights across our unique and distinctive collections — from a 17th century recipe book to a WWI surgical logbook.
Discover our new Digital Showcase and uncover the stories behind the collections: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk #DigitalShowcase
Discover our new Digital Showcase and uncover the stories behind the collections: digitalshowcase.ncl.ac.uk #DigitalShowcase
This month's @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
theme is #EYAMonsters
Read about the spooky alleged 1890s haunting of Ballechin House near Perth in Scotland, and the book detailing it's unexplained phenomena, on our blog:
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
[Ref. Clarke-Misc-437]
theme is #EYAMonsters
Read about the spooky alleged 1890s haunting of Ballechin House near Perth in Scotland, and the book detailing it's unexplained phenomena, on our blog:
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
[Ref. Clarke-Misc-437]
October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This month's @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
theme is #EYAMonsters
Read about the spooky alleged 1890s haunting of Ballechin House near Perth in Scotland, and the book detailing it's unexplained phenomena, on our blog:
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
[Ref. Clarke-Misc-437]
theme is #EYAMonsters
Read about the spooky alleged 1890s haunting of Ballechin House near Perth in Scotland, and the book detailing it's unexplained phenomena, on our blog:
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
[Ref. Clarke-Misc-437]
Did you know our collections of poetry books and archives span nearly 400 years, from the 17thC to the present day?
Here are two pages from a 1656 poetry collection by William Drummond.
Find the whole book on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
#NationalPoetryDay
Here are two pages from a 1656 poetry collection by William Drummond.
Find the whole book on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
#NationalPoetryDay
October 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Did you know our collections of poetry books and archives span nearly 400 years, from the 17thC to the present day?
Here are two pages from a 1656 poetry collection by William Drummond.
Find the whole book on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
#NationalPoetryDay
Here are two pages from a 1656 poetry collection by William Drummond.
Find the whole book on CollectionsCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...
#NationalPoetryDay
We’re saddened by the passing of poet Tony Harrison, whose ground breaking work V. sparked national debate for its uncompromising language and honesty.
Explore our Bloodaxe collections relating to his life and work: specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/informationo...
Explore our Bloodaxe collections relating to his life and work: specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/informationo...
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We’re saddened by the passing of poet Tony Harrison, whose ground breaking work V. sparked national debate for its uncompromising language and honesty.
Explore our Bloodaxe collections relating to his life and work: specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/informationo...
Explore our Bloodaxe collections relating to his life and work: specialcollections.ncl.ac.uk/informationo...