Category Archives: General News

Archives Open Days- 1st and 25th June

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Katie Giles

As part of the project currently underway on the letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot, supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, we are holding two Open Days in the Archives and Special Collections.  These will … Continue reading →

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Items from Archives Unavailable 25th April- 30th May 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Katie Giles

Please note that the following items from the Archives and Special Collections will be unavailable to researchers from 25th April to 30th May 2013. Letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot with the following reference numbers: KUAS100/1/1, KUAS100/1/3, KUAS100/1/5, KUAS100/1/38, … Continue reading →

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New Collection: The Stephen Sondheim Society Archive

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Katie Giles

We are delighted to announce our newest archival collection- the Stephen Sondheim Society Archive.  This collection is a treasure trove of musical theatre memorabilia capturing highlights of the career of renowned composer Stephen Sondheim, who has composed many well known … Continue reading →

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Archives Catalogue Now Working

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Katie Giles

Further to our earlier post, we are pleased to be able to announce that our online Archives Catalogue is once again available. Many thanks for your patience while the catalogue was unavailable for upgrade work.

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Archives Catalogue Down time- Update

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katie Giles

Further to our earlier post, the online Archive Catalogue still requires some upgrade work and will therefore be unavailable on 26th March 2013. We are working to make the catalogue available as soon as possible.  Any updates will be posted on the blog. … Continue reading →

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Archives Catalogue down time- 22nd March 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Katie Giles

Due to upgrade work, the online Archives Catalogue will be unavailable from 9am on 22nd March 2013. We anticipate that the catalogue should be available again by the end of the day on the 22nd. We’re very sorry for any … Continue reading →

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Archives Catalogue now working

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Katie Giles

Further to our previous post, we are very pleased to say that our technical issues with the Archives catalogue have been resolved, and it can now be fully accessed and searched at http://adlib.kingston.ac.uk We’re very sorry for any inconvenience caused … Continue reading →

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Problems with the Archives Catalogue

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Katie Giles

We’d like to apologise to our researchers who may have had some difficulties accessing our online catalogue.  Unfortunately we have had some technical issues which we are currently working to resolve. We hope for the catalogue to be fully working … Continue reading →

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Launch of ‘From Radical to Royalty: Noel Coward’s The Vortex and Beyond’

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Katie Giles

We recently posted about the new exhibition ‘From Radical to Royalty: Noel Coward’s The Vortex and Beyond’, being held in the Culture Café at the Rose Theatre, Kingston.  The exhibition looks at Noel Coward’s career from his early work to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Wendy Perriam

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Katie Giles

We would like to congratulate Wendy Perriam, who last week received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Kingston University for her outstanding contribution to literature and reading pleasure. Wendy has been associated with Kingston University for many years as she … Continue reading →

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