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Kia ora koutou We’re very pleased to announce the completion of a project to make digital images available as part of our finding aids to the Dan Long Union Library poster collection and the Therese O’Connell poster collection.  Since May … Continue reading →

Kia ora koutou Recently someone came to me with an 18th century science book she was keen to keep in the very good condition it is currently in.  As we got to talking about our collections here, it occurred to … Continue reading →

And so another 3 weeks have gone by… During this time we have acquired another lovely set of new works by Tara McLeod to add to our collection of fine New Zealand printing.  Aside from being the main designer and printer for … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →