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UCL Records Office, part of @UCLSpecColl - please note that this account is no longer being updated.

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

Please note that as of today, 1st June 2023, we will no longer be tweeting from this account. Please follow @UCLSpecColl for tweets covering the College Archive and history of UCL (and so much much more!). Thank you very much for your support and engagement over the past 7 years!

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

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.

[Georgina Brewis @ProfGinaB]

Highlight of last month was tracking down some old forks in the @UCL silver collection! An update on our exhibition planning @SamBlaxland. Thanks to the many colleagues across @UCLSpecColl, @GrantMuseum @UCLArtMuseum @TheUnionUCL @UCLSSEESLibrary
https://t.co/AHyDd4Uf2S

[UCL Special Collections @UCLSpecColl]

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

[UCL Special Collections @UCLSpecColl]

Are you a student at a #London based university?

Do you have a collection of books, magazines, or other printed and/or manuscript items you’re passionate about?

Then apply for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize by June 4th and win £600!

More info: https://t.co/g6cxpz19zk

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

Fascinating table full of items relating to the Colonial Department at the Institute of Education

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

At the launch event for UCL Research Institute for Collections, introduced by Head of Special Collections, Sarah Aitchison and Professor Adam Gibson.

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

Flashback to GCSE History of Medicine! Vesalius' De humani corporis fabrica libri septem - 1555.

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

Prior to the Coronation Weekend, our Head of Records writes about George VI's coronation and a souvenir programme found amongst the College Archive... https://t.co/qkuHtzp1VG

[UCL Special Collections @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, archives and manuscripts and meet some of the team! Free and open to all, just book a place here: https://t.co/YCMtKptjDb Photo ©David Tett

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Please note that from 31st May, this account will no longer be active, and UCL Records tweets will be sent via @UCLSpecColl. Thank you to everyone that has followed this account and engaged with us over the last few years!

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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"

[UCL Special Collections @UCLSpecColl]

Now UCL has re-opened, it's the perfect chance to check out our new public exhibition 'Hidden in Plain Sight'!

It features work to improve access to diverse voices in our collection, including projects by us, @ioelibrary and @UCLMainLibrary.

More info: https://t.co/5BGePaylUe

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

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

[UCL Libraries @ucllibraries]

Discover incredible items from the UCL Libraries collections and archives, including George Orwell’s love letters and Mary, Queen of Scots’ hair – and which buildings are haunted https://t.co/AqJYr25aD9

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

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

[UCL HJS Collection @UCLHJSLibrary]

A beautiful manuscript haggadah (MS Mocatta 1) to illuminate Passover. Hag Sameah!

A fully digitised copy is available online: https://t.co/XVMzBh7pNe

@UCLSpecColl

[Senate House Library @SenateHouseLib]

In this guest blog, Dr Amara Thornton, Research Fellow at the @instclasstudies writes about the remarkable women of College Hall, whose lives you can trace in the Beyond Notability project:

https://t.co/Hp4odRmnSf

#WomensHistoryMonth

@amalexathorn @SASNews

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

Ben Enwonwu studied ⁦@SladeSchool⁩ from 1944. This is the fascinating story of his famous painting ‘Tutu’. https://t.co/ifthh6GEPG