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50 objects 37: Reactions to Old Age | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 objects 37: Reactions to Old Age. Fiction and the Cultural Mediation of Ageing. Was a project run at the Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing between 2009 and 2012, as part of the cross council New Dynamics of Ageing. Of Brunel’s Special Collections, and is available for further research. Aspects of the participants’ writing complements the Burnett Archive of Working-Class Autobiographies. Some of the books used in the reading groups.
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50 objects 50: the people behind the books | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 objects 50: the people behind the books. In this blog series we’ve discussed many items and collections the Library makes available to staff, students, and visitors, but we haven’t discussed the mechanics of how that happens. The reality is that the Library couldn’t function in the same ways to support research and teaching without its staff. But the ones behind the scenes are no less important to the smooth running of Library services.
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50 objects 1: the oldest book | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 objects 1: the oldest book. The oldest book held in Brunel Library was printed in 1679 and contains various works by Francis Bacon, collected and edited by Thomas Tenison, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694 until his death in 1715. Archbishop Tenison was known for his interest in, and support of, education and libraries. He gave some of his own books to found a library at St Martin in the Fields. Baconiana. Or certain genuine...
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50 objects 32: Poetry of the Now | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 objects 32: Poetry of the Now. Poetry of the Now. Is a collection of contemporary poetry and text-based work, including small press publications, chapbooks, and magazines. It was founded at Brunel University’s Centre for Contemporary Writing. By Dr William Watkin and Dr Angela Brady in 2005. William Watkin. Is Divisional Lead, Creative Writing and English, at Brunel. Angela Brady. Part of the Poetry of the Now collection. 50 objects 31: ...
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. Rare books and special collections librarian. Using Special Collections for your dissertation. Why use Special Collections? You’ve chosen your dissertation topic because it’s something you’re really interested in discovering in more detail. Then delving into the sources in Special Collections can take your dissertation to the next level by making it more original, as well as helping you to develop your research skills. Clothing of the poor.
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50 Objects 44: Chris Wookey’s railway photographs | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 Objects 44: Chris Wookey’s railway photographs. Chris Wookey was born in 1957 and was a student at Brunel University from 1975 to 1979, graduating with an honours degree in applied biochemistry. He went on to teach chemistry at a school in Walton-on-Thames until his untimely death in 1989. Chis entered fully into student life, a writer for the student newsletter. King’s Lynn station. Diagram from Wookey’s research notes. Chris Wookey was...
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50 Objects 49: Miami Vice DVD | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 Objects 49: Miami Vice DVD. A post by Oliver Thompson, Library Assistant. There are many popular and critically acclaimed novels available, from authors such as Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, George Orwell, JG Ballard, Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Terry Pratchett. Popular series such as Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and His Dark Materials are also available. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). This entry was posted i...
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50 objects 48: Elizabethan spies | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 objects 48: Elizabethan spies. Long before James Bond, there was John Dee. And a network of other spies drawn together by Francis Walsingham to serve Elizabeth I. Some research material on such spies in Shakespearian times is found in Brunel’s Holmes collection. Edward Holmes researched into the authorship of the works attributed to William Shakespeare. He published. Discovering Shakespeare: a handbook for heretics. Much of the “es...
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50 objects 47: Dennis Brutus’ poems on Solomon Mahlangu | Brunel Special Collections
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News and features from Special Collections at Brunel University. 50 objects 47: Dennis Brutus’ poems on Solomon Mahlangu. His poems reflect his frustrations and sadness at the political environment, and are frequently concerned with the sufferings of fellow black or mixed-race people. One poignant set of poems on this topic is. In Memoriam: Solomon Mahlangu. Published in 1979. Solomon Mahlangu. He went to war. He went to his death . Another published booklet of poems held in the Dennis Brutus Collection.