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The Archives holds a wealth of fascinating institutional, personal archives and rare prints, dating from the 17th Century to the present day. The collections document the rich history of the College, and provide vital evidence for research in the arts, humanities and social science. See the blogs below to find out more about our collections or follow us on Instagram qmarchives.
 
 
 

Engineering Society Dinner Menu 1914 NEW CATALOGUE FOR THE PAPERS OF JOHN TURNER MACGREGOR-MORRIS
27 April 2018

Records relating to the early work of Queen Mary’s Electrical Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering departments have recently been catalogued. The records form part of the papers of John Turner MacGregor-Morris. MacGregor-Morris (1872-1959) was Professor of Electrical Engineering at East London College, later Queen Mary College.

Accredited Archives Service logo QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ARCHIVES AWARDED ARCHIVES ACCREDITATION
5 April 2018

We are delighted to announce that the Archives service at Queen Mary University of London has been awarded Archives Accreditation by the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee, representing the entire archive sector.

Portrait of Wolfgang Held in his office WOLFGANG HELD'S PAPERS COME TO QUEEN MARY
11 February 2018

For our second guest post of the year, Professor Rüdiger Görner, Director of the Centre for Anglo-German Cultural Relations at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), has written about an exciting new accession to the Archives - the personal papers of the German born novelist, translator, musician and visual artist Wolfgang Held (1933-2016).

St Barts Catering Company complaints book entry ST BARTS CATERING - "TO FEED US OR TO ANNOY US?"
5 January 2018

In a special guest post, Amanda Engineer, Project Archivist at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Archive, looks to newly catalogued material to answer the question posed by one unhappy customer, “Does the Catering Company exist to feed us or to annoy us?”

Two surviving Complaints books, 1885-1954, and a minute book of the College Catering Company, 1936-1953, available to researchers at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Archive and Museum, provide a vivid insight into the eating experience and expectations of student doctors at Bart’s during this period.

 

Hinchliffe posing with his art installation, Lina Garnade Foundation Course Exhibition, Southwark Community Education, 1991 Ian Hinchliffe archives comes to Queen Mary University of London
16 March 2017

The personal papers of the performance artist, Ian Hinchliffe (1942-2010) have been transferred to our Archives.

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