0403, 2019

Chinese Christian Posters: new web resource on our Religions Subject Guide

By Mary Fisk|March 4, 2019|Archival collections, Art and Archaeology, China and Inner Asia, History, Religion|

Web address: https://ccposters.com/ Or link via our Religions Subject Guide for Christianity Hosted by the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University, the Chinese Christian Posters site brings together digitised copies of evangelistic posters used by Christian groups in China between 1927 and 1951. Content is drawn from a variety of Libraries and Archives around the world, including SOAS, the Salvation Army National Heritage Centre, Yale Divinity Library, the Billy Graham Center Archives

1401, 2019

SCOLMA Lunchtime Seminars 2019 – Textile Designs for Africa: a history in the archives – Julie Halls, The National Archives

By dsw|January 14, 2019|Africa, Archival collections, Art and Archaeology|

LUNCHTIME SEMINAR SERIES 2019 Julie Halls The National Archives Textile Designs for Africa: a history in the archives 13:00 – 14:00 Monday 11th February 2019 Room S311,

2510, 2018

History Day 2018 will take place on 27th November. Book now!

By Mary Fisk|October 25, 2018|Archival collections, History, Libraries, Research methods|

This year’s History Day will be bigger and better than ever! Organised by Senate House Libraries and the Institute of Historical Research, it will take place in and around Senate House’s Beveridge Hall between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The event is aimed at history researchers at all levels, whether you are a PhD or MPhil student, an early career researcher, or writing an MA or undergraduate thesis. Or perhaps

0211, 2017

Osama Bin Laden files released

By Victoria Bird|November 2, 2017|Archival collections, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, Middle East, Central Asia and Islamica, Politics, Politics and International Relations, Religions|

The CIA has releases nearly 470,000 additional files recovered in the May 2011 Raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound. The material contains audio, document, image, video, and software operating system files. The material is posted in the original Arabic and in as close to the original form as possible, modified only so the files cannot be edited. Among other things, this release includes: Usama Bin Ladin’s personal journal and more

2707, 2017

U.S. Intelligence on Asia: new digital document collection now available

By Mary Fisk|July 27, 2017|Archival collections, China and Inner Asia, History, Japan, Korea, Politics and International Relations, South East Asia|

SOAS Library has recently subscribed to the archival document collection U.S. Intelligence on Asia (1945-1991) from Brill Online Primary Resources. This resource is available to all Library users on-site. SOAS staff and students can also access this off-site via their institutional login. The resource can be accessed through the Library’s A-Z databases. Click here to go to the appropriate page of the index, and then scroll through the list of

0505, 2017

SCOLMA Seminar 15th May 2017, Senate House Library

By dsw|May 5, 2017|Africa, Archival collections, Art and Archaeology, Films and Sound Recordings, Music, Media and Film Studies, Photography|0 comments

LUNCHTIME SEMINAR SERIES 2017 Dr Marion Wallace – The British Library ‘West

0504, 2017

SCOLMA Annual Conference 2017 – Call for Papers

By dsw|April 5, 2017|Africa, Archival collections|0 comments

Annual Conference Document to Digital: How does Digitisation Aid African Research? Monday 11 September 2017 The National Library of Scotland CALL FOR PAPERS This conference will explore digitised archives relating to Africa and how they are being used. We would welcome papers relating to archives across a range of media including documents and manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, historical printed collections, audio-visual material, historical artefacts and born-digital material. Subjects might

1210, 2016

History Day 2016 at Senate House (University of London) – bookings now open

By Mary Fisk|October 12, 2016|Archival collections, History|0 comments

The annual History Libraries, Archives and Research Day 2016 for MPhil and PhD students and early career researchers (and anyone with an interest in history!) will take place at Senate House between 10.00 – 4.00 on Tuesday 15th November. The day includes an open history fair, showcasing libraries and archives from the London area and beyond (SOAS will be there!) where you can get individual advice on your research,

2809, 2016

“Untold story –West Africa and the West African Frontier Force in World War I” – October 15th 11:00am – 1:00pm – National Archives, Richmond, UK

By dsw|September 28, 2016|Africa, Archival collections, History|0 comments

The First World War had a great impact on West Africa, as Britain ordered the invasion of German colonies in Cameroon and Togoland, using its own colonies as base. The West African Frontier Force, drawn from Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia played a key role in the campaign. War had also had a great impact on the civilian population, as the British drew off workers and resources. How did

0408, 2016

SCOLMA – Annual Conference 6th September 2016, Cambridge

By dsw|August 4, 2016|Africa, Archival collections, Medical Anthropology|0 comments

Annual Conference African Medicine Matters: documenting encounters in medical practice and healthcare Tuesday 6 September 2016 Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge Programme 9: 00 Registration 9:15 Welcome 9:20 Keynote Address Dr Benson Mulemi, Catholic University of East Africa Dialectical construction and deconstruction of contemporary African Medicine. 10:15 Panel 1 Dr Anne Samson, Great War in Africa Association Medical Practices in World War I Africa Dr Tony