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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.

RT @ProfGinaB: Highlight of last month was tracking down some old forks in the @UCL silver collection! An update on our exhibition planning….

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

RT @UCLSpecColl: Are you a student at a #London based university?. Do you have a collection of books, magazines, or other printed and/or ma….

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.

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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.

RT @UCLSpecColl: We're super excited to announce our second Open Morning. Pop in on 19th May (10am-12pm) to see a selection of rare books,….

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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"

RT @UCLSpecColl: Now UCL has re-opened, it's the perfect chance to check out our new public exhibition 'Hidden in Plain Sight'!. It feature….

RT @UCLRecords: Delighted to be given material from Randolph Schwabe's family before Easter. Schwabe was Slade Professor from 1930 and amon….

RT @UCLLibraries: Discover incredible items from the UCL Libraries collections and archives, including George Orwell’s love letters and Mar….

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

RT @UCLHJSLibrary: A beautiful manuscript haggadah (MS Mocatta 1) to illuminate Passover. Hag Sameah! . A fully digitised copy is available….

RT @SenateHouseLib: In this guest blog, Dr Amara Thornton, Research Fellow at the @instclasstudies writes about the remarkable women of Col….

Ben Enwonwu studied ⁦@SladeSchool⁩ from 1944. This is the fascinating story of his famous painting ‘Tutu’.