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Senate House Library is open 20-22 December 09:00-17:45 and will close from 17:00 Thursday 23 December for the holidays, reopening 09:00-17:45 Tuesday 4 January 2022. We will answer all queries as soon as possible after the University reopens and wish you a happy festive season.

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Senate House Library 150

We are celebrating 150 years since Senate House Library's founding collections were established with this online exhibition of featured treasures.

Senate House Library 150
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New Zealand Lantern Slides (MS1276)

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New Zealand lantern slides & British Art History feature in newly catalogued items

British art history, New Zealand photography, & a Shakespeare archivist all feature in over 3,000 newly catalogued items at Senate House Library...

30 Nov, 2021
The common objects of the sea shore : including hints for an aquarium / by J.G. Wood ; with illustrations by G.B. Sowerby  Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Routledge .

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Uncommon objects: Seaweed Specimens A Source of Strength for Victorian Women

Explore Senate House Library's seaweed specimens & the Victorian algology craze...

04 Nov, 2021
Ann Kendall 1985 Cusichaca Peru 1985

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Changing Minds to Change the Environment

Discover the story of leading Archaeologist, Dr Ann Kendall OBE, who changed minds to change the environment...

03 Nov, 2021

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