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Planning on visiting the IHR in January? Please be aware that our common room will be closed for refurbishment from 6 - 25 January. Readers will be able to request periodicals from @IHR_Library. For more information visit buff.ly/3Dd1WBB
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Celebrate the fabulous History Day held earlier this month with these videos and blog post, and discover every collection who attended in person or online #HistDay24 buff.ly/4fJHnv0 Look out for details about History Day North at #DCDC25...
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✨ History Day 2024 has offically begun! ✨ We'll be in Senate House, London, today from 11:00 - 16:00 GMT with over 90 organisations waiting to chat with you about their collections and your research interests! Come along! What will you discover at #HistDay24 ?
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.@RoyalHistSoc will be at #HistDay24 tomorrow and we look forward to seeing you there. Thanks to all @ihr_history and @SASNews for organising this year's event #twitterstorians
Institute of Historical Research@ihr_history29 Oct 2024
Remember, remember the 5th November … is History Day! Only one week until #HistDay24 and we can’t wait to welcome you to Senate House, London! Keep signing up at buff.ly/3Yo2Hi3 to explore our 90+ stalls & our online content at buff.ly/2qLXIc8. See you there!
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Looking ahead to History Day, Graduate Trainee Librarians, Sarah and Lara, highlight some of the not-to-be-missed online-only contributions to #HistDay24. Discover more in their new blog post: buff.ly/4fqiEuV! See you next week! What will you discover? #HistDay24
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Remember, remember the fifth of November... it's History Day 2024! @SedgArchivist & our archives team will be showcasing our collections at this event for students, researchers & history enthusiasts. Join us at Senate House, London. Free, booking required. #HistDay24 @ihr_history
Institute of Historical Research@ihr_history18 Oct 2024
This is History Day’s 10th year! But what makes it so special? We asked previous participants what brings them back year after year. Find out for yourself by signing up for #HistDay24 at buff.ly/3zyvHLE (attendance is free!). What will you discover? #HistDay24
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#HistDay24 Byddwn yn mynychu Diwrnod Hanes yn y Sefydliad Ymchwil Hanesyddol yn Llundain ddydd Mawrth yn hyrwyddo ein casgliad Ysbyty Gogledd Cymru. history.ac.uk/library-digita… agddc.cymru/collections/getr… @ihr_history @SenateHouseLib
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With History Day 2024 right around the corner, History Day intern Katherine reflects on planning the event and what to look forward to at #HistDay24. Read the new blog at buff.ly/4hhx0j7 and keep signing up (for free!) to #HistDay24. What will you discover? #HistDay24
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Are you starting a new research degree in History? Join us on the 3 October as we introduce the IHR. Learn about: * Library * Resources * Seminars * Events * Publications * Website * Research Training Register today: buff.ly/3zechvC
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Did you know that the Bibliography of British and Irish History (#BBIH) offers a comprehensive collection of literature on the histories of race and ethnicity in British, Irish and global contexts? Find out more in Gaverne Bennett's (@gaverne) blog: buff.ly/3Qb800k
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Booking now open for this informal #zine workshop. Come & join the conversation as we create a new archive of voices and stories. All welcome, especially first-time visitors to the IHR and anyone with lived experience as a refugee. history.ac.uk/events/refugee… @RLI_News @RefugeeTales
Centre for the History of People Place & Community@CHPPC_IHR1 Aug 2024
Save the date! #Zine-making workshop @ihr_history on Thurs 24 *October* with @RefugeeTales @GatDetainees & @RLI_News, facilitated by @PilgrimTeresa with IHR colleagues. This will be a friendly and informal event - all welcome. Booking opens 3 September. history.ac.uk/events/refugee…
Bookings will open on Tuesday 3 September and close on Friday 17 October. This creative-critical zine workshop is designed to start a group conversation about immigration and detention in the UK and to create a new archive of voices in zine format. The Refugee Tales Zine Workshop is part of Thirty Windows, a series of events designed to foster a greater awareness of immigration and detention in the UK. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr T. Pilgrim from the University of Surrey, on behalf of Refugee Tales, in partnership with the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community, Institute of Historical Research and the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study.

ALT Bookings will open on Tuesday 3 September and close on Friday 17 October. This creative-critical zine workshop is designed to start a group conversation about immigration and detention in the UK and to create a new archive of voices in zine format. The Refugee Tales Zine Workshop is part of Thirty Windows, a series of events designed to foster a greater awareness of immigration and detention in the UK. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr T. Pilgrim from the University of Surrey, on behalf of Refugee Tales, in partnership with the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community, Institute of Historical Research and the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study.

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From today all articles published in the Society's journal, 'Transactions of @RoyalHistSoc', will be available fully Open Access - with no charge to readers or authors: bit.ly/46Uf35j Transactions welcomes articles from historians #twitterstorians @cambUP_History
Advert for Open Access availability of all newly published articles in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, from 21 August 2024.

ALT Advert for Open Access availability of all newly published articles in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, from 21 August 2024.

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Save the date! #Zine-making workshop @ihr_history on Thurs 24 *October* with @RefugeeTales @GatDetainees & @RLI_News, facilitated by @PilgrimTeresa with IHR colleagues. This will be a friendly and informal event - all welcome. Booking opens 3 September. history.ac.uk/events/refugee…
Bookings will open on Tuesday 3 September and close on Friday 17 October. This creative-critical zine workshop is designed to start a group conversation about immigration and detention in the UK and to create a new archive of voices in zine format. The Refugee Tales Zine Workshop is part of Thirty Windows, a series of events designed to foster a greater awareness of immigration and detention in the UK. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr T. Pilgrim from the University of Surrey, on behalf of Refugee Tales, in partnership with the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community, Institute of Historical Research and the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study.

ALT Bookings will open on Tuesday 3 September and close on Friday 17 October. This creative-critical zine workshop is designed to start a group conversation about immigration and detention in the UK and to create a new archive of voices in zine format. The Refugee Tales Zine Workshop is part of Thirty Windows, a series of events designed to foster a greater awareness of immigration and detention in the UK. The workshop will be facilitated by Dr T. Pilgrim from the University of Surrey, on behalf of Refugee Tales, in partnership with the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community, Institute of Historical Research and the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study.

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#ComingSoon (ish). A very special #BigRedBook. 📕 This volume will be our first *ever* publication for the historic county of Westmorland, and the first Red Book from @VCH_Cumbria. It covers the Lonsdale Ward, Lune valley, and Kirkby Lonsdale from prehistory to the present.
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What a lovely day. Feel free to visit and follow us here too (@ihrlibrary.bsky.social) #sunnyday #bluesky
Photo of Senate House, London and blue sky (August 2024)

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Applications for the IHR Fellowship 2024 are now open! 🏛️ If you're a historian looking to strengthen your network and want to be part of our community, check out our fellowship opportunities. Discover more and apply here: buff.ly/4d58WNY ✍️#IHRFellowships
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In the Military collection readers can consult survivors' textual and visual accounts of the atomic bombings of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki as well as works on how these two events have been remembered and the extent in which they exert an influence on the present. #広島市 #長崎市
An image showing some of the titles which can be found in the library's military collection about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

ALT An image showing some of the titles which can be found in the library's military collection about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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More new books for readers to browse on the 1st and 2nd floors, including the personal writings of 18th century Austrian actress Karoline Schulze-Kummerfeld. #librarytwitter
A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

ALT A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

ALT A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

ALT A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

ALT A photo showing a selection of new acquisitions to the IHR library (August 2024)

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This work is part of the Austrian collection. It is particularly strong for the history of #Austria from the 18th-early 20th century and Austrian local history. To find out more see our collection guide (buff.ly/3StjYEf) or search the catalogue buff.ly/3TCliEk
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New in the library is an edition of Anderson and Dibble's English translation (with Nahuatl text) of Sahagún's Historia general...de Nueva España, which now sits alongside the Spanish editions readers can find in the library buff.ly/3WoGqQb
An image showing volumes from Anderson and Dibble's English translation of Sahagún's Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, which can be found on in the Americas Reading Room on the 2nd floor (shelf-mark LAB.221/Sah/And)

ALT An image showing volumes from Anderson and Dibble's English translation of Sahagún's Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, which can be found on in the Americas Reading Room on the 2nd floor (shelf-mark LAB.221/Sah/And)

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This is a wide ranging source from the 16th century, presenting us with a picture of indigenous societies. It is a particularly rich source on religious and magical beliefs, being cited in the recent workshop on Histories of Witchcraft and Magic buff.ly/3wFKByn
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You can find out more about the library's Mexican collections here: buff.ly/3Soyeyc
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