Archives on your Digital Doorstop – Overcome the Lockdown!
/0 Comments/in Archives, Historical Collections Blog, RCVS Archives Project /by Lorna Cahill BannisterThis Friday is our Annual Royal College Day – which due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be the first to involve a virtual AGM! The Annual General Meeting has taken place since the very beginning of the RCVS in 1844, with official announcements published in the London Gazette, and voting for new Council members recorded […]
RCVS Vet History Transcription Project
/2 Comments/in Archives, Historical Collections Blog, RCVS Archives Project /by Lorna Cahill Bannister[Please note: Due to the high number of responses to this call for volunteers, we are currently unable to accept any more people onto the project. We hope to expand the project in the future, so please keep an eye on this blog for further opportunities.] The Vet History team have been quiet on this […]
Introducing Jayna!
/0 Comments/in Archives, Book Collection, Historical Collections Blog, Horses, RCVS Archives Project /by Jayna HiraniHello! My name Jayna and I have taken over the role of Archive and Digitisation Assistant from Helena. My role is to carry on in assisting in the digitisation and online accessibility of documents within the archive and historical book collection. I am currently in the process of obtaining my Diploma in Archives and Records […]
A delve into veterinary case notes…
/0 Comments/in Archives, Guest post, Historical Collections Blog, Horses, RCVS Archives Project /by Lorna Cahill BannisterFrom February to April this year, RCVS Knowledge were very pleased to welcome Claudia Watts, an MA History student from King’s College London. As part of her studies, Claudia was tasked with selecting highlights from Fred Smith’s veterinary case notes, and digitising and transcribing them for us. The results are now published in our Digital […]
A Few Of My Favourite Things
/1 Comment/in Archives, Book Collection, Historical Collections Blog, RCVS Archives Project /by Helena ClarksonI thought before I leave my role here, and go off to study for my MA in Archives and Records Management, it would be a nice idea to share snippets of my favourite finds and favourite materials that I’ve had the pleasure of working with during my time with RCVS Knowledge’s historical collections. For those […]
The Quarterly Journal of Veterinary Science in India and Army Management
/0 Comments/in Book Collection, Historical Collections Blog, RCVS Archives Project /by Helena ClarksonCataloguing the Correspondence of Henry Gray
/1 Comment/in Archives, birds, Historical Collections Blog, RCVS Archives Project /by Helena ClarksonAs the RCVS Knowledge Archives and Digitisation assistant, my main duties are to scan the historical material, upload it to our Digital Collections website and take part in the promotion of the collection. In recent months, I have worked on a side project: cataloguing the personal correspondence and research papers of veterinary surgeon Henry Gray (1865-1939). One of the […]
Happy 160th Birthday Fred Smith!
/3 Comments/in Archives, Historical Collections Blog, RCVS Archives Project /by Lorna Cahill BannisterToday, 19th April, marks 160 years since the birth of Frederick Smith in 1857. I’m going to take this opportunity to tell you a bit more about the man, and what I like about him, after spending over a year working with his papers. Potted History of Smith Smith was born in Hull, […]
Introducing Helena!
/0 Comments/in Archives, Book Collection, Historical Collections Blog, Horses, RCVS Archives Project /by Helena ClarksonHi, my name is Helena and I am the new Archive and Digitisation assistant. My role, like Adele’s before me, is to assist in the digitisation and online accessibility of documents within the archive and historical book collection. I hope to one day become a fully qualified archivist so this role is a wonderful opportunity […]
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