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Poems on the Underground.

Poems on the Underground archive arrives at Cambridge University Library

23 Feb 2024

Beloved poetry project archive contains letters from Nobel Prize winners and Poet Laureates

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Entrance to The Churchill Archives Centre

Churchill Archives Centre shares digitised treasures to celebrate 50 years

25 Jul 2023

Letters sent to Winston Churchill by his wife are among an array of fascinating historic papers and recordings which can now be explored via the...

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Drawing Cambridgeshire

08 Oct 2021

A collection of drawings by local amateur artist Richard Relhan, showing the history of Cambridgeshire, has been added to the Cambridge Digital...

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Giving life to research

19 Mar 2021

A special online symposium will celebrate the archive of IVF pioneer, Sir Robert Edwards, and seek ways that this extraordinary archive can be used...

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Mapping the world - one digitisation at a time

20 Jan 2021

They transport us, educate us, and inspire us but when was the last time you used a map? Explore the world of maps on the Cambridge Digital Library.

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Cambridge University Library launches Digital Preservation Programme

05 Nov 2020

Have you ever lost access to an important file? Or opened a file only to find that it doesn’t look as it should? These are challenges that collecting...

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Cambridge University Library joins Google Arts and Culture

31 Aug 2020

Cambridge University Library partners with Google Arts and Culture to open its world-class collections freely to a global audience becoming the first...

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Hidden treasures of Cambridge Digital Library

08 Jul 2020

With almost 40,000 items to browse there is something for everyone in the Cambridge Digital Library. Here we focus on four archives showcasing the...

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Collecting COVID-19

03 Apr 2020

Cambridge University Library appeals for help in building a collaborative history of the coronavirus outbreak

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One million and counting

04 Feb 2020

A children’s book by Sandi Toksvig is the one millionth item to take its place in the University Library’s Ely storage facility.

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'Outstanding international importance'

30 Jan 2020

Cambridge University Library's world-class Special Collections recognised with Arts Council England Designation

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Disaster at 37,000 feet

06 Jan 2020

Cambridge University Library archive reveals the facts behind the Hollywood myths of 'The Aeronauts'

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