Category Archives: New Resources
New in Oxford: 17th and 18th Century Nichols Newspapers Collection
[originally blogged on the HFL Oxford blog.] I am pleased to report that Oxford researchers now have access to the online 17th and 18th Century Nichols Newspapers Collection via SOLO or OxLIP+. A collection of late 16th and early 17th … Continue reading
Now available in Oxford: The Grand Tour
I am pleased to report that Oxford researchers now have access to The Grand Tour (Adam Matthew Digital). Use your SSO for remote access. As thousands of British tourists are currently enjoying their holidays in Europe, no doubt Facebooking and … Continue reading
WILLIAM GODWIN’S LETTERS: COLLOQUIUM AND BOOK LAUNCH - Tomorrow, Tuesday 18 November, Wolfson College, 4.30-6.30 p. m.
Please see the below notice, sent on behalf of Professor Pamela Clemit ************************************** WILLIAM GODWIN’S LETTERS: COLLOQUIUM AND BOOK LAUNCH You are warmly invited to celebrate the publication of The Letters of William Godwin, Volume II: 1798-1805, edited … Continue reading
Teaching Romanticism: Blog by Dr Daniel Cook, Lecturer in English at the University of Dundee
Teaching literature from the Romantic period (c.1680-1830) this academic year? Take a look at Dr Daniel Cook’s accessible (and regularly updated) blog for lots of useful posts on the art of Romantic pedagogy: http://www.romtext.org.uk/?s=%22teaching+romanticism%22
RECSO Facebook Page
Yearning for a forum in which to discuss all things eighteenth century? Yearn no more, for the RECSO Facebook page is up and running! Click on the link to join us for casual chat about recent scholarship — and to … Continue reading
C Hoare and Co. Archives
C. Hoare & Co. is the sole survivor of the private deposit banks which were established in the 17th and 18th centuries. The bank has been owned and directed by members of the Hoare family since it was founded by … Continue reading
Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office
Oxford users now access to the online Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office (British Online Archives: British Records on the Atlantic World, 1700-1900) via SOLO and OxLIP+. It was recently bought by the Rhodes House … Continue reading
Frankfurt and Leipzig Book Fair Catalogues
Oxford readers now have access to the online Frankfurt and Leipzig Book Fair Catalogues via SOLO and OxLIP+. It has the digitized versions (from microfilm) of the catalogues for the Frankfurt and Leipzig book fairs, representing an almost complete run from 1594 … Continue reading
Launch of French Revolution Digital Archive Website
The French Revolution Digital Archive is the result of a collaborative effort between the Stanford University Libraries and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) to produce a digital version of two major research sources of the French Revolution and make … Continue reading