“Mothers and Midwives” goes live!
January 19, 2012
If you’re enjoying the current BBC drama series “Call the Midwife” you can now get a Nottingham perspective on the subject by visiting a new exhibition in the Weston Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre. Mothers and Midwives: A History of Maternity in the East Midlands opened on Friday 13 January. Its main object is to explore the …
Thoroton Society members view historic Bible
November 22, 2011
On Saturday 4 November, members of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire visited the University Park campus for their annual lunch. The Bishop of Southwell was guest at the dinner and gave a brief talk about the King James Bible which was first published in 1611, four hundred years ago. A copy of the 1613 printing …
New leaflet about the Portland Collection
November 11, 2011
A new free leaflet is available to those who want more information about the University’s Portland Collection. This joins a series of guides produced in recent years to describe major collections or subject areas. The leaflet highlights some of the strengths of the Collection for political, diplomatic, literary and cultural history, and its relevance to local …