Institute of Historical Research Library

New Books time again. Browse a range of titles recently acquired by the library ranging from medieval Germany, via 17th century Mexico and Eton in the 1990s, finishing at a squat in Paris in 2015.
If you like what you see remember membership is free
https://www.history.ac.uk/library/library-membership

For anyone interested in Tudor government or Elizabeth I in general, newly arrived in the library today are the Proceedings of the Privy Council, 1582-1583. It's now on the shelves in the first floor reading room - https://search.libraries.london.ac.uk/permalink/44SHL_INST/53aa7s/alma991000120109709266

New books time again which IHR library members can browse on the 1st and 2nd floors (P.S. becoming a member is easy and free - just fill out a form https://www.history.ac.uk/library/library-membership)

Launched late last week, the lastest IHR library collection guides, this time on the History of Emotions

History of Emotions Collections Discover History of Emotions Collections in the IHR Wohl Library

We're closed on Saturday 2 and Monday 4 May, and Saturday 23 and Monday 25 May for the May Bank Holidays. We will reopen on Tuesday 5 and 26 as normal. For more details on our upcoming closures and our opening hours see history.ac.uk/about-us/opening-hours

We're keeping our survey open till the end of the month! If you haven't had a chance to share your thoughts, please do so here: https://buff.ly/92pbzWx.

Plus there is the opportunity to win a £25 National Book Token if you complete the survey and enter into our optional prize draw 📖

We will be closed for Easter between Thursday 2 April and Tuesday 7 April, and will re-open on Wednesday 8 April at 09.00. Wishing you a lovely break! 💐

And they're back! Readers can oncemore access our range of collection guides which give overviews to our collections as well as introductions to themes which run through them.
Follow the link to start browsing: https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections
Even more will be added in the coming weeks.

Collections Information about the IHR Wohl Library's collections.

This Women's History Month and International Women's Day we wanted to highlight one of the most important women in the IHR's own history - Eliza Jeffries Davis. EJD (as she was known to her close friends) was a historian (and librarian!) who played a pivotal role in the founding of the IHR. She was also both an honorary and acting librarian at various points in the early life of the institute. When she passed the IHR was given first pick of her books. However, her roles within the IHR meant that large numbers of books in her collection, especially those on London (the subject of her research), were already featured in the library. Pictured is her copy The Lyfe of Sir Thomas Moore, Knighte, written by William Roper, gifted to her in 1935 by some of her 'fellow - Fellows' at UCL. It is one of the approximately fifty books that came to the library in her bequest.

It's new books time again. You can view a selection of newly acquired items on the 1st and 2nd floors including a selection of sources, reference works and historiography titles ranging from the medieval to the contemporary.

The IHR Library 2026 survey is now open and closes Friday 10 April! 😊

Do you have any feedback, comments or suggestions about the IHR Library? If so, please fill out our annual survey here: https://forms.office.com/e/BjwVZYhsc5

There are also two £25 National Book Tokens to be won if you complete the survey and enter the optional prize draw! 📚️