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- Current research in the J.C.Beaglehole Room – Two perspectives on New Zealand’s international exhibitions – Monday 19th September, 2016, 1pm
- Spotlight on Special Collections: Futuna Chapel and Cahiers d’Art – Monday 30 May, 2016, 12:30, in the J.C.Beaglehole Room
- 4 books, 3 librarians – J.C.Beaglehole Room, Tuesday 19 May 2015, 12-1pm
- 2 Books, 2 Scholars – Tuesday 2nd December 2014, 12:30-1:30 – David Maskill, Christiane Mortelier
- Peace Now! – posters from the Ron and Carmen Smith Collection
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Before there were blogs.
Goodness the time goes quickly these days. It’s already three weeks since I promised a fortnightly blog. Of the many types of published material we have in the J.C Beaglehole Room collections, pamphlets – covering discussion of a range of the … Continue reading
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Out of the shadows…
Greetings After existing in the ether for a year or so while waiting to iron out some technical difficulties, the J.C.Beaglehole Room blog is now able to come out into the open. If you haven’t come across us before, you … Continue reading
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A very interesting surprise.
Kia ora koutou We have had a very lucky find. Last week, the Library received a donation from an estate. In looking thorough the books to see if any were likely candidates for the J.C.Beaglehole Room. I found a number of … Continue reading
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Three books, three scholars – Tuesday 30 October 2012, 12:30-1:30 – Clark Hennessy, Toby Boraman, Sam Oldham
Apologies for the short notice – I hope you’ll be able to join us for the last 3B3S of 2012, which has quite a political flavour. Sidney Holland Material from the papers of A.D.Robinson (A1987.10) Sidney George Holland was instrumental in the … Continue reading
JCBR lunchtime seminar – Thursday 28th June 2012 – 12-1 in the Reading Room.
Talofa lava We so enjoyed the discoveries we made while creating the Samoan Independence exhibition, many of which we didn’t have display capacity to include, that we wanted to give others a sense of what we found. So we will be … Continue reading
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Reading Room Closure – 22nd June 2012
Kia ora koutou In order for the JCBR team to undertake training, we need to close the Reading Room on Friday 22nd June. In the morning we will be trained in the University’s corporate archive systems, which better fit us … Continue reading
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Samoan Independence – 50th Anniversary events
Talofa Lava On Friday the 1st of June, Samoans the world over celebrated the 50th anniversary of Samoan independence and the J.C.Beaglehole Room let its hair down a little and joined in. With assistance from the Assistant Vice Chancellor (Pasifika) … Continue reading
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Transit of Venus exhibition
Kia ora koutou Linking in with a display in the Main Collection, the JC Beaglehole Room has mounted a display of material related to early astronomy in general and the Transit of Venus in particular. Because of other demands on our … Continue reading
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What we got for Christmas.
Kia ora We have recently added some new examples of different binding styles to the Print Cultures Exemplars collection. They’re so gorgeous I thought they needed to be shared: Mauchline bindings (pronounced Moshlin – printing onto timber boards): Heavenward is … Continue reading
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3 Books, 3 Scholars Monday 23 April 2012, 12-1pm – Emeritus Professor Brian Halton, Drs Peter & Catherine Hodder, Andrew Gunn
An interdisciplinary seminar on items from the Library’s Special Collections, and their use. All welcome. JC Beaglehole Room – RB404. From Science to Non-Science: Chemistry at Victoria The Hundred Years from 1899 – A Personal Perspective Speaker: Emeritus Professor Brian … Continue reading
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