Hazel de Vere

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

Stunningly beautiful book and although fragile in amazing condition

[NatRecordsScot @NatRecordsScot]

An embroidered prayer book from our collections.

This book was embroidered in 1545 by a young Princess Elizabeth - later Queen Elizabeth I of England - for her stepmother, Katherine Parr.

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Young James VI's signature on a letter to the Countess of Mar who helped raise him after Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to flee.

Proudly safeguarded in our archives, this treasure and others we hold feature @‌NatGalleriesSco Portrait exhibition from 26 Apr.

Don’t miss it!

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

Love an old letter head. Just in time for marmalade making season ⁦@NatRecordsScot⁩

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A #tiny letter from Anna Balfour (1825-1857) to tutor Stephen Hawtrey, 1836.

Anna expressed fondness for Hawtrey, hoping he’d visit the family soon.

Anna’s letters were returned to her family in 1904 long after both died. They’re now part of our collections.

#ExploreArchives

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Our Conservation team lay out one of our #Huge maps.

This is a plan of Ardnamurchan and Sunart in Argyll, from 1806.

Our conservators are experts in caring for our records, preserving and conserving books, documents, photographs, wax seals and much more.

#ExploreArchives

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

A contender for the world’s most unattractive seal…. @NatRecordsScot

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

Soot and stoor! I think these teind records have been near a chimney piece in their earlier life @NatRecordsScot

[SGSAH @sgsah]

Don't forget ⏰

Tomorrow is the FINAL deadline for registering for online attendance to 'Leap into a PhD' on July 22nd!

Register below to hear from both former & current PhD researchers about the application process and life while studying 📚

RSVP🔗https://t.co/h4p65mZjJi

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We’re thrilled to share that Icon and ICRI have officially signed a mutual recognition of accreditation agreement! 🤝 Accredited members of both organizations can now become Accredited members of the other without needing to be re-assessed.

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

The joys of surface cleaning ⁦@NatRecordsScot⁩

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

@AndP4b @NatRecordsScot @EastbankPri I look forward to conserving your one in a few hundred years 😁

[Marsh's Library @MarshsLibrary]

Ancient books missing from the shelves in our Second Gallery ... (1/2)

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An archive #EYAChallenge doesn’t get much greater than caring for national treasures!

Conservator Hazel De Vere spoke to @‌SAHA_Voice about the unique challenges of preserving Scotland’s oldest and most famous records.

Listen now 👇

https://t.co/cQIC9XImOS #ExploreYourArchive

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Find records of sport & pastimes in personal papers.

Thanks to Dundonald Curling Club, whose minute book 1832-1952 includes this short summary of their history.

Find more Scots at play through history @‌ScotlandsPeople 👇

https://t.co/lppqaZNumr #ExploreYourArchive #EYAHobbies

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A moving photograph of a soldier, most likely George Barton, Australian Light Infantry, April 1917.

This #EYAUnique find inspired conservator Jacqueline to delve deeper into the history of “animated photographs.”

Find out more 👇 #ExploreYourArchive

https://t.co/3wovJkszqS

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New - A look inside our buildings, including:

- A digital video tour of 18th century General Register House
- A look inside New Register House, and
- Our interactive feature on the Archivists' Garden

Discover more 👇

https://t.co/JNITtfLcRH

@‌DoDEdinburgh #DoorsOpenDays

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

@NatRecordsScot A wee blog I wrote a while back. Lots of interesting artefacts can be found within archive collections

[NatRecordsScot @NatRecordsScot]

A letter sent 10 September 1849 describing effects of potato blight.

Most of our records are paper but our collections contain all kinds of materials that throw up unusual conservation challenges: including blight-affected potatoes…

Find out more 👇

https://t.co/VAgfLBEHFc

[NatRecordsScot @NatRecordsScot]

Is your palaeography a bit rusty?

Dr Charlotte Berry & Tessa Spencer join the @CILIPScotland Rare Books & Special Collections Group 2023 online conference to discuss developing and maintaining palaeography and archival literacy skills.

Find out more 👇

https://t.co/at0AgtP3pp

[Hazel de Vere @Hazeldevere]

@perthartgallery It was my favourite place to go as a child