May Bank Holidays
The Special Collections Reading Room will be CLOSED on the Bank Holidays on the 6th and 27th May.
Easter Vacation Opening Times 2013
The Special Collections Reading Room will be open by prior appointment only between 2nd and 26th April. Please provide at least 24 hours and preferably 48 hours notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
Please note that we will be closed completely on Easter Bank Holidays, between Friday 29th March and Monday 1st April inclusive.
We will return to our normal term time opening hours of 10am - 5pm Monday to Friday on Monday 29th April 2013.
Special Collections Christmas Opening Hours
The Special Collections reading room will close at 5pm on Friday 21st December 2012 and will re-open at 10am on Wednesday 2nd January 2013.
Special Collections Summer Vacation Opening Hours
Between Monday 18th June and Friday 14th September the Special Collections Reading Room will be open by prior appointment only between 10 a.m and 5 p.m. on Mondays - Fridays.
Please provide at least 24 hours and preferably 48 hours notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
Special Collections will be completely closed for stocktaking from Monday 23rd July until Friday 27th July
The Special Collections Reading Room and the Bill Douglas Centre will be closed on the Bank Holidays on Monday 4th June and Tuesday 5th June.
Special Collections Easter Vacation Opening Hours
Between Monday 2nd and Monday 30th April the Special Collections Reading Room will be open by prior appointment only between 10am and 5pm Monday - Friday. Please provide at least 24 hours and preferably 48 hours notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
On Bank Holidays, between Friday 6th and Monday 9th April inclusive, we will be closed completely.
We will return to our normal term time opening hours of 10am - 5pm Monday to Friday on Monday 30th April 2012.
Girls and Boys in Storyland
From 3 April until 31 May 2012 an exhibition of early children’s books will be on display in the Research Commons and at Exeter Central Library. Both the University and Central Library have exciting collections of early children’s books and the exhibition will showcase some of the highlights of each. From Margery Meanwell (aka Goody-Two Shoes) to Matt Merrythought (the boy who was always happy), the exhibition will give you a chance to see how boys and girls were depicted in rhymes, stories and illustrations from the nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries.
For more information on the exhibitions, including features on authors and illustrators, sign up to follow the blog at http://girlsandboysinstoryland.wordpress.com/
Special Collections Christmas Opening Hours
During the Christmas vacation the Special Collections and Bill Douglas Centre reading room is open from Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm with the exception of the dates below:
We are open until 5pm on 23rd December.
Closed from 24th December to 2nd January inclusive.
We re-open at 10am on 3rd January 2012.
During vacation time we request that readers book items 24 hours in advance by emailing libspc@exeter.ac.uk for Special Collections items or bdc@exeter.ac.uk for Bill Douglas Centre items.
Bill Douglas Centre Museum
The Bill Douglas Centre Museum galleries will be closed from the 5th September for building and refurbishment work. The museum will reopen on the 12th September. The Special Collections reading room will remain open for researchers. Please email bdc@exeter.ac.uk with any queries.
National Cataloguing Grants Scheme
Our Writing Lives project to catalogue south west literary papers, was a beneficiary of one of the first pilot grants for the National Cataloguing Grants scheme and is featured in The Pilgrim Trust 5 year review of the scheme. Read more about our project at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/pilgrim-trust-review.pdf
#AskArchivists Day
June 9th 2011 is #AskArchivists Day on twitter. Over 100 archives around the world are taking part in this event and allows users to ask us about our collections, working with archives and anything else you can think of, all in 140 characters or less.
To participate, simply use your twitter account to tweet us your questions @UoEHeritageColl using the #AskArchivists hashtag and we'll reply as quickly as possible between 9am and 5pm.
Special Collections Summer Vacation Opening Hours
From 20th June 2011 and throughout the summer vacation the Special Collections Reading Room will be open by prior appointment only between 10am and 5pm Monday - Friday. Please provide at least 24 hours and preferably 48 hours notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
We will be closed completely between Monday 25th July and Friday 29th July inclusive for stocktaking.
Special Collections Easter Vacation Opening Hours
Between Monday 4th April and Tuesday 3rd May the Special Collections Reading Room will be open by prior appointment only between 10 am and 5 pm Monday - Friday. Please provide at least 24 hours and preferably 48 hours notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
On Bank Holidays on the 22nd, 25th, 29th April and 2nd May, we will be closed completely.
We will return to our normal term time opening hours of 10am - 5pm Monday to Friday on Tuesday 3rd May 2011.
Special Collections Christmas Opening Hours
Between Monday 20th December and Friday 7th January the Special Collections Reading Room will be open by appointment only between 10 am and 5 pm Monday - Friday. Please provide at least 24 hours’ and preferably 48 hours’ notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
We will be closed completely from Christmas Day until the 4th January 2011.
We will return to our normal term time opening hours of 10am -5pm Monday to Friday on Monday 10th January 2011.
Find out what it's like to volunteer in Special Collections
15th September2010
Read about a volunteer's experience of working with Special Collections.
Special Collections Summer Opening Hours
Between Monday 19th July and Friday 17th September the Special Collections Reading Room will be open by appointment only between 10 a.m and 5 p.m. on Mondays-Fridays. Please provide at least 24 hours’ and preferably 48 hours’ notice if you wish to visit during this period and contact libspc@exeter.ac.uk to make an appointment.
From Monday 2nd August until Friday 6th August Special Collections will be completely closed for stocktaking.
Special Collections Go Down To The Seaside
A new research project, organised by Dr Jane Milling in the Drama Department, is reviving popular seaside performances of the pierrot troupe, to establish the role that performance might play in the cultural regeneration of seaside resorts in the South West.
The project has included special pierrot style performances at the seaside. As a backdrop to the performances Dr Milling has used letters and pictures from the University’s English concert parties and pierrot shows collection - EUL MS 225
More performances are scheduled for:
Monday 12 July - Torquay Harbour and Beach 10-1
Tuesday 13 July - Paignton Pier 12-4
Wednesday 14 July - Babbacombe Beach and around town 12-4
Thursday 15 July - Brixham Harbour and Promenade 12- 4
Friday 16 July - Torquay Harbour and Beach 10-1
For more information see: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title,88162,en.html
New Records on the Archive Catalogue!
30 April 2010
The Marshall papers (EUL MS 31a) have now been catalogued onto the Archive Catalogue system.
John Marshall (1818-1891) was born in Ely and educated at University College London. He was admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1849, and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1857. He was appointed Professor of Surgery at University College London in 1866, and wrote, among a number of other works, 'The Outlines of Human Physiology, Human and Comparative' (1867). This fascinating collection of letters was put together by his daughter, Ada Blanche Marshall, mainly from letters addressed to him from eminent Englishmen. Whilst some are merely autographs, scraps and acknowledgements the range includes letters from many of the major artists, sculptors and leading lights of the period including Rosetti, Lord Leighton, Charles Dickens, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris, Alfred Waterterhouse, George Frederick Watts and Sir Edwin Landseer. See the online archive catalogue for more information.
28th April 2010
The online archive catalogue now includes archives held at our Cornwall campus. For more information on archives at Cornwall please contact the archivist Sarah Jane
27th April 2010
Special Collections archive catalogue is now available from the electronic resources web page
Lift Refurbishment - December 2009 update
We are pleased to announce that the majority of the refurbishment work in the Research Commons, Old Library has now been completed. The new reading room facility for Special Collections and Bill Douglas Centre researchers is now open on Level 2 of the building between 10am -1pm and 2pm - 5pm each weekday. There is also a much improved reopened entrance area near the University chapel, a new seminar room, and communal space with vending facilities.
However lift replacement works are ongoing to the beginning of January 2010 as the lift in the Research Commons is replaced with a model that is more accessible to all visitors. If you are visiting and would normally have required a lift, please get in touch with the curatorial teams (on 01392 262097 for Special Collections and 01391 264321 for the Bill Douglas Centre) in advance of your visit so that we can discuss access.
From 22 December 2009 to 4 January 2010 there will be limited access to the staircase in the Research Commons, please take care when using the stairs, as contractors will be at work there.
From 4 January to 11 January 2010 there will be no access to the main staircase. Readers should use the stairs at the rear of the Reading Room. Visitors to the Bill Douglas Centre should contact the Museum direct for information on access.
Special Collections is Running a Reduced Service During October 2009
If you use the Old Library please take note of the following.
