The University of Edinburgh has access to a fantastic collection of primary source archives from Gale, covering centuries of content. Including, historical newspapers from the British Library, as…

Special Collections (archives, manuscripts and rare books) can be a rich source of material for your dissertation but can sometimes feel daunting to use. This Dissertation Week session will show you…

We chat to Mike Vass about coming of age in Edinburgh’s traditional music session scene and his current role searching for treasures in the School of Scottish Studies Archives.

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Program Through this presentation we will introduce the efforts to collect information about the cultural heritage institutions (often called GLAM, an…

Five stories of Jewish migration to Scotland in the 19th and 20th centuries, told by contemporary narrators.Created by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team (Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh)…

Five stories of Jewish migration to Scotland in the 19th and 20th centuries, told by contemporary narrators.Created by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team (Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh)…

Trailer for a series of 5 short films made by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team. For more information and to see all five films, go to jewishmigrationtoscotland.is.ed.ac.uk

Trailer for a series of 5 short films made by the Jewish Lives/Scottish Spaces team. For more information and to see all five films, go to jewishmigrationtoscotland.is.ed.ac.uk

Synagogue cantor Isaac Hirshow was born to a poor family in Russia in 1883. In 1922, he and his family emigrated to Glasgow and Isaac began work in the Gorbals. An inspirational teacher and community…

Synagogue cantor Isaac Hirshow was born to a poor family in Russia in 1883. In 1922, he and his family emigrated to Glasgow and Isaac began work in the Gorbals. An inspirational teacher and community…

Hilda Goldwag was born in Vienna in 1912. In 1939 she fled to Scotland to escape Nazi persecution. Hilda remained in Glasgow for the rest of her life, celebrating the everyday life of her adopted…

Hilda Goldwag was born in Vienna in 1912. In 1939 she fled to Scotland to escape Nazi persecution. Hilda remained in Glasgow for the rest of her life, celebrating the everyday life of her adopted…

Henry Wuga arrived in Glasgow from Nuremberg as a teenage refugee. On leaving school, he began a successful career as a caterer and raised a family with his wife Ingrid. Henry often spoke about his…

Henry Wuga arrived in Glasgow from Nuremberg as a teenage refugee. On leaving school, he began a successful career as a caterer and raised a family with his wife Ingrid. Henry often spoke about…

Dorrith Sim was one of the thousands of Jewish children who arrived in the UK in 1939 on what became known as the Kindertransport. Travelling alone and speaking little English, she was taken in by an…

Dorrith Sim was one of the thousands of Jewish children who arrived in the UK in 1939 on what became known as the Kindertransport. Travelling alone and speaking little English, she was taken in by an…