#EYAErased
As part of our data cleansing following the move to our new Collection Management System, we are checking collections data to ensure it meets modern archival standards and does not need to be #EYAErased.
Lexipoddery
Lexipoddery: the OED Podcast has just started its second series, available on the usual podcast platforms.
#EYASurprise
Lifting the lid of this burgundy leather suitcase was a #EYASurprise for the Archives team when we uncovered a collection of musical wine glasses packed in vintage newspaper.
#EYAArchitecture
#EYAArchitecture allows us to bring one of our building models from storage and to play with tiny cars and trees! The model shown here was constructed by Architects Design Partnership in the mid-1960s for a proposed extension to OUP’s Bindery.
Alice’s Day
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a children’s story that has captivated the world since its publication in the 1860s. The book is celebrated each year on 4th July
Thomas Combe (1796-1872)
Some two hundred years ago, the University began to develop OUP’s present site in what is today Great Clarendon Street.
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#EYAColourful
We’re taking a #EYAColourful look at cover design from the 1960/70s with this insight into the cover illustration of The Hospital by Sheena Porter (1973).
Don’t worry, bee happy
Normally, having insects in an archive is not what you want at all, but for World Bee Day we’ve ventured into the shelves to find some archival bees!
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#EYAHandwriting
Transcribing handwritten historic documents is a sometimes fun and sometimes frustrating part of being an Archivist. #EYAHandwriting lets us show you the good, the bad, and the ugly from within the OED archives.
Life’s a beech!
In honour of Earth Day, we are celebrating our two beautiful copper beech trees in the quadrangle of OUP’s headquarters in Oxford.