UCL Special Collections
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UCL Special Collections is open to everyone. Our collections of rare, unique and historic archives & books cover themes including history of UCL, education, arts and sciences.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections
Originally scheduled to close 31 August, the display has been extended and still open for a few days!
September 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Originally scheduled to close 31 August, the display has been extended and still open for a few days!
We're proud to be home to the George Orwell Archive and there are various ways you can access the collection for yourself:
Finding aid: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/digi...
Information on how to visit us: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
Digitised collections: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/co...
Finding aid: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/digi...
Information on how to visit us: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
Digitised collections: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/co...
August 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We're proud to be home to the George Orwell Archive and there are various ways you can access the collection for yourself:
Finding aid: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/digi...
Information on how to visit us: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
Digitised collections: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/co...
Finding aid: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/digi...
Information on how to visit us: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
Digitised collections: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/co...
The Little Folks cover model isn't our only Edwardian cat. The Sir Fred Clarke Archive also includes a slightly damaged photograph of a cat drinking from a saucer.
Shelfmark: FC/7/36
Shelfmark: FC/7/36
August 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Little Folks cover model isn't our only Edwardian cat. The Sir Fred Clarke Archive also includes a slightly damaged photograph of a cat drinking from a saucer.
Shelfmark: FC/7/36
Shelfmark: FC/7/36
We selected 10 items, some of which needed to be digitised specially, wrote contextual information, a glossary, translations, transcripts and we made 4 short films to accompany the items' images. Take a look! www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...
June 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We selected 10 items, some of which needed to be digitised specially, wrote contextual information, a glossary, translations, transcripts and we made 4 short films to accompany the items' images. Take a look! www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...