Record Card Mapping “Points of Interest Underneath the Harlem Moon” by Carissa Pastuch: detailing a pictorial night-club map of Harlem by Elmer Simms Campbell, printed in Manhattan: A Weekly for Wakeful New Yorkers in 1933. Notes I absolutely love this map – the content, the design, everything. I’ve always appreciated this style of map in …
Thoughts
Why Did We All Have the Same Childhood?
Record Card Why Did We All Have the Same Childhood? by Julie Beck: an article in The Atlantic focussing on the folklore of childhood, and the development of “rituals, traditions, games, and legends.” Notes Some interesting observations, reminiscent of the writing of Alan Dundes. One of the things I most appreciated was that the author …
Stromness Hometown
Record Card Stromness Hometown: an audio journey through the streets of Stromness, recorded as a Stromness Museum community project in 2012 for walking tours of the town, and made available more widely digitally ten years later. The brief core episodes are: Introduction, South Pier, Pierhead, Pier Arts Centre, Commercial Hotel, Graham Place, Hellihole Road, Stromness …
This is The Library
The What A collection of links, excerpts, quotes, anything, really. All categorised as being in The Library, and tagged with relevant topics and potential linkages. The Why The world does not need another curated newsletter full of recommendations and links (which isn’t to say I don’t enjoy such morsels, especially when they are included as …
I Hereby Release You
The day is Wednesday the 1st of March 2023. Depending on where you are in the world, you are either on the cusp of spring or the cusp of autumn, both key transitional seasons (aren’t they all? Except summer – summer is just lazy and entitled). If you live in Wales, you might be enjoying …
Oeuvres Choisies de Moliere
For those of you fancying a little 17th Century French literature to go with your morning coffee. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.