University of Southampton Special Collections
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The Special Collections houses archive and named printed and rare book collections at the Hartley Library, University of Southampton.
Southampton, England
Joined September 2018
Our reading room is open Tuesdays-Thursdays 10am-4pm and we also offer digital appointments on Mondays and Fridays! Check out online catalogue to explore our treasures!
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This delightful Valentine is part of the Broadlands Archives @explorearchives #EYALove Discover more love stories from the Broadlands Archives in our blog
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From a collection of Valentines, purchased by W. W. Ashley, Baron Mount Temple @explorearchives #EYALove. The 1910 auction catalogue described how "the floral designs are bewildering both in colour, variety, and the material of which they are formed..."
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Our latest blog features Philip Brannon, best known for his engravings of 19th century Southampton, he devised an ambitious scheme for the Hartley Bequest and went on to become an inventor. @HistoricalSoton @SotonianHistory @SotonStories @SouthamptonHid1
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Bookings have started coming in for the Wellington Congress taking place in Southampton this April. Check out the programme and book your place here
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Happy New Year! 新年好 Xīnnián hǎo 恭喜发财 Gong hei fat choy. The Year of the Wood Snake symbolises wisdom, elegance, wealth and intuition. The festival begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the calendar, and ends with the 'Lantern Festival' on the 15th day.
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🧵4/4 Lauderdale asks for an enquiry and states: "Publicity is the only protection a man has against such a charge."
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Southampton’s Bitterne Park Triangle minus the clock tower but with a good range of shops, including two butchers, Fletcher and Gosney, a Co-op, Fleming the bootmaker and a branch of Lankester & Crook, the grocers. @HistoricalSoton @SotonianHistory @SotonStories @SouthamptonHid1
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Lifeboat drill aboard HMS Prince of Wales in 1908. For more records see the Mountbatten Papers The RNLI provides essential lifesaving services around the coasts of the UK & Ireland #RNLISOSDay highlights the importance of raising funds & awareness.
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#HMD2025 #ForABetterFuture This Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We can learn both from and about the Holocaust and more recent genocides, for a better future. @HMD_UK
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The first Burns supper was organised as a tribute at Burns Cottage in Ayrshire by Burns's friends in1801, marking the 5th anniversary of his death. The prints of the Burns monument and Burns’ cottage come from a commonplace book compiled around 1820
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Today marks 60 years since the death of Winston Churchill. This photo from 1923 shows him playing polo at Sir Philip Sassoon's home with Tony Pulitzer, Frank Rich and Louis Mountbatten. Our archives include more images, letters and other papers:
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Here we have a delightful new item donated to the Archives - an award medallion given to student J. H. Sprakling as runner up in the light weight boxing competition between University College Southampton and the #YMCA in April 1921.
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Specially equipped ‘Southampton’ flying boats undertook a cruise of over 27,000 miles including a circuit of Australia in 1927. The special equipment included bunks, spirit stove, miniature pantry and folding table. @HistoricalSoton @SotonianHistory @SotonStories @SouthamptonHid1
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We're delighted to announce that bookings are now open for the Wellington Congress taking place in Southampton this April. Check out the programme and book your ticket here @ApsleyHouse @BSECS @ihr_histor @NRWGCharity @CECS_18 @EmeccWarwick
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Please check out our latest blogpost on Southampton Common #HBAHAllAboutThatPlace and the Papers of Lawrence Arthur Burgess: @BeginsHistory @HantsCulture
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