Tag Archives: Iris Murdoch

Opening of the ‘Iris Murdoch and Philippa Foot: An Arc of Friendship’ Exhibition at Kingston Museum

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Katie Giles

Last week saw the opening of the ‘Iris Murdoch and Philippa Foot: An Arc of Friendship’ exhibition at Kingston Museum.  The exhibition is the culmination of a project on the letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot supported by the … 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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Catalogue Records for the Letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot now online

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Katie Giles

We are delighted to announce that the catalogue records for the Letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot are now available on our online catalogue with the Collection reference KUAS100.  The letters were acquired as part of a project supported … Continue reading →

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Transcription Work on Iris Murdoch’s Letters

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Katie Giles

For anyone visiting the Archives and Special Collections recently, there is a good chance that they would have come across someone hard at work transcribing some of the many letters we hold by Iris Murdoch.  The letters that Murdoch wrote … Continue reading →

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New Collection: Letters from Iris Murdoch to Philippa Foot

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Katie Giles

We are delighted to announce a new addition to the Iris Murdoch Collections held within the Archives and Special Collections- letters written from Iris Murdoch to her friend and fellow philosopher Philippa Foot.  There are approximately 250 letters written from … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong Merrily Archive! Christmas items from the Archives and Special Collections

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Katie Giles

Christmas is nearly upon us, and as such our last blog post of 2011 will therefore look at some of the more festive offerings in our collection. Sheridan Morley’s Childhood Christmases Born in early December 1941, Christmas appears to have … Continue reading →

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Things That Go ‘Bump’ in the Archive

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Katie Giles

With Halloween fast approaching, this post will look at all things ‘spooky’ held in the Archives. The ‘Spook’ of Kingston Hill  Starting with a look at the Collections we hold on the history of Kingston University itself, it’s not surprising … Continue reading →

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