IHR news

IHR library's map collection

The IHR library's collection of sheet maps has now been classified and reorganised, making them far easier to consult. They are available to browse in our new map cabinet which was purchased with support from the Friends of the IHR. A new guide at http://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections/maps highlights the range we hold covering a variety of periods, subjects and geographical locations.

IHR reduced opening times during Olympics

The IHR is planning to have reduced opening times during the main period of the Olympics due to the uncertain impact of travel disruption on staffing.

The Annual Pollard Prize 2012

The closing date for this year’s Pollard Prize is 25 May. The prize, awarded to the best IHR seminar paper by a postgraduate, has attracted large numbers of entries over the last few years and the competition has been strong. The winning entry is published in the IHR’s prestigious journal Historical Research. In previous years several excellent non-winning entries have also been invited to submit for publication.

Full details of the prize and how to submit entries are given at http://www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/awards

Call for Papers: ‘Going Underground: Travel Beneath the Metropolis 1863-2013’

10 January 2013 will be the 150th Anniversary of the public opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London. It was the world’s first urban rapid transport system to run partly in subterranean sections. As the precursor of today’s London Underground, it was not only a pioneer of technological and engineering advances, but also instigated new spatial, political, cultural and social realms that are now considered to be synonymous with London and modern urban experiences across the globe.

May issue of Historical Research

The May issue of Historical Research (lxxxv, no. 227) is now available. Highlights include Richard Carr on Conservative veterans of WWI and the ‘lost generation’ narrative; Catherine Cubitt on a remorseful Æthelred the Unready; and Stephen Meredith on Labour, the European Community and the schism of social democracy (1962-72). For full contents, see http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hisr.2012.85.issue-228/issuetoc

Workshop on digital research techniques

On Thursday 21 June the IHR will be holding an afternoon workshop for historians who are interested in using digital techniques in historical research. The workshop will run from 2.00 until about 4.30 and will be held in Senate House.

Past and Future - Spring/Summer 2012

Read the full issue here, or pick up a hard copy from one of the display stands in the IHR. If you would like a copy of the magazine to be posted to you, or would like to be added to our subscription list, please contact Emma Bohan.

History Online bibliographic update

The Institute of Historical Research’s bibliographic update for April to June 2012 is now online.  The update can be found at http://www.history.ac.uk/history-online/books/update/all and (for journal articles) http://www.history.ac.uk/history-online/journals/update/all.

New library collection guides

Some new collection guides are now available via the library collections page of the IHR website.

Hannah Pope, the current library trainee, has written one on the Military history collection following completion of its reclassification. There are also some subject guides to UK Parliamentary history, Gender history and Travel writing and an 'In Focus' section covering particular items or small collections.

Summer school in local history

The Institute of Historical Research is delighted to announce its inaugural three-day non-residential summer school in local history, to be held at the Institute from 25-27 June. Registrations are now open for all those keen to expand or update their skills in local history research.

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