Library Membership The IHR Wohl Library offers free membership for academic staff, students and researchers.
Find us The Institute of Historical Research is located in Senate House in Bloomsbury, London's academic and publishing quarter.
Collections Collection items can be found by browsing the open shelves or by searching our online catalogue.
For SAS Students An IHR Wohl Library user guide for research students in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.
16 nov Henry VIII and the IHR Library This blog post was written by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. While librarians always live in fear of fire destro…
15 nov First Impressions of the IHR Wohl Library This blog was written in October by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. To celebrate having worked at the IHR library for …
25 aug IHR Summer Reading Series Volume 5 During the month of August we will be sharing summer reading lists, experiences, and suggestions from the IHR community. If you’d like to share your ow…
13 jun Reflections on Starting at IHR Library and the IHR Library Survey This blog post was written by Neil Stewart, Head of IHR Library & Digital. I started as Head of IHR Library & Digital in February 2023, having moved up …
23 feb Exploring diaries in the IHR library Susie Tucker, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant in the IHR Wohl Library, discusses the process of finding and choosing diaries in the library's collection to s…
11 jan History Day 2022 Now in its ninth year, this free one-day event aims to bring together students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in history, with information profession…
12 nov At home and in the classroom: histories of science and technology in the IH… This blog post was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the Institute of Historical Research Library. It is often surprising the b…
08 sep Researching in the IHR library: Nineteenth Century Women and the Legal syst… The post Researching in the IHR library: Nineteenth Century Women and the Legal system appeared first on On History.
Research Training The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.
Research Resources. Support for historians The IHR creates resources to encourage, support and facilitate new research by historians.
Our Mission The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history. Learn more about our mission, our values and our vision for the future.