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#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...

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...

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...