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On this dull January day here are some bright illustrations from Elizabeth Blackwell's Curious Herbal of 1739. Blackwell published the book to raise money to rescue her husband, from a debtor's prison where he had spent two years. [Ref. Rare Books Col. 633.88]

Did you know? We house over 200 collections of archives & rare books! From British social history British politics, history of medicine to modern lit, children’s lit, architecture, visual arts & more. Find out more in this short video youtube.com/watch?v=TCfYtN…

Today is the start of the English agricultural year #ploughday & we've found this book from the Douglas Gilchrist Collection which contains illustrations, descriptions & accounts of horned bulls (1822) cdm21051.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…

The weather this week has got us feeling slightly obsessed with the cold. We image if we go out at the weekend we'll be dressed like this chap who's feeling the effects of the cold weather. Find many more Crawhall illustrations on CollectionCaptured: collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/collec…

Who else is feeling the cold this week? For #throwbackthursday here are some photos we've found in our University Archive of some well wrapped explorers on an expedition to the Arctic in 1961. Bonus points to anyone who can work out where they are. [Ref. NUA/022184]

Who knew it was #NationalBubbleBathDay? We found this print from the Joseph Crawhall II Archive, of a child taking bath, which was later used as a Pears' soap advert collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/collec…

#HappyNewYear2025 We're back in the office today. We hope everyone had an enjoyable break. Are you needing some #MondayMotivation for the 1st day back for many? Why not browse & search our webpages for inspiration ncl.ac.uk/library/specia… #HappyNewYear

Wishing all our followers a Happy New Year! Here's a song from Joe Wilson to celebrate the start of a new year. We're away until the University break ends on the 6th of January. Until then all our virtual resources can be found on our website.ncl.ac.uk/library/specia…

Wishing everyone who's celebrating a very happy Christmas! For today's final @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme of #MerryChristmas here's a Christmas carol 'On Christmas Day' from 'A Garland of Christmas Carols' in our Chapbook Collection.

It's almost Christmas Day, so here's an illustration of Santa from a December 1880 edition of Punch, returning once again with gifts. This particular copy is Punch is part of our 19th Century Collection. #ArchiveAdventCalendar @ARAScot #Santa

Today's @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCaldendar theme is #Star These pages from Malby's Celestial Globe Atlas, puublished in 1843 illustrate not just one star, but many stars and constellations visible in the sky! This book is part of our Rare Books Collection RB Folio 523.89 MAL

Are you hoping to find a nice present or two in a #Stocking on Christmas morning? We're not sure all these gifts would fit in a stocking, but here's a well known song we've found in our Broadside Collection about a whole 12 day's worth of gifts! #ArchiveAdventCalendar @ARAScot

Christmas can be a time for family, and two families that feature prominently in our archives are the Trevelyan and Bell families. For todays @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme of #Family here are two photos of the families.

New exhibition now open: Provenance: Former owners and their marks in Special Collections & Archives rare books. Bookplates, inscriptions & armorial stamps are common ways to identify a book’s previous owners, but there are others too! Find more info: ncl.ac.uk/library/specia…

Who's up for a game? For today's @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme of #toys here's a home made game of 'Picture Lotto' made by Florence Bell in 1876, stepmother of Gertrude Bell. The game is from our Bridget Plowden Archive. How many matches can you spot?

We're wondering if snow was in short supply in 1964 as these students took to practicing skiing in the unusual surroundings of the University Sports Hall! This photo from the University Archive is perfect for today's @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme of #WinterSports

Parties are one of many #FestiveTraditions that people often enjoy. So for today's @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme here are Kathleen Ainslie's peg dolls enjoying a Christmas Eve Party from her book 'Lady Tabitha and Us'. The book is in our Rare Books Collection.

Today's @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #Shopping Here are 4 19th Century illustrations of various 'markets' from Newcastle and nearby where you might have done some festive shopping in days gone by, all part of our collection of Local Illustrations.

We're struggling with today's @ARAScot #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme of #ChristmasCracker! However, here's a recipe for 'Perfect Christmas Dinner' (minus the crackers!) from a December 2011 edition of Newcastle University student newspaper The Courier.

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