The University Archive holds the internationally significant Michael Peto photographic collection. From the 1950s until his death in 1970 Michael Peto regularly photographed theatre, television and film productions and as result the Peto Collection contains many images of major stars. These include images of actors who were at the height of their fame, but also…Continue Reading Remembering Timothy West, Maggie Smith and James Laurenson
On the 23 of January, Bloomsbury Academic published a lost piece of Scottish and transatlantic literary history, recovered as part of an ongoing project based at the University of Dundee: The Essential Robert Duncan Milne: Stories by the Lost Pioneer of Science Fiction: Robert Duncan Milne: Bloomsbury Academic This collection co-edited by Dr Keith Williams,…Continue Reading Historic Science Fiction Edition from Research at the University of Dundee
In the autumn of 2024 Archives and Museum Services were given the opportunity to host an intern from the Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management certificate course run by Fleming College in Ontario, Canada. We were delighted to welcome Lindsey Mace who worked on 19th century lantern slides, taxidermy birds and the archives of the Drug…Continue Reading Conservation work with Archives and Museums
A quarter of a century after the world held its breath and waited to see if the new millennium would bring computer chaos, Archive Services looks at how the University prepared for and responded to the event. In 1999 as people prepared to celebrate the coming of the year 2000, more than a few feared…Continue Reading Y2K and the Millennium Bug 25 years on
[photo credit Simon Forsythe] As part of the growing partnership between the University’s Creative Writing programme and V&A Dundee, eight students will have the opportunity to be writers-in-residence as part of the museum’s exhibition A Fragile Correspondence. Students will respond to the themes of the exhibition on the relationship between land, language and architecture. V&A…Continue Reading A Fragile Correspondence: the University’s links to this new exhibition
The latest exhibition in the University’s Lamb Gallery explores the fascinating artwork of Nell Baxter and her connection with the Celtic Revival in Edinburgh and Dundee in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For many years Nell Baxter was little more than a footnote in Scottish art history. Her name was often mentioned along…Continue Reading Nell Baxter and Dundee’s Celtic Revival
The University has a thriving music scene. Here we highlight some of the upcoming musical events to give you a taste of what is on offer. The Dundee Jazz Festival takes place from 20-24 November and as part of that on 23rd at 1.00pm the Chaplaincy is hosting a captivating lecture/recital by Ruth Naomi Floyd…Continue Reading Music at Dundee
This year’s Dundee’s Festival of the Future featured a multi-disciplinary panel of University colleagues, following a special public screening of Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival (2016) on Wednesday, 9 October, at Dundee Contemporary Arts. Arrival is one of the most unusual science fiction films of this century so far, in terms of its depiction of ‘first contact’…Continue Reading Close Encounters with Different Perspectives
This month marks the 70th anniversary of the dissolution of University College, Dundee and the establishment of Queen’s College, Dundee as its replacement. This was an important step towards independence for the institution and Queen’s College became the University of Dundee in 1967. In this blog the University Archives explain more about its history. University…Continue Reading The birth of Queen’s College, Dundee
October is Black History Month! This year, the University of Dundee has a theme of Embracing and Celebrating Diversity. There is a range of events occurring throughout the month as part of the celebration, read below to find out more. Embracing & Celebrating Diversity – Launch of Black History Month 2024 Book your place for…Continue Reading Black History Month
Kirsty Stopper is a student from MFA Curatorial Practice who has an interest in alternative green spaces. With a background in Digital Interaction Design Kirsty focuses on public facing immersive environments and how they can be used for education. The role of a curator can be a complicated one to define, especially in the 21st…Continue Reading Garden as a Canvas – a curatorial manual
This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. One of the hospital’s strengths is its close relationship with the School which has a long history and a very important one in the context of the University. This blog from the University Archives explains more. From the 1860s…Continue Reading 50 years of Ninewells