Blogs and Essays
Home from Home: Decorating The Linnean Society
This month, Archivist Alex Milne looks back on how all the homes of The Linnean Society were decorated and furnished over the years using newly catalogued material from the Domestic Archive.
30th May 2023
The Alexander Anderson Manuscript Collection
Digital Assets Manager Andrea Deneau highlights the latest addition to our digital collections
10th May 2023
Hiding in Plain Sight: A Sculpture of Nikolai Vavilov
Glenn Benson, our Hon. Curator of Artefacts, looks at one of our artefacts that, despite being displayed on the fireplace in the Library for many years, is often overlooked.
13th April 2023
International Women's Day 2023: Celebrating Women in Natural History
We highlight the lives and achievements of eight women in the history of biology, suggested by our staff, Fellows, and members of the public
7th March 2023
Richard Salisbury's Floorplans
Liz McGow, Archivist, investigates a small collection of floorplans found in Richard Salisbury’s papers, which are due to go live at the next catalogue update later this month.
7th March 2023
After the Flood
Conservator Janet Ashdown takes us through the process of rescuing one of our treasures, which had become damaged by a water leak in June 2021.
11th January 2023
