It is in the process of expanding its outreach and education to visitors and the community. Caan's remit was to set up our Membership scheme to bridge the gap between our Patrons' programme and our free Reader Passes. Provided below is a link to the home page for each relevant digital collection along . Our maps collection includes some of the earliest representation by Europeans of the Americas as well as maps of colonial expansion, border conflicts, and trade routes. 'Mr. Bazalgette's Agent' may be more of a grey area - Waterstones list it as 'British Library Crime Classics' and it does state this on the cover but it certainly does have a different look . The American Trust for the British Library’s Archives Committee is pleased to present the first interview for its Oral History Project. Black Lives Matter.”, Filed under: Announcements, British Library News | Leave a comment ». Watch the video below. The fellow will be in residence at each library for at least two weeks (not necessarily consecutive) and will receive a stipend of $5,000, which may be applied to transportation and lodging expenses. It was also chosen as one of the 10 Best Books of 2015 in the New York Times and recently won the Biography Award in the 2015 Costa Book Awards. British Library The British Museum's Department of Printed Books was founded in 1753, the year of the foundation of the Museum itself. In addition to photobooks (for example, Sebastião Salgado) we hold a small but significant collection of photographs and illustrations from Latin America. Why not take a few moments to tell us what you think of our website? About Curaleaf Holdings . About the collection. Illustrated with beautiful images from the British Library's collection, The British History Puzzle Book will provide hours of entertainment and delight readers with questions for history novices to experts alike. It spans most of Africa (outside ancient Egypt, Sudan . The Inaugural David N. Redden Lecture at the Grolier Club, Johns Hopkins University Libraries Virtual Tour, Johns Hopkins University Libraries Virtual Tour, Announcing the Winners of the Inaugural ATBL Fellowships at Houghton Library and the Library Company of Philadelphia Fellow, American Trust for the British Library Fellowship, a fellowship with the Library Company of Philadelphia in women’s studies, New ATBL/British Library/Library Company Fellowship, The Inaugural David N. Redden Lecture at the Grolier Club, ATBL Archive Established at the Grolier Club, http://grolier.vtls.com:3272/heading/search?theme=grolier, British Library signs Development Agreement with Stanhope and Mitsui Fudosan, Harry Potter: A History of Magic Opens at the New-York Historical Society, Harry Potter: A History of Magic opens at the British Library from October 20, 2017 to February 28, 2018, A landmark exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of, Annotated sketch of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by J.K. Rowling, complete with the giant squid that lives in the lake, J.K. Rowling’s handwritten list of the teachers and subjects at Hogwarts, Original artwork by Jim Kay for the illustrated Harry Potter editions, including paintings and sketches of Harry Potter, the Hogwarts Express, Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Hagrid, The Ripley Scroll – a 6 meter-long alchemical manuscript that describes how to make the Philosopher’s Stone, from the 1500s, Chinese Oracle bones – the oldest datable items in the British Library’s collection, one of which records a lunar eclipse that is precisely datable to December 27, 1192 BC, Celestial globe dating from 1693, made by Vincent Coronelli and brought to life using augmented reality technology, in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, which enables visitors to spin the globe virtually and explore in detail the ancient constellations, some of which share their names with familiar characters from the Harry Potter stories, such as Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Bellatrix LeStrange and Draco Malfoy, An early written record of “abracadabra”, used as a charm to cure malaria, An Arabic illuminated manuscript showing male and female mandrakes, The tombstone of Nicolas Flamel, a real historical figure who also features in, Black moon crystal ball, used by ‘Smelly Nelly’, a Paignton witch from the 20, A mermaid, allegedly caught in Japan in the 18. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection represents the largest single collection of early modern English news media available from the British Library and includes more than 1,000 pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers from the period. It's from an 1894 book called The United States of America.A study of the American Commonwealth, its natural resources, people, industries, manufactures, commerce, and its work in literature, science, education and self-government. We hold some of the earliest items published about Canada and its history of European exploration and trade. Advisory Council member Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Archives, and Museums, co-hosted “A Tale of Two Libraries: The John Work Garrett Library and the George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University” with ATBL. The exhibition includes stunning loans from national and international institutions – including broomsticks, wands and crystal balls. A 400-year-old celestial globe, enhanced with augmented reality technology, in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, will enable visitors to explore the constellations in the night sky. The British Colonies in North America, 1763-1775 (581K) . She was a Board member of the LCP for many years. This is an exhibit of eleven maps from the holdings of the Benson Latin American Collection. The new extension will progress its role as a centre for creativity, knowledge and innovation. Digital Collections. A selection of English accents captured at the British Library. British American Tobacco Records (BAT) 1,655,077 Documents. The American Library Association (ALA) is often asked for the names, addresses, and phone numbers of companies that assist in the moving and relocation of libraries. Gathered by Reverend Charles Burney, 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers is a collection of the newspapers and news pamphlets primarily published in London, with some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and examples from the American . We need to work to address this. Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, And The Other British Provinces In North America: With A Plan Of National Colonization (Cambridge Library Collection North American History)|James Silk Buckingham, Sacred Offerings|Patricia Annette Weit, 77 Days in September: A Novel of Survival, Dedication, and Love (The Kyle Tait Series) (Volume 1)|Ray Gorham, The price of silence|M. The American Trust for the British Library and Houghton Library are pleased to announce that Lauren Eriks Cline, Assistant Professor of English at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, has been awarded the first American Trust for the British Library Fellowship at Houghton Library. Caan joined the British Library in the new role of Membership Manager in 2017. British Library, Americas Collection, United Kingdom 1 Sep 2017. It spans the 16th century through to the present day, covering Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. We hold a wide range of Latin American newspapers, mostly from the 19th and early 20th century. Of note is the collection of mainly 19th-century pamphlets, formed by the political journalist Luis López Domínguez (1810-1898) and our collection of Partido dos Trabalhadores pamphlets. Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting This collection presents 470 interview excerpts and 3882 photographs from the Working in Paterson Folklife Project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. In 2014 the British Library co-founded the Knowledge Quarter, a collaboration of now over 90 knowledge, creative and research organisations all located within a one mile radius of the British Library. A companion book will be published by Scholastic in the US in autumn 2018. Library CollectionsThe Huntington Library is one of the world's great independent research libraries, with more than 11 million items spanning the 11th to 21st centuries. March 29 - September 15, 2019 Location: 1927 building, Galleries 1 & 2 Free with general admission The American Library by Yinka Shonibare CBE is a celebration of the diversity of the American population and acts as an instigator of discovery and debate.The six thousand books in this art installation are covered in the artist's signature Dutch wax printed cotton textile. It is one of the world's largest collections of US books, magazines, musical scores, maps, journals and pamphlets. The British Library revealed cultural highlights for 2018, including: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the exhibition combines centuries-old British Library treasures, including the oldest items in its collection, the Chinese Oracle bones, with original material from Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury and J.K. Rowling’s own archives, on display for the first time. The British Museum is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London, England.Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence, having been widely collected during the era of the British Empire.It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Each of the winners is awarded £20,000 and will use the British Library’s collections as research during their residency which started in January 2016. H. Thomas (1944) She will spend two weeks in London and two weeks at Harvard conducting research for her book project, Restaging Race: Victorian Spectators and Imperial Performance Narrative, which considers the ways in which popular performance was used as a tool of the British empire. British Library Newspapers Part I, II, III & IV. Words and phrases contributed by visitors to the British Library's Evolving English exhibition in 2010/11. The American Trust for the British Library and Houghton Library are pleased to announce that Lauren Eriks Cline, Assistant Professor of English at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, has been awarded the first American Trust for the British Library Fellowship at Houghton Library. Filed under: Chairman's Council Trips, Member Trips, Uncategorized | Leave a comment », Prof. Philip Davies; Catherine Eccles; British Library CEO Roly Keating; Matthew Barzun, US Ambassador to the United Kingdomn; Viscount and Viscountess Eccles. One-to-one conversations on a topic of the speakers' choice recorded by BBC Nations and Regions.