Sexuality and LGBTQ History in the IHR Library

Feb 17, 2017

– LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. (February in the UK, October in the US)  –   In honour of LGBT History month, a new...

Churchill Archive Offsite Access

Jan 24, 2017

The IHR Library recently acquired access to the vast digital Churchill Archive. It can be consulted within the library, but IHR Library members can also access this collection of over 800,000 items remotely. Access is simple, and is detailed below, but please speak to...

Researching Cold War espionage in the IHR Library

Sep 12, 2016

My name is Tundun Folami, and I am the Institute of Historical Research Library’s current graduate trainee. In an exercise designed to improve understanding of what it’s like to use the collections, each of the IHR library staff have been undertaking different...