Senate House Library
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One of the UK's largest academic libraries for arts, humanities & social sciences. 2 million books, 50 special collections & 1,800 archives 📚
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In total: 309 folders of letters, ideas, disagreements, and insights into a century of paranormal inquiry.
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In total: 309 folders of letters, ideas, disagreements, and insights into a century of paranormal inquiry.
The newly accessible files include:
• Letters on the 1930 R101 airship crash and its controversial séances
• Correspondence with the Magic Circle
• Exchanges with figures like Archibald Jarman, Kathleen Goldney, Trevor H. Hall & Marcello Truzzi
• Letters on the 1930 R101 airship crash and its controversial séances
• Correspondence with the Magic Circle
• Exchanges with figures like Archibald Jarman, Kathleen Goldney, Trevor H. Hall & Marcello Truzzi
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The newly accessible files include:
• Letters on the 1930 R101 airship crash and its controversial séances
• Correspondence with the Magic Circle
• Exchanges with figures like Archibald Jarman, Kathleen Goldney, Trevor H. Hall & Marcello Truzzi
• Letters on the 1930 R101 airship crash and its controversial séances
• Correspondence with the Magic Circle
• Exchanges with figures like Archibald Jarman, Kathleen Goldney, Trevor H. Hall & Marcello Truzzi
📢 Newly opened at Senate House Library: a fascinating series of paranormal correspondence from researcher, anthropologist, and magician Eric Dingwall — sealed for 35 years and now available for study.
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 Newly opened at Senate House Library: a fascinating series of paranormal correspondence from researcher, anthropologist, and magician Eric Dingwall — sealed for 35 years and now available for study.
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
📚✨ After 18 years, Senate House Library has welcomed home several rare books stolen from the Durning-Lawrence collection in 2008. Thanks to alert collectors, international cooperation, and some detective work, these volumes—scarred but still whole—are back where they belong.
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📚✨ After 18 years, Senate House Library has welcomed home several rare books stolen from the Durning-Lawrence collection in 2008. Thanks to alert collectors, international cooperation, and some detective work, these volumes—scarred but still whole—are back where they belong.
🎙️ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover brought together artists and poets from the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live experimentation with text, sound, and space — celebrating our Spineless Wonders exhibition.
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🎙️ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover brought together artists and poets from the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live experimentation with text, sound, and space — celebrating our Spineless Wonders exhibition.
🚆 On the Right Track: Exploring Senate House Library’s Railway Collections for Research
Join us as we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway with a deep dive into SHL’s unique railway archives.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2:00–3:30 pm | 💻 via Zoom
🔗 Sign up: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Join us as we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway with a deep dive into SHL’s unique railway archives.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2:00–3:30 pm | 💻 via Zoom
🔗 Sign up: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🚆 On the Right Track: Exploring Senate House Library’s Railway Collections for Research
Join us as we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway with a deep dive into SHL’s unique railway archives.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2:00–3:30 pm | 💻 via Zoom
🔗 Sign up: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Join us as we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway with a deep dive into SHL’s unique railway archives.
🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2:00–3:30 pm | 💻 via Zoom
🔗 Sign up: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Wander through rooms reimagined as creative stages — from typewritten bat poems to poetic bird boxes and oceanic installations.
📅 11 Nov 2025 | 5–7 PM
📍 Senate House Library, London
Discover, listen, and play. Free to attend — don’t miss it!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
📅 11 Nov 2025 | 5–7 PM
📍 Senate House Library, London
Discover, listen, and play. Free to attend — don’t miss it!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Wander through rooms reimagined as creative stages — from typewritten bat poems to poetic bird boxes and oceanic installations.
📅 11 Nov 2025 | 5–7 PM
📍 Senate House Library, London
Discover, listen, and play. Free to attend — don’t miss it!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
📅 11 Nov 2025 | 5–7 PM
📍 Senate House Library, London
Discover, listen, and play. Free to attend — don’t miss it!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
📚✨ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover
Tomorrow, explore Senate House Library like never before!
Join the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live poetry, art, and sound inspired by the Spineless Wonders exhibition.
Tomorrow, explore Senate House Library like never before!
Join the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live poetry, art, and sound inspired by the Spineless Wonders exhibition.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
📚✨ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover
Tomorrow, explore Senate House Library like never before!
Join the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live poetry, art, and sound inspired by the Spineless Wonders exhibition.
Tomorrow, explore Senate House Library like never before!
Join the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live poetry, art, and sound inspired by the Spineless Wonders exhibition.
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
History Day 2025 is well underway and there’s almost too much to take in!
(Fans of Bruce Springsteen have have just the thing for you 👀)
(Fans of Bruce Springsteen have have just the thing for you 👀)
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
History Day 2025 is well underway and there’s almost too much to take in!
(Fans of Bruce Springsteen have have just the thing for you 👀)
(Fans of Bruce Springsteen have have just the thing for you 👀)
Want to see something spooky for Halloween?
Here’s…a hand in a box 🎃
Here’s…a hand in a box 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Want to see something spooky for Halloween?
Here’s…a hand in a box 🎃
Here’s…a hand in a box 🎃
Experience poetry like never before.
📅 11 Nov | 🕔 5–7 pm | 📍 Senate House Library
An evening of live performance + experimental poetics celebrating Spineless Wonders.
🎟️ Free – register now!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
📅 11 Nov | 🕔 5–7 pm | 📍 Senate House Library
An evening of live performance + experimental poetics celebrating Spineless Wonders.
🎟️ Free – register now!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Experience poetry like never before.
📅 11 Nov | 🕔 5–7 pm | 📍 Senate House Library
An evening of live performance + experimental poetics celebrating Spineless Wonders.
🎟️ Free – register now!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
📅 11 Nov | 🕔 5–7 pm | 📍 Senate House Library
An evening of live performance + experimental poetics celebrating Spineless Wonders.
🎟️ Free – register now!
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
On this day in 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer — often called the father of English poetry — passed away.
Exactly 250 years ago (not on this day!), Thomas Tyrwhitt published his landmark edition of Chaucer’s works, earning him the title “the founder of modern Chaucer editing.”
Exactly 250 years ago (not on this day!), Thomas Tyrwhitt published his landmark edition of Chaucer’s works, earning him the title “the founder of modern Chaucer editing.”
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
On this day in 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer — often called the father of English poetry — passed away.
Exactly 250 years ago (not on this day!), Thomas Tyrwhitt published his landmark edition of Chaucer’s works, earning him the title “the founder of modern Chaucer editing.”
Exactly 250 years ago (not on this day!), Thomas Tyrwhitt published his landmark edition of Chaucer’s works, earning him the title “the founder of modern Chaucer editing.”
A big thank you to everyone who attended our curator-led tour of Spineless Wonders yesterday. Both in person and online. Spineless Wonders is still running until 29 November so there’s still plenty of time to see it!
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A big thank you to everyone who attended our curator-led tour of Spineless Wonders yesterday. Both in person and online. Spineless Wonders is still running until 29 November so there’s still plenty of time to see it!
🎉 Happy Ending for Lost Treasures!
After 17 years, 23 rare books stolen from the University of London’s Durning-Lawrence Library have been recovered — found in a Barcelona bookshop thanks to detective work, collaboration with police, and a touch of luck.
After 17 years, 23 rare books stolen from the University of London’s Durning-Lawrence Library have been recovered — found in a Barcelona bookshop thanks to detective work, collaboration with police, and a touch of luck.
October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🎉 Happy Ending for Lost Treasures!
After 17 years, 23 rare books stolen from the University of London’s Durning-Lawrence Library have been recovered — found in a Barcelona bookshop thanks to detective work, collaboration with police, and a touch of luck.
After 17 years, 23 rare books stolen from the University of London’s Durning-Lawrence Library have been recovered — found in a Barcelona bookshop thanks to detective work, collaboration with police, and a touch of luck.
Join us on 22/10/25 to discover the stories behind Senate House Library’s latest exhibition, Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound. Join curator Tansy Barton for an interactive conversation exploring the power and significance of unbound printed materials.
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Join us on 22/10/25 to discover the stories behind Senate House Library’s latest exhibition, Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound. Join curator Tansy Barton for an interactive conversation exploring the power and significance of unbound printed materials.
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Join us at Senate House Library for a powerful Black History Month conversation reflecting on the exhibition In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British diaspora.
📅 8 October 2025
🕒 3:00 – 4:30 pm
📍 Seng Tee Lee Room, Senate House Library, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
📅 8 October 2025
🕒 3:00 – 4:30 pm
📍 Seng Tee Lee Room, Senate House Library, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us at Senate House Library for a powerful Black History Month conversation reflecting on the exhibition In the Grip of Change: the Caribbean and its British diaspora.
📅 8 October 2025
🕒 3:00 – 4:30 pm
📍 Seng Tee Lee Room, Senate House Library, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
📅 8 October 2025
🕒 3:00 – 4:30 pm
📍 Seng Tee Lee Room, Senate House Library, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
BHM Senate House Library drop-in session
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Bloom at Senate House, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House
No registration required
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Bloom at Senate House, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House
No registration required
October 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
BHM Senate House Library drop-in session
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Bloom at Senate House, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House
No registration required
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Bloom at Senate House, Lower Ground Floor, Senate House
No registration required
Celebrate National Poetry Day with us by joining Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social for a closer look at this beautiful edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales.’
This edition dates back to 1492 and was printed by Richard Pinson!
This edition dates back to 1492 and was printed by Richard Pinson!
October 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Celebrate National Poetry Day with us by joining Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social for a closer look at this beautiful edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales.’
This edition dates back to 1492 and was printed by Richard Pinson!
This edition dates back to 1492 and was printed by Richard Pinson!
From 19th-c. pamphlets on Sunday travel to tourism guides, handbills, and economic classics like Railway Economy (1850), the collection shows how rail shaped trade, leisure & society.
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
From 19th-c. pamphlets on Sunday travel to tourism guides, handbills, and economic classics like Railway Economy (1850), the collection shows how rail shaped trade, leisure & society.
🚂 2025 marks 200 years since the world’s first railway. Prof. Karen Attar explores Senate House Library’s rich collection of railway books & pamphlets — from accidents & Sunday travel debates to tourism guides & economic classics. 📚
Read here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚂 2025 marks 200 years since the world’s first railway. Prof. Karen Attar explores Senate House Library’s rich collection of railway books & pamphlets — from accidents & Sunday travel debates to tourism guides & economic classics. 📚
Read here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...
Read here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...
T.S. Eliot was born on this day in 1888.
To celebrate we’re showing off some of the original items in our collection.
This includes first editions of The Waste Land and Prufrock, with some even signed by Eliot himself.
To celebrate we’re showing off some of the original items in our collection.
This includes first editions of The Waste Land and Prufrock, with some even signed by Eliot himself.
September 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
T.S. Eliot was born on this day in 1888.
To celebrate we’re showing off some of the original items in our collection.
This includes first editions of The Waste Land and Prufrock, with some even signed by Eliot himself.
To celebrate we’re showing off some of the original items in our collection.
This includes first editions of The Waste Land and Prufrock, with some even signed by Eliot himself.
Dingwall was a keen investigator of the paranormal. His kit, complete with luminous pins designed to “capture” spirits, speaks to his unusual blend of scholarship and curiosity for the unexplained.
September 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Dingwall was a keen investigator of the paranormal. His kit, complete with luminous pins designed to “capture” spirits, speaks to his unusual blend of scholarship and curiosity for the unexplained.
We’re delighted to see a familiar object featured in the Guardian’s coverage of Ghosts: Visualising the Supernatural at Kunstmuseum Basel: a ghost-hunting kit once owned by Eric Dingwall, who left a bulk of his work with the University of London Library.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
September 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We’re delighted to see a familiar object featured in the Guardian’s coverage of Ghosts: Visualising the Supernatural at Kunstmuseum Basel: a ghost-hunting kit once owned by Eric Dingwall, who left a bulk of his work with the University of London Library.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Our exhibition Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound has been extended until 29th November!
September 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Our exhibition Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound has been extended until 29th November!