John Clarke Stobart and the defence of high culture in a democratic age Dr Chris Stray (Swansea) My subject is a pair of books published just before World War I:…Read More >
Classics
TIMELINE: Annie Dunman Hunt Ure (1893-1976) – Part 1
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) We have been researching Annie Ure’s life and career over the past few months. Earlier this summer, our UROP student Ruth Lloyd created…Read More >
A Wartime Interdisciplinary Vision
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) I’m continuing my research into the origins and history of the Ure Museum, and thanks to archivist Sharon Maxwell, the University History Collection…Read More >
Reports from Reading
By Amara Thornton (Research Officer, Ure Museum) It’s amazing what you can discover in an Annual Report. The phrase sounds distinctly uninspiring, but in Annual Reports – historical ones, anyway…Read More >