July 2012

Conserving our Newspapers

July 13, 2012 · 5 comments

in Acquisitions,Conservation,Microfilm,Newspapers

by Élodie Lévèque and Louise O’Connor, Conservation; and Justin Furlong, Newspaper Librarian The National Library of Ireland recently acquired two volumes of The Waterford Mirror containing rare issues from 1805 and 1806. In 1801, The Waterford Mirror and Munster Packet newspaper was first printed by John Bull, and from 1805 continued as The Waterford Mirror […]

Tagged as: 19th century, Conservation, Elodie Leveque, Justin Furlong, Kozo paper, Louise O'Connor, Microfilm, Newspapers, NEWSPLAN, Sir John Newport, The Waterford Mirror and Munster Packet, Waterford, Waterford Mirror

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Postcards and public history

July 5, 2012 · 3 comments

in Collections,Ephemera,Guest Bloggers,Photographs,Research

by Chantal Sweeney, M.Phil. in Public History & Cultural Heritage at Trinity College Dublin Like many people, I spent the majority of last Christmas holidays lounging around in my pyjamas, watching old movies and eating too much food. I was giving my brain a much-needed break for the first time since embarking on my Masters […]

Tagged as: Achill Sound, Bray, Campanile, Chantal Sweeney, Copper plate, Elizabeth Kirwan, Ephemera, Grafton Street, Gweedore, Internship, Lawrence Collection, Lawrence Photographic Studio, Lawrence Postcard Series, Lawrence Postcards, M.Phil in Public History and Cultural Heritage, National Photographic Archive, NPA, Postcards, Robert French, Shop Street, TCD, Trinity College Dublin, William Lawrence

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