This week’s selection comes from Jonathan Summers, Curator of Classical Music Recordings. This year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte and next year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven. Both men, known the world … read more
Photographer Leee Black Childers remembers the night that began the Stonewall Riots. read more
Forty years ago today the House of Commons debated proposals to restructure its select committee system. See this blog by Emmeline Ledgerwood to find out more. read more
This week’s selection comes from Dr Tom Lean, Project Interviewer for An Oral History of British Science. Amongst the awards in this month’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list was a much deserved OBE for An Oral History of British Science interviewee Frank … read more
This week’s selection comes from Cheryl Tipp, Curator of Wildlife & Environmental Sounds. One of the major themes of the library’s current exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion is water. From the workings of underwater breathing apparatus to t… read more