Library & Archive blog

Material from the printed and manuscript collections of the Caird Library and Archive offers a window to the grand naval spectacles of the past

A brief guide to the records, resources and online collections available for people researching Jamaican ancestry.

In this blog we look at a small volume packed with a plethora of facts and figures about the late Victorian River Thames compiled by Charles Dickens junior

In this blog we explore some of Austen’s literary nautical themes, but also consider her actual maritime connection

This blog from the Caird Library looks at the history of mental health conditions and how they were viewed in the Navy in the past

This blog looks at the entertaining diaries of James Anthony Gardner, written on his passage to New South Wales in 1829

The Caird Library and Archive’s new display case gives a brief insight into the world of spies through their own words