A presentation by IPS Huntington Library 2014 Fellow Joan Redmond

1. The Huntington Library
Joan Redmond (Cambridge)

2. Why the Huntington?
• Breadth & depth of the
collections
 Large collection of early
modern pamphlets
 Photographs & other
ephemera
 Huge collections of
manuscripts, sometimes
relatively undiscovered
HA 13964, The Survey of Ireland by Sir Josias Bodley, 1613

3. Help & expertise
• Dedicated curators for individual to collections
 Curator of British Manuscripts
 Curator of Early Printed Books
• But many more!
• They are happy to advise both on applications
and while you are there- goldmines of
information!

4. Help & expertise
• Steve Hindle, Director of Research
• Reader Services Department

5. A community of scholars
• Workshops and informal
seminars and talks are
encouraged
• AHRC IPS Fellows are
invited to the Long-Term
Fellows’ workshop series
• Regular socialising
opportunities
 Reader Coffee on Tuesdays
 Happy Hour on Fridays
• ‘Compulsory’ lunch break

6. Professional development
• First major archival trip for my PhD
• Extensive contacts with other graduate
students and more senior academics
• Talks, seminars & conferences regularly
hosted by the Huntington

7. Personal ‘development’

8. Career impact?
• Access to a collection not widely used
• Material for a research article
• Ongoing friendships with Huntington contacts,
both postgrads and senior academics