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Please note that as of today, 1st June 2023, we will no longer be tweeting from this account. Please follow @UCLSpecColl for tweets covering the College Archive and history of UCL (and so much much more!). Thank you very much for your support and engagement over the past 7 years!

Happy to support @UCLGiving and meet with delegates from @FishmongersCo this morning. Displaying the 1828 UoL List of Proprietors, which indicates that the Company bought five shares in the University of London at £100 per share.

Highlight of last month was tracking down some old forks in the @UCL silver collection! An update on our exhibition planning @SamBlaxland. Thanks to the many colleagues across @UCLSpecColl, @GrantMuseum @UCLArtMuseum @TheUnionUCL @UCLSSEESLibrary studentsunionucl.org/blog/sam-blaxl…

So excited for this morning’s event and welcoming our visitors. We have a beautiful display for you!

Are you a student at a #London based university? Do you have a collection of books, magazines, or other printed and/or manuscript items you’re passionate about? Then apply for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize by June 4th and win £600! More info: ucl.ac.uk/library/collec…

Fascinating table full of items relating to the Colonial Department at the Institute of Education

Flashback to GCSE History of Medicine! Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica libri septem - 1555.

At the launch event for UCL Research Institute for Collections, introduced by Head of Special Collections, Sarah Aitchison and Professor Adam Gibson.

Prior to the Coronation Weekend, our Head of Records writes about George VI's coronation and a souvenir programme found amongst the College Archive... blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-collec…

We're super excited to announce our second Open Morning. Pop in on 19th May (10am-12pm) to see a selection of rare books, archives and manuscripts and meet some of the team! Free and open to all, just book a place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morning… Photo ©David Tett

Please note that from 31st May, this account will no longer be active, and UCL Records tweets will be sent via @UCLSpecColl. Thank you to everyone that has followed this account and engaged with us over the last few years!

A rare trip to Foster Court and UCL English - Plaque reads, "One of two panels from a mural at the Highways Club, painted by Rex Whistler in 1924, at the age of 19, while a student of the Slade School. Presented to UCL in 1959 by the Rt. Hon. Lady Ravensdale"

Now UCL has re-opened, it's the perfect chance to check out our new public exhibition 'Hidden in Plain Sight'! It features work to improve access to diverse voices in our collection, including projects by us, @ioelibrary and @UCLMainLibrary. More info: ucl.ac.uk/library/collec…

Delighted to be given material from Randolph Schwabe's family before Easter. Schwabe was Slade Professor from 1930 and amongst the donation were his diaries from 1930-1948. This material will be catalogued and added to the Slade Archive

Discover incredible items from the UCL Libraries collections and archives, including George Orwell’s love letters and Mary, Queen of Scots’ hair – and which buildings are haunted magazine.ucl.ac.uk/shelf-life-UCL…

A beautiful manuscript haggadah (MS Mocatta 1) to illuminate Passover. Hag Sameah! A fully digitised copy is available online: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44UC… @UCLSpecColl

In this guest blog, Dr Amara Thornton, Research Fellow at the @instclasstudies writes about the remarkable women of College Hall, whose lives you can trace in the Beyond Notability project: london.ac.uk/senate-house-l… #WomensHistoryMonth @amalexathorn @SASNews

Ben Enwonwu studied ⁦@SladeSchool⁩ from 1944. This is the fascinating story of his famous painting ‘Tutu’. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…