Posts by Fraser
25 December: Season’s Greetings from the Vice-Chancellor
December 25, 2011
I hope you have enjoyed the daily blog posts from the e-Advent Calendar over the last 25 days. The daily posts have been an excellent way to showcase the richness and diversity of material within the University’s Manuscripts and Special Collections. From our extensive DH Lawrence collections through to old recipes and beautiful illustrations, there …
19 December: Boots Christmas supplement
December 19, 2011
From the first page through to the last – including the festive cover adorned with Santas and Cherubs – The Mixture promotes positivity in the face of extreme adversity. This special Christmas supplement is from The Bee, the in-house magazine for Boots Pure Drug Company, and was delivered to employees ahead of Christmas 1944. The …
18 December: Alice in Wonderland
December 18, 2011
This is a programme for a performance of Alice in Wonderland which was staged by University College Nottingham students on 18 December 1913. The programme was kept by Gertrude Devey who studied at the University between 1913 and 1917, and it is now housed by Manuscripts and Special Collections. In homage to the festive production …
17 December: Ice skaters on the River Trent
December 17, 2011
The Victorians knew how to dress for any occasion and this photograph shows that a spot of ice skating on the River Trent was no exception. Taken in 1895, the photo is part of an album containing 12 black and white photographs depicting the people of Nottingham making the most of a cold snap. Despite …
16 December: Medieval deed
December 16, 2011
A clove of gillyflower… This is a medieval deed which records a land transaction made over 700 years ago stipulating that a clove of gillyflower is to be paid by the tenant to their landlord on Christmas day. In case you’re not sure, gillyflower is a type of carnation that was often used as a …
15 December: The Clarion
December 15, 2011
The Clarion was a magazine produced by allied prisoners of war at Stalag 344 and this is the front cover of the edition from Christmas 1944. It contains a range of material including pictures of a sunny day at the Stalag lido and tales of what a typical pre-war Christmas was like for captives from …
14 December: A Great Plumb Cake
December 14, 2011
If the festive season puts you in the mood for baking – and eating – why not try whipping up a cake with a difference? This recipe for a great plumb cake comes courtesy of Derbyshire baker Elenor Mundy and features in her recipe book of 18th century culinary delights. We know when it comes …
13 December: Winter-Lull
December 13, 2011
Bay was the first private edition of DH Lawrence’s work to be produced during his lifetime and contains this powerful illustration by Anne Estelle Rice as an accompaniment to the poem ‘Winter-Lull.’ The collection was issued in a small print run of 200 copies and one of the vellum (mammal skin) copies is housed in …
12 December: Short-eared snow owl in a snowy landscape
December 12, 2011
This drawing of a short-eared owl is held in the Porter Collection and is from a time when specimens were shot and collected to provide knowledge of different species. Drawn by artist E Neale, the image features in ET Booth’s volume Rough notes on the birds observed during twenty-five years’ shooting and collecting in the …
11 December: Christmas books
December 11, 2011
This is a list of Christmas books from The Times Literary Supplement published in 1917. There are 19 books on the list and many of the novels and poetry collections are still popular today – so it’s well worth a look if you’re after a festive recommendation. We’re particularly pleased to see two of DH …
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