tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71678278862176838452023-11-16T09:25:37.962-08:00Cheers from London!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167827886217683845.post-43349059220960500562013-09-12T15:30:00.002-07:002013-09-12T15:30:32.177-07:00Blythe House and Beatrix Potter!
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Our last class visit was to the Blythe House Archive,
which is part of the V&A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is where they house the Beatrix Potter and other children’s lit archives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also keep the archive of art and
design here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First we learned
about the history of the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was built in the 1900s as a bank, and was the headquarters for the
post office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the 1970s, it
has been split between 3 museums to use as storage for collections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Archive of Art and Design was set
up in 1978.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More design programs
were being established and there was no access to the archives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the collection is 20<sup>th</sup>
and 21<sup>st</sup> century British art and design works because that is what
was available to them at the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They still collect some archives- about 5 to 15 items per year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most acquisitions are gifts because
they have a limited budget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
don’t normally take loans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next we
heard about the Beatrix Potter collection, which is the largest in the
world!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have 2,000 Beatrix
Potter memorabilia, including original artwork since 1902.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite piece was an 1879 sketchbook
of flowers and animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beatrix
was 9 years old at the time! They always have a rotating collection on site at
the museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next we heard a really
great talk from Andrew Wiltshire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He told us about the personal connections between Beatrix Potter and Leslie
Linder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linder is the person who
discovered the code that uncovered the secret diary the Potter kept.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Part of the strange connection was that
Linder and Potter both came from well-to-do families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This allowed Potter to spend her time writing and drawing,
and allowed Linder to spend 10 years trying to crack Potter’s code.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">In London, there are four Inns of Court: Middle Temple,
Inner Temple, Grey’s Inn and Lincoln’s Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took a tour of Middle Temple Library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Middle Temple has a huge archive
because British Law is based on precedent, so they must keep all old
materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This library opened in
1958 because the last building was twice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They built the new one out of concrete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A really interesting thing about Middle Temple is its
association with the USA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 3<sup>rd</sup>
floor of the library is the American section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the English were first living in America, they sent
their sons back to London to study law at Middle Temple, and that is how they
set up a legal system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Five Middle
Temple guys actually signed the Declaration of Independence! We got to see a
lithograph copy of the document and signatures from the 19<sup>th</sup>
century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Middle Temple still has exchange
programs with some law schools in the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another interesting thing about this library is that they
don’t use a classification system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are no labels on any of the spines of the books. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">Books are organized by author, and people must use the
catalog to find a title because it is hard to browse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">After the library, we toured some other incredible
rooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all were very
prestigious and had a lot of history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is one room that was called the Smoking Room, but was changed to
Prince’s Room when Prince William accepted to be a bencher there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also saw the Queen’s Room and
Parliament Room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next we saw
Middle Temple Hall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looked a
lot like Christ Church Dining Hall, except for the double hammer beams which I
was told are very expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
first performance of Twelfth Night took place in this hall! It was an amazing
tour and experience all around. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">A conservation team leader took us on a tour of the studio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was really interested in the design
of the building because it was built specifically for the purpose of
conservation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The room is light
and airy, and the ceiling windows are all north facing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is because they don’t want direct
sunlight to harm the items they are repairing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also built the air conditioning system at ground level
instead of at the ceiling where it normally is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They did this so there wouldn’t be pipes that could leak on
the materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a
fireproof cabinet to store items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is clear they put a lot of thought into designing a great
facility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The room is really big,
with a lot of large workspaces for the conservationists to complete their
work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Most of the items in the Conservation Studio are from the
British Library’s collection or items that it has on loan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before an item is accepted for
conservation, the conservationists have to estimate how much time it will take
for the job to be completed, and how much it will cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then they come to an agreement with the
head of conservation and the curator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The conservationists have to prioritize the best treatment based on how
the item will be used and how often it will be handled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found it really interesting that for
items that are used for reference, the emphasis is placed on making the book
durable rather than keeping its original material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is because they know these books will be handled by the
public more often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The books need
to actually be functional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Next we went into the gold finishing room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had never seen anything like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is where they use special tools,
like typeholders, to put the wording or emblems on the leather bindings of the
books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This process takes an
unbelievable amount of precision and skill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people who do the finishing at the studio have been
working for many years on honing their skills, and they are really talented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, the tools need to be
heated to just the right temperature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It needs to be hot enough to put the finishing on, but not too hot or it
will go right through the leather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The words also need to be straight and in the right spot on the
binding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there are any
mistakes, the whole book needs to be rebound, so the finishers need to be very
careful to make sure it’s right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was so cool to see the real gold that they use sometimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Real gold needs to be cut using a gold
knife on a gold cushion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
very, very hard to handle because it’s so thin and light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I touched the gold and it stuck to my
finger! It would take a lot of practice and dedication to work in finishing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">The Edinburgh Central Library was one of my favorite
visits of the whole trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
have such a wonderful organization and I loved hearing about all of the
services they provide to their community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It also helps that their librarians are so nice and welcoming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They actually won an award for best
library service in 2012, and their people satisfaction survey showed 97%
satisfaction for the same year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their presentation was broken down into 3 sections- social, digital, and
physical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really don’t know
which part I was most impressed with because all of them are really
incredible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For their social
section, they have magazines and a lot of programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They programs start with Bookbug for 0-3 year olds, and go
all the way up to programs for the elderly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the program they have with Dyslexia Scotland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This program is great because it
focuses on young people to try to get them to come to the library and make
reading fun, not a challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
can feel comfortable and get help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It also raises awareness about dyslexia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another great program is the Reading Champion Project that
is for children in care who have negative or no education and literacy
experiences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have about 100
kids in the program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are
only some of the services the library provides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many more and I think it is inspirational to see
all they do and the community involvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">The digital library is also extremely popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been showing exponential
growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the future, they want
to gear services for the next generation and incorporate new technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For digital services, the library has a
24/7 digital library with 50 e-resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The most popular is a driving test resource.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also use social media a lot to promote the
library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is one employee who
spends 100% of his time developing and expanding platforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has show to really pay off for
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do YouTube videos, and
they promote everything on Twitter, where they have over 7,000 followers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also have a blog that is more
serious but takes more time and they are trying to use it less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also use Facebook for event
promotion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved their Your
Edinburgh site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has a lot of
community information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is free
for organizations to register and create a web presence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also have a special collection
about Edinburgh with 6-7,000 images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I also loved ourtownstories.co.uk which has maps of the city from 1890
until now. So cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A really great
thing they have now is a mobile app for smart phones! It is the first in the
UK! I was just really impressed with the Edinburgh Central Library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are doing a great job!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Next we went to New College Library, which was very
unique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It actually used to be
church, so the building is gorgeous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 1936, it became the library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are beautiful windows throughout the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2005-2006, the library was remodeled
to include wireless internet and outlets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The library has ¼ million books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They receive external funding from the Church of Scotland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also received a $1 million
donation for special collections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The library is open to students, as well as the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have 5 stacks which we got to
tour, and that was really interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was impressed that everything after 1985 is available online!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before that date may or may not be
online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the best things I
saw was a first edition King James Bible from 1611.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really an awesome moment for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the most interesting things
about the library, I thought, was the late returns fines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am always interested to see how
different libraries handle things like late items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here, they use fines as a preventative measure, not as a
punishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They charge 2p each
minute that the book is late!! After a fine reaches 10 pounds, the person is
not allowed to check out books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
had never heard of a policy that goes by each minute late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is really interesting, but it seems
to work for them! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">The National Records of Scotland was a very fun
visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike some of the other
archives we have seen, this building was built to hold records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NRS is where people come to
research their family history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prior
to the NRS, records had been stored in the castle, but they knew they had to
move them out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NRS is funded
by the government, and they are responsible for care, access, and info.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A really great thing about this
organization is that they are online, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scotlandspeople.gov.uk is available worldwide for people who
can’t come to the NRS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of
this, they are working to digitize more items for people online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They try to digitize the most popular
records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will also digitize
records that are too fragile to be handled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now they have less than 50% of the collection
digitized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We actually got to tour
the digitization studio and see digital imaging in progress! I was completely
amazed. I had never seen the actual process before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are using a combination of new and old methods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They use these big camera machines that
have a padded platform to hold the book and glass above the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The platform moves up to the glass and
it closes down on the item and then convert the image to .jpeg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always thought this would be a slow
process, but the machine moves really fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They check the photo for quality control, and then it goes
online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">After our tour around the space, we got to see some of the
records they keep at the NRS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
have 72 km of records, including some from the 12<sup>th</sup> century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw 14<sup>th</sup> and 15<sup>th</sup>
century music scores, some maps, and plans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I got to look at 19<sup>th</sup> century health records
and government records from WWII.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Among my favorites were letters from America back to Scotland detailing
what life was like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think those
are amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also really enjoyed
the letters from the French government to the Scottish king asking him to side
with the French against the English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The letter was from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and signed by King Louis
VII.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Our visit to the Royal Geographical
Society may just be my favorite one yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was so interesting! The society was founded in 1830 and was dedicated
to scientific geography, which at that time meant travel, exploration, and
cartography.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They wanted to
collect accurate information to be published in the society’s journals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of their most famous explorations
are to find the source of the Nile, to Antarctica, and to Mt. Everest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The collection consists of 2 million
items, of which 1 million are maps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have 2,000 atlases; half a million images; 150,000 books; and
100,000 bound periodicals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is not a huge budget for digitized photos, but they try to digitize them when
someone requests something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
RGS has 1,500 objects and artifacts which are very interesting and in high
demand for exhibitions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they
loan out any of the objects, they are very particular of how they are packed,
shipped, and stored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the
items they acquire are donations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are more selective now because space is a concern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do not have a classification
scheme here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They just record the
number of the shelf that the item lives on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff consists of 8 team members, and they have a
volunteer group that comes in once a week to clean the books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were told it is somewhat of a social
gathering for the group to come there every week, which I think is so cute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When necessary, they also have a
professional conservationist that they can enlist the help of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing I thought was really great
was that the tables had round edges so that when maps are laid on them, they
won’t crease if people lean on the table! What a great idea! It was so
fascinating to see the collection of items that were brought out for our
class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw the hats that Mr.
Stanley and Dr. Livingstone wore (Dr. Livingstone, I presume?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw some of the clothing that
Shackleton wore on his first trip to Antarctica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was also a pocket sextant that belonged to Darwin from
1835-36.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And many more really
amazing things! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">When we got to the British Museum, we had to split into
two groups because the archives aren't big enough to hold our whole class at
the same time. I opted to go on the second tour, so I had some time to
wander around the museum. I have been to the British Museum a couple of
times before, but it is always interesting to see. I saw the Rosetta
Stone again, and I always like seeing the mummies. There were also some
new exhibitions that I hadn't seen before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I was very surprised by the archive because it was not
what I expected, but it was very, very cool and the archivist is
wonderful. She is the only archivist for the museum's archives. I
think I was so surprised because I was expecting collection archives, but there
are actually 8 collecting departments and each has their own archives.
The Central Archive is where they keep museum generated administrative
records. This includes the minutes from trustee meetings dating back to
the foundation of the museum in 1753! The minutes were really interesting
to see because the trustees talked about everything. Some of them were
really funny too, because they would talk about certain patrons or other topics
and everything was recorded. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Another part of the archive holds property records.
We saw the records from when the land that the museum is currently on was
purchased. The mansion that was on the land at that time was called the
Montagu House. We saw drawers and drawers full of blueprint plans for the
building of the museum after the Montagu House was demolished. The
builders would submit plans to the trustees and the trustees would give them
feedback, so the builders would draw another plan. There were lots of
them by the end!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another thing
they keep in the Central Archives is information about their exhibitions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have about 12,000 photographs of
exhibitions they have done in the museum since the 1960s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Some of my favorite things we saw were the records of the
round reading room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reading
room was very prestigious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw
the signatures of some of the readers, like Beatrix Potter and Karl Marx.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another of my favorites was using a
stereoscopic to look at photos and make them 3D.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One picture was of the Egyptian Room in 1857. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July 9 & 10: Stratford-Upon-Avon and The National Art
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We spent July 9 wandering around the beautiful city of
Stratford, better known as Shakespeare’s birthplace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did a little shopping and then spent most of the day in
their little library, working on blogging and research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later, I met up with some of the girls
over by the river across from The Royal Shakespeare Theatre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sat in the grass and it was sooo
nice outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we went to see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">As You Like It</i> at the theatre that
night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an incredible
performance and I loved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
ended up getting back to London around 2 am, which made for a rough morning the
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On July 10, we ventured over to the Victoria and Albert (V&A)
Museum to visit the National Art Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is one of the top 4 art libraries in the world, and is the leading
reference library on this subject in Britain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have 1 million items, and have 30,000 visitors a
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many visitors are history of
art and design students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
there are members of staff and other people that check out books and
research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The library began in
1837 in Somerset House, and in 1884, moved to the V&A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a closed access library,
meaning everything must be requested online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are 2 rooms open to the public- the reading room and
the center room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One section of
the library is being used for an exhibit, and we were able to see an aerial
view of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now, members of
the library can access databases inside the library, and they would like to
make access available offsite as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Members of the staff collect requests every hour, on the hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Items are then reserved for 3 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have an in house classification
system by size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of their
collections are on site except their children’s materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have the largest Beatrix Potter
selection (which we will see later on).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The National Art Museum has an annual budget of $175,000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About half of their acquisitions are
gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They hold some collections for
the British Library, and they also collaborate with other major
institutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is so they
don’t all try to acquire the same material, and they are able to complement and
supplement each other’s collections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have an international collection here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>43% is comprised of languages other than English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The librarian said they would love to
digitize the collection, but it really depends on how much money they receive
in donations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved seeing some
of the items from the collection here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I even touched a limited edition Picasso of which there are only 850
copies, maybe even less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was
also a DaVinci facsimile worth about <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">£20,000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also really liked that this library
has a lot of information about preservation and conservation of their items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The staff goes through a lot of
training to handle these items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July 8: Mortimer Wheeler House - Museum of London</div>
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The LAARC (London Archaeological Archive Research Center)
holds all the items that are not on display elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is 11 years old, and the building
was not originally built for archives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For example, the building already had a sprinkler system installed so
they had to worry about water damage to the materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LARC has over 25, 000 pieces in the
collection, and they are constantly loaning them out to museums and other
places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the world’s
largest archaeological archive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>99%
of the pieces are donations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also
have a really great volunteer program here, as they rely very heavily on
volunteer work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot of the
volunteers’ time is spent re-cataloguing and re-packaging the items
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They want all of the items
packaged the same in clear bags so you can see them clearly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bags have two labels, one staple,
and a piece of foam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
waterproof and rip proof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The LAARC
has set up YouTube videos of the process for their volunteers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought this was a great idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The archives are organized by year of the site excavation,
and then alphabetically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
interesting because it is not by item category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the processing area, every excavation is given a
three-letter code (the street area) and two numbers (the year).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it is given a context number of
where it was found and which site and which level of ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The items all have numbers that can be
looked up in MIMS (Museum Information Management System).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the processing area, the items come
in, are washed, and then labeled and packaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Researchers can find out anything about any excavation in
the research library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can
also remove items for photography, research, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Researchers often come in the see clothing for reenactments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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One of my favorite items we saw was the Buckingham Palace
telephone exchange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was huge
and there were so many rooms on the board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
loved the toys and games room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was everything from old board games to furbies to royal wedding
memorabilia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw the original
telephone booth model that is still present all over the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also saw some of the 17<sup>th</sup>
century things they are currently working on in the processing area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw a 16<sup>th</sup> century spoon
from before they started using forks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was also a stone cannonball that was used as a prop from the
theatre where Shakespeare was an actor! Oh, and bones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were lots and lots of bones at
the LAARC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a great
visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing to look at
these historic items and gain insight into what life was like back then.</div>
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Friday and Saturday- July 6&7</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday and
Saturday were non-academic days so I signed up to do they days trips through
the BSP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friday we went to
Stonehenge and Winchester.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stonehenge was really pretty and it was interesting to listen to the
audio tour they gave us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a
really nice day out so we got some good pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Winchester is a very cute town and so historic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to a pub that had original
stonework from 1002.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also had
really good food! Then we went to the castle that has been there since
Winchester was the capital of England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We saw the round table from King Arthur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we did some browsing through the shops on High Street. </div>
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Friday evening, I went to the river with 3 of the
girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We sat on a bench and
talked and people watched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
great <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> </div>
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Saturday we went to Dover castle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really cool to see the white cliffs on the way
there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The castle itself is huge!
There were so many different rooms as we made our way up to the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The view from the top was amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been really lucky with nice weather
so far! It is always mind-blowing for me when I think about how old the
buildings are that we’re seeing. Some parts of the castle are from the 1<sup>st</sup>
century!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Dover we went to
Canterbury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had read Canterbury
Tales in high school, but I didn’t really remember or know all of the
information about the town, and why there was a pilgrimage there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I toured the cathedral, which was
really pretty and really big.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
loved the stained glass windows, too. </div>
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Saturday night a group of us girls went to The Thirsty Bear
and it was fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the rest of
the night was a failure, including us getting stuck in Camden when the tube
stopped running east for some reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We finally got a cab home so all was well in the end. </div>
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Sunday was another relaxing, non-academic day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About half of our group had gone to
Paris for the weekend, so some of the people who were still in London went to
Wellington Pub for a traditional Sunday roast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was basically like Thanksgiving and really yummy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we to the tube to Oxford Circus
and did some shopping on Oxford Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was so crowded but I found some clothes, and Oxford St reminded me
exactly of Michigan Ave. </div>
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Thursday- July 4</div>
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I was sad to be out of America for the first time on a
Fourth of July, but it turned out to be a really great day! We took the tube to
King’s Cross and got to take our pictures with Platform 9 ¾.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also had a Harry Potter store that
was new since the last time I was there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I bought a pair of HP glasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our morning tour was at the British Library, which is the National
Library of the UK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, we had a
very lovely guide here! Like the Bodlien, they get a free copy of everything
that is published in the UK and Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unlike the Bodlien, they do not get to choose if they want it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They actually have to take
everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this reason, they
are more selective about the other items in their collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now they have over 200 million
items, and the oldest items are 3000 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The copyright law was just extending to include websites, so
they are starting to acquire that material as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The library has been around 40 years, but it is only have
the size of what was planned because of budget problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is actually more library space underground
than above ground because the building was designed to not obscure the views of
the buildings around them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is space equal to 8 floors underground to store books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Books are actually stored by size here,
in order to maximize space. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
people use the British Library for academic purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone over 18 can get a reader card, but they have to know
what they want from the collection, and have a reason to see the material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Readers can request items online
because much of the collection is stored or kept offsite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were able to see the mechanical book
handling system, which brings books from the storage to the correct area for a
reader to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The system handles
5,000-6,000 books a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of
the money for the British Library comes from the government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They supplement with money from tours,
donations, and shops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A really
amazing part of the library is the private library of George III, which is on
permanent, public display in the middle of the library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was also a really great exhibit
of original manuscripts when we visited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
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After our tour, a couple of girls and I went shopping in
Camden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a huge market area,
and you can find some really cool stuff. I am sure I will be going back at some
point on this trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took the
tube home to Waterloo and decided to cross the street under the IMAX, where we
just happened to run into a movie premiere!! It was so exciting and we got a
lot of pictures and autographs! I was just on cloud nine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afterwards, we went to Gourmet Burger
Kitchen for a Fourth of July dinner and it was delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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Wednesday, 7/3</div>
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In the morning we took the tube to Paddington Station where
we caught a train heading out to Oxford.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I absolutely loved Oxford! First we went for a tour of the Bodlien
Library, or as the young Oxford coeds call it, “the Bod.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first room we walked into for the
tour was used for the infirmary in the Harry Potter movies, so I was in heaven!
It is beautiful, and carved from soft sandstone with a chisel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took 60 years to build that one room,
and it is 525 years old now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
was a door added later by Wren because he designed a building next door and
added the door so it would lead to his building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s now called “the Wren door.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are still podiums in this room where students studying
divinity would have their oral disputations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were debates that served as their final exams, and they
would stand at the podiums for hours! </div>
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The library is about 700 years old, and contains over 11
million items and treasures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
also appeared in the Harry Potter series as the restricted section of the
library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bodlien is not a
lending library, so you have to read there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They claim to have one copy of every book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The library had no light or heat until 1927.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They didn’t want any fire around the
books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until 1602, they had slope
lecterns along the windows that fit 4 people standing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The books were chained so you had to
stand and read there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later they
added chairs and shelves, but the books were still chained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, the books had to be put on the
shelf backward because of the way they were chained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But because of this, no one could see the spine of the book,
and they had to be numbered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
was a list that matched the numbers with the titles and authors of the books,
so this was the beginning of cataloging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Charles I and James I read at the Bodlien.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are 2 reading rooms with screens that were only for
“privileged readers,” which actually only meant kings and queens. </div>
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Next to the Bodlien is the Radcliffe Camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a popular reading area with a
beautiful dome ceiling. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had
light before the Bodlien, so students would go there after the Bodlien
closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1909, they tunneled out
2 floors of space for book stacks and storage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have been, and are still in the process of making this
space more user friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After our tour, we had some time to shop and eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the shops in Oxford.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate lunch at The Eagle and Child
Pub, which is where J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis used to meet and chat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After lunch we went to Lewis Carroll’s
Alice’s Shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had really cute
stuff in there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we took a
tour of Christ Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got to hear all about
Lewis Carroll and Alice and her cat, and we got to see the dining hall that was
replicated for the great hall in Harry Potter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Tuesday was a very busy day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started out in the Barbican Library, which is a public
lending library that moved to the Barbican center in 1982.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all I have to say, our tour
guides were absolutely wonderful at the Barbican.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They even gave us tea and biscuits! The Barbican’s patrons
are residents and people who work in the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are predominately in the 25-45 age range, and more men
than women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The library is open
two late nights until 7:30 and all day Saturday to accommodate their
users.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also have online
resources and returns technology that is available after hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is interesting because they have a
2-hour per day limit of library use to keep people from staying there for
hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also change the wifi
password once every week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inside
the library is an exhibition that changes every month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a very high standard, and it
is very competitive to be chosen for the exhibition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Barbican Library is huge! The fiction books are on
shelves in middle of the room, and nonfiction is organized using Dewey on the
shelves around the border of the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Art and music materials can be found in their own sections, however, and
computer books are located near the computers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The building was not designed to be a library, so there are
aspects about it that are not great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For example, there are large pillars in the library, but nothing can be
done about them because they are part of the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found the Barbican very user
friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They offer ESL classes,
a “skills for life” collection, and a delivery service for the elderly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The music and art sections are very
extensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The music library even
has two pianos for patrons to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All of the music scores are bound before shelving, which is expensive
but allows the material to last longer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The children’s library serves users from newborn to age 14.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It contains 24,000 items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no school library system, so
the Barbican visits schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
offer story time 3 times a week, as well as other programming. </div>
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After the Barbican we went to a top secret corporate library
that I am not allowed to post about, but it was interesting to hear about
another type of library that I have never seen before.</div>
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That afternoon we went to St. Paul’s Cathedral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Paul’s is beautiful and we were
able to see areas that most people don’t get to see! I enjoyed seeing the
staircase from Harry Potter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
library had a large collection of rare and very old books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It even smelled like “old books” when
we walked in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We talked about
preserving and conserving old texts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They focus on restoring the books, and more importantly, preventing any
further deterioration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Tuesday evening, Amanda and I went to the Soane Museum
because they have a candlelight tour on the first Tuesday of the month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After sitting outside in the cold,
wind, and rain for two hours, we finally went inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was kind of interesting, but not really my cup of
tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I have decided Soane was basically just a glorified hoarder. But the outside of his house is another Harry Potter film location- 12 Grimmauld Place.</span></div>
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On Monday, 7/1, we took a commuter boat to Greenwich called
the Thames Clipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sat outside
to see some sites along the way, and it was really nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we got to Greenwich, we saw some beautiful,
symmetrical buildings designed by none other than our good friend, Christopher
Wren.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our first stop of the day
was at the National Maritime Museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have a brand new archives department, and we were able to see some
amazing manuscripts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was really
exciting because we could even flip through and read a couple books! One book was
a spy book from 1588 from the Spanish Armada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It listed the ships available to the King of Spain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the book there are about 130 ships
listed, which we know is accurate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We also saw letters from the King (signed El Rey), and an original song
by Queen Elizabeth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a
lot of material about Lord Nelson from the 1800s, and about pirates from the 18<sup>th</sup>
century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is very interesting
about these pieces we saw is that they are actually used as part of the
curriculum for secondary school students, and they want to start to include
younger students as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
students try to transcribe handwriting from a certain period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is difficult because there were no
set was of spelling words back then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Next, our guide took us to the Caird Library on the second floor of the
museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This library is not well
known, but they are working on ways to advertise it more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a new reading room that is 2
years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really enjoyed the
technology in the library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
were ways to scan manuscripts and look at microfilm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most interesting to me was a screen where you can choose
a kind of ship and see the plans for it digitally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They still have a lot of work to do on digitizing the
collection, but it is still very cool to see what they have done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we went on a tour of the stacks
where they keep materials that are not on display.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a new and enhanced system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t need to store collections off site anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have storage for collections on
the 2 floors above the library and 1 below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We couldn’t take pictures here because of security, but it
was interesting to see how they keep their pieces organized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They arrange by format and then
section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also saw the biggest
lift we have ever seen. It was humongous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wish I could’ve taken a picture!!</div>
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After our tour, we had a few hours to look around
Greenwich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went outside to see
the ball on the top of the Royal Observatory that rises and drops everyday at
1:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was cool to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we hiked up
the steepest hill I have ever seen, all the way up to the Royal
Observatory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went inside and
saw John Harrison’s clocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had
just read Longitude by Dava Sobel so it was amazing to see the original clocks he
made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made sure to set my watch
according to the atomic clock, and we took pictures on both sides of the Prime
Meridian! It was very fun. </div>
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Royal Baby Watch Update: still no baby.</div>
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The tour that I chose for Sunday was called Death, Mayhem, & Westminster. It was a 4+ hour walk all over the city. On this tour we got to hear some of the not-so-pretty parts of London's history. Very fun and got to see a lot of cool things. My favorite story was probably of Admiral Lord Nelson who died while leading the Battle of Trafalgar. They wanted to bring his body back to land, so they put him in a barrel of brandy until they got back. Legend has it that they still drank the brandy! We heard lots of great little stories along the way. That night, I went to dinner at a little Italian place around the corner from the dorm, across from Waterloo station. It was so good! I will probably go back at some point. Also, I am picking up some great British words and phrases! Someday I will post about the things I think of during the day but then forget by the time I get home. (Photo captions will come tomorrow because I am tired :) )<br />
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Nelson monument at Trafalgar Square</div>
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After the tour, a group of us went back to try out some of the pubs we had seen. We went to Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, and The Black Friar. Cheese was by far my favorite place we have been to so far! We had fun talking to some pretty hilarious gents from a stag (bachelor) party. From the Black Friar, we ventured over to Trafalgar Square for the London Pride Party which was amazing and so fun. In an attempt to find a bathroom, we ended up at the Sherlock Holmes pub. There I met a girl from Chicago and her boyfriend from St. Louis! (You can always spot the American counting out their foreign change)... But I tried the Sherlock Holmes beer and got my first official fish & chips of the trip! The walk home was unbelievably gorgeous. It was perfect outside, the Eye was lit up rainbow colors for Pride, and we walked along the Jubilee Bridge and took pictures. </div>
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These guys make sand art when the tide is low.</div>
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The Black Friar.</div>
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St. Brides Tavern- St. Brides Church by Wren was the inspiration for the first tiered wedding cake.</div>
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The view down Fleet Street.</div>
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My fave pub so far, and Dickens was a regular here. He mentions it in A Tale of Two Cities. </div>
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The Old Bank of England Pub- this pub is between the site of Sweeney Todd's barber shop and Mrs. Lovett's Pie Shop. The tunnels and vaults below the building are where Todd's victims were butchered before being cooked into Mrs. Lovett's pies. They are still famous for their pies :)</div>
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The Royal Courts of Justice.</div>
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Yum! Tea! We are going to the main one later on.</div>
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Pride!!</div>
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Me @ Pride!</div>
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The guy on the left in the white tee was signing all the words of the performers for the crowd. Very cool.</div>
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Love Jubilee Bridge.</div>
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Let's see... the first few days here in London have been crazy, and have gone by so fast! I will try to remember some of the highlights so far.<br />
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I arrived at Heathrow on Friday (28 June) morning with the group from Chicago after a few little delays, but they were nothing compared to the nightmares some of the other students encountered. Not much sleep, but really not a bad flight. A couple of us took the tube from the airport to Waterloo, and then walked to our dorm to check in. This was the longest route, but also the cheapest :) That evening, we met in the courtyard of the dorms to take a walk around are neighborhood. We walked along the south bank of the Thames and ended up getting pizza a little restaurant on the river. There are 17 girls in the library science program and our professor, Dr. Welsh. They are all awesome so it has been a lot of fun getting to know everyone.<br />
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Our flight path- WE MADE IT!</div>
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View from the front door of our dorm- looking at the imax</div>
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South Bank of the Thames</div>
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The National Theatre is down the block from us.</div>
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Then we walked to Trafalgar Square. This is the National Gallery.</div>
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Rainy Trafalgar Square being set up for London Pride.</div>
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I love every view from Trafalgar. </div>
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Another view.</div>
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Walked past Big Ben on the way home. I decided to take pictures when it wasn't so rainy out. </div>
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