The Marlowe Society has recently deposited their 1587 copy of Holinshed’s Chronicles with Special Collections and Archives at the Templeman Library in order that it can be accessible to the academic and wider community of the University as well as other audiences. As a result we have been asked by the Society to host a special event to celebrate the deposit. The deposit is a very exciting addition the Special Collections and Archives, strengthening the already significant Early Modern holdings in the collections and thus enriching the resources we have on offer to our Academic and student communities. Holinshed’s Chronicles of England Scotland and Ireland is an important text for understanding the Elizabethan times and we are sure it will be of great value in further supporting those who use our collections for studying and teaching.
Staff and students are invited to join us for a short reception in Templeman Gallery, Templeman Library West, Floor 1 to celebrate the deposit of The Marlowe Society’s 1587 edition of Holinshed’s Chronicles at Special Collections and Archives.
The event will take place at 12.00 on Monday 27 February, 2017. There will be a short address given by The Lord Mayor of Canterbury and Richard Wilson, the Sir Peter Hall Professor of Shakespeare at the University and Rose Theatre, Kingston, followed by light refreshments. The text will be available for viewing from 12.00 until 14.00. During the event the Chronicles and other related materials from the collections will be on display in the Special Collections and Archives Reading Room.