The fortieth anniversary of the Falkland Islands War is an opportunity to draw attention to the extensive collections on the subject, British and Argentinian, in the BL.
About Americas Studies
Writer’s Award Winner Philip Clark on the Sounds of New York City: Part I
In this first installment of a series of blogs, Philip Clark shares his experience of being a 2022 Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award winner.
In this first installment of a series of blogs, Philip Clark shares his experience of being a 2022 Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer’s Award winner.
Electronic Resources for U.S. Politics
As we continue our series highlighting the breadth of electronic resources available for researchers at the British Library, this blog will discuss some of the collections which can support those exploring US Politics and Political History.
As we continue our series highlighting the breadth of electronic resources available for researchers at the British Library, this blog will discuss some of the collections which can support those exploring US Politics and Political History.
In Conversation With Frank Brannon
This is the second blog looking at Cherokee language printing through the work of book artist and papermaker Frank Brannon.
This is the second blog looking at Cherokee language printing through the work of book artist and papermaker Frank Brannon.
The Advent of a Newspaper
This is the first of a series of blogs looking at Cherokee language printing.
This is the first of a series of blogs looking at Cherokee language printing.
The Value of Libraries: A Report From the Hay Festival, Cartagena, Colombia
Catherine Eccles is an international literary scout and council member of the Eccles Centre.
Catherine Eccles is an international literary scout and council member of the Eccles Centre.
Hope’s Ragged Symbol: 50 Years of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Poetry and Prose
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this post contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this post contains names, images, and voices of deceased persons.
Americas and Oceania Collections Blog
These books, like 'The Testaments' itself, have the power to impact culture and society.
These books, like ‘The Testaments’ itself, have the power to impact culture and society.
Commemorating Roberta Bondar’s Voyage Into Space
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dr. Roberta Bondar blasting off from the John F. Kennedy space center and becoming Canada’s first female astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space!
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dr. Roberta Bondar blasting off from the John F. Kennedy space center and becoming Canada’s first female astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space!
E-Resources: US Historic and Contemporary Newspapers
In this second instalment of our Americas e-resources blog series we will focus on US newspapers, both historic and contemporary.
In this second instalment of our Americas e-resources blog series we will focus on US newspapers, both historic and contemporary.
Witnessing Climate Change: Cop26 and Oceania Book Artists
With COP26 now over in Glasgow, I have looked to the Library’s Oceania collections for examples of book artists tackling some of the themes under discussion by world leaders during this crucial conference.
With COP26 now over in Glasgow, I have looked to the Library’s Oceania collections for examples of book artists tackling some of the themes under discussion by world leaders during this crucial conference.
Shape-Shifting: Creative Research and ‘The Owner of the Sea’
This blog by Richard Price is part of the Eccles Centre's special Summer Scholars blog series highlighting recent research by scholars and creatives working across the British Library's Americas collections.
This blog by Richard Price is part of the Eccles Centre’s special Summer Scholars blog series highlighting recent research by scholars and creatives working across the British Library’s Americas collections.
Sandra Agard: An Ode to Ridley Road
This is the fourth in a series of blogs coming out of the eccles centres’ caribbean foodways oral history project. Identifying connections between participants’ stories and collection items, each blog explores one of the nine oral history interviews that will be deposited in the sound archive.
This is the fourth in a series of blogs coming out of the eccles centres’ caribbean foodways oral history project. Identifying connections between participants’ stories and collection items, each blog explores one of the nine oral history interviews that will be deposited in the sound archive.
The Masters of Margarita – Anglo-Spanish Rivalry, Treason and the Slave Trade
This blog by Rebecca Goetz (Visiting Fellow, 2018) is part of a special Summer Scholars blog series highlighting recent research across the British Library's Americas collections by scholars and creatives associated with the Eccles Centre, including those supported by the Centre's Awards.
This blog by Rebecca Goetz (Visiting Fellow, 2018) is part of a special Summer Scholars blog series highlighting recent research across the British Library’s Americas collections by scholars and creatives associated with the Eccles Centre, including those supported by the Centre’s Awards.
Shoot Me With Flowers
While surprisingly inexpensive, the little book is a big treasure for the British Library.
While surprisingly inexpensive, the little book is a big treasure for the British Library.
Digital Resources on the 17th, 18th and 19th Century Caribbean
Imaobong Umoren is the co-winner of the 2021 Eccles Centre and hay festival writer’s award. Here she explores some of the digital resources which have supported her research so far.
Imaobong Umoren is the co-winner of the 2021 Eccles Centre and hay festival writer’s award. Here she explores some of the digital resources which have supported her research so far.