Philippa Smith
@philippajs.bsky.social
Retired archivist, loves books, gardening and nature
Reposted by Philippa Smith
The evening will begin with a virtual tour of exhibition ‘A body of knowledge’ with rare books & special collections librarian, & lead curator of the exhibition, Katie Birkwood @girlinthe.bsky.social. Discover 500 years of book collecting at the RCP.
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The evening will begin with a virtual tour of exhibition ‘A body of knowledge’ with rare books & special collections librarian, & lead curator of the exhibition, Katie Birkwood @girlinthe.bsky.social. Discover 500 years of book collecting at the RCP.
Reposted by Philippa Smith
Dr Alice Wickenden, Early Career Fellow, University of Cambridge, will discuss 'Moving libraries: from the personal to the institutional'
How do we approach entwined histories of donations & the trade of enslaved people?
What do we owe to the past?
What does it mean to perpetuate a name?
How do we approach entwined histories of donations & the trade of enslaved people?
What do we owe to the past?
What does it mean to perpetuate a name?
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Dr Alice Wickenden, Early Career Fellow, University of Cambridge, will discuss 'Moving libraries: from the personal to the institutional'
How do we approach entwined histories of donations & the trade of enslaved people?
What do we owe to the past?
What does it mean to perpetuate a name?
How do we approach entwined histories of donations & the trade of enslaved people?
What do we owe to the past?
What does it mean to perpetuate a name?
I think you should auction that one for a good cause!
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I think you should auction that one for a good cause!