UCD Digital Library

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10/07/2017

Last month, UCD Digital Library were delighted to present a significant collection of photographs from the albums of G. & T. Crampton Ltd., one of Dublin's best-known construction companies. The collection contains 667 photographs, taken between 1892 and 1988, which represent a visual record of the building projects the firm undertook.

A collection of photographs from the albums of G. & T. Crampton, one of Dublin's best-known construction companies. The photographs were intended as a record of the building projects which the firm undertook rather than a formal archive. They cover a wide range of buildings including commercial buil...

09/02/2017

Upcoming collections that we're working on this year:

St. Stephen's (UCD Library, Special Collections)
Crampton Photographs
Papers of Eithne Coyle O'Donnell (UCD Archives)
Diaries of John and Arthur Oram (1854-1919) (UCD Archives)
Additional poets in the Irish Poetry Reading Collection
Eamon de Valera Papers: ‘British Documents Re: 1916’ (UCD Archives)
The Lepracaun (National Folklore Collection)
A collection of World War I postcards (National Folklore Collection)
A collection of Douglas Hyde material (National Folklore Collection)
Additional photographs in the Georgian Dublin collections
Nano Nagle letters (Presentation Order)
Updated UCD Sculpture Trail
DMP Register

09/02/2017

UCD Digital Library, and UCD Special Collections, are delighted to present the first of a series of UCD student publications from the early 20th century.

Hermes (1907-08) was a literary journal for the staff and students of University College, Dublin, succeeding the more well-known journal, St. Stephen's (1901-1906 - available online shortly).

The first issue of Hermes stated that the periodical "would not seek to be a semi-political organ of the student body, but would publish essays, poems, and reviews ... written either by the professors and students of the University or by their friends". One such student, Thomas Bodkin, Irish lawyer and art historian, went on to become the director of the National Gallery of Ireland (1927-1935). The magazine also welcomed contributions from all the colleges of the Royal University, including the then Queen's Colleges in Belfast, Cork, and Galway.

UCD Special Collections hold four issues of the journal, which have been digitised and are now freely available online. Full text searching within the journal will be available soon.

Hermes was a literary journal for the staff and students of University College, Dublin. The first issue stated that the periodical "would not seek to be a semi-political organ of the student body, but would publish essays, poems, and reviews ... written either by the professors and students of the U...

24/11/2016

We are delighted to announce the availability of a new collection, Loreto 1916 (http://digital.ucd.ie/view/ucdlib:45795), in UCD Digital Library, with a complementary Google Arts and Culture exhibit, both based on items selected from the IBVM (Loreto) Irish Province Archives.

The material showcases the experiences of the Loreto Sisters and pupils during Easter Rising 1916. Excerpts from the digitised Loreto Convent Annals and other records offer unique eye witness accounts of the Rising in St Stephen’s Green, and detailed personal accounts of the experiences of the Rising in Rathfarnham.

A collection of material related to the Easter Rising 1916 from the IBVM (Loreto) Institute & Irish Province Archives, including contemporaneous accounts of the Rising as observed by the Loreto Sisters at St Stephen’s Green Dublin and Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham. The material is collated from three sep...

23/11/2016

UCD Digital Library was officially launched in 2012, and we have over 76 collections online, including the ones published by the IVRLA (Irish Virtual Research Library and Archive) project. We have an active presence on our Twitter account () and our news page (http://digital.ucd.ie/news/) contains our official announcements. On Facebook we would like to bring you more information about the projects we are working on, and some ‘behind the scenes’ activities. Stay tuned for some updates.

The UCD Digital Library is constantly working on new collections, updating workflows, and engaging with our user communities. Check back here for all updates on our activities.