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From the archives: What to do with the libraries?

From the archives: What to do with the libraries?

by ministry | Oct 8, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives, Uncategorized

In our previous post about the Ministry of Information (see here) we noted that the ‘exigencies of war’ alongside the occupation of Senate House by the Ministry caused various problems for the University of London.  One of these was a question over what to do with the...
The #BloomsburyFest 2013 interviews: Alex Beeching, the Orwellian Garden

The #BloomsburyFest 2013 interviews: Alex Beeching, the Orwellian Garden

by ministry | Oct 7, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival

In the run-up to #BloomsburyFest 2013, we are sharing a series of blog posts offering a sneak peak at this year’s line-up of performances, events, talks and workshops hosted by the School of Advanced Study. In this post we introduce Alex Beeching and his team who will...
Literature at #BloomsburyFest 2013 – Talks and Book Launches

Literature at #BloomsburyFest 2013 – Talks and Book Launches

by admin | Oct 3, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival

“they discuss Bloomsbury’s history as a meeting place and point of intersection for poets, radicals, and visionaries of all kinds”...
Literature at #BloomsburyFest 2013: Libraries, Museums, and Archives

Literature at #BloomsburyFest 2013: Libraries, Museums, and Archives

by ministry | Oct 1, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, Uncategorized

“to evoke a wind that blows through Senate House library, opening books and prompting unexpected stories”...

From the archives: The Ministry of Information moving into Senate House

by ministry | Sep 27, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives

This year’s Bloomsbury Festival (15-20 October 2013) takes a look back and forward with the University of London’s Senate House as its focus.  Built in the 1930s as the second tallest building in London (second only to St Paul’s Cathedral) Senate House soon became...

From the archives: The Ministry of Uncertainty

by ministry | Sep 26, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, From the Archives

“The puzzle is that during the initial two years of war this department was roundly and widely condemned for inefficiency, for comic blunders and for irritating rather than reassuring the public. How could it be that morale was sound and yet the department...
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