by georgiareeves | Jun 17, 2020 | History of the Book, Summer Schools
Professor Simon Eliot, founding Director of the London Rare Books School, reflects on the origins and history of the School: The first London Rare Books School ran in 2007. As its founding director, what motivated you to establish it? Looking back on the origins of...
by katythompson | Feb 7, 2018 | CFPS
This one-day event, part of the annual programme of the History of Books and Reading (HOBAR) research collaboration at The Open University, explores in the centenary year of the war’s end the legacy of wartime bibliotherapy. It brings together early career researchers...
by chrisa | Jan 19, 2017 | CFPS
Workshop, 19th-21st June 2017, University College London Often there is more than research inside the books we read. Bookmarks, train tickets, receipts, and menus tucked into pages offer clues about the life of the book itself. Yet the lives of our research material...
by chrisa | Dec 8, 2016 | History of the Book, MA Programme
Two years ago I retired from my job as a manager in the IT Services industry (I wasn’t much good at the technology, but was rather better at managing the people who were) and looked around for ways to keep the little grey cells ticking over. I originally graduated in...
by chrisa | Nov 28, 2016 | Collaborations, History of the Book, MA Programme
My name is Bonnie and I’m from Colorado, USA. I earned my Bachelor’s degree in History and English from the University of Denver, and I have always loved books and reading. I’ve worked as an editor and enjoy seeing the process of making a book from start to finish....
