{"product_id":"oxford-university-alice-blackford-millea-9781851245710","title":"Oxford University: Stories from the Archives","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis volume presents fifty-two stories from the institutional archive of Oxford University, which holds records spanning just over eight hundred years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Established in 1634 and based in the Bodleian Library, the Archives of Oxford University document the University's activities and decisions throughout that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume showcases fifty-two documents and objects from the University Archives, telling a wide range of intriguing stories about the University. Arranged chronologically, these items deal with the University's relations with governments and monarchs; the effects of war; teaching and student behavior; the University's buildings and institutions; widening access to university education; and the impact the University has had on the city of Oxford and its people. Also documented here are fascinating insights into the University's erstwhile police force, a hidden time capsule, brewing licenses, brawls, and illicit steeplechasing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The items also often unlock human stories to which we can relate today, opening a window on the individuals (from University, city, or even further afield) whose lives the University has touched, including people who would perhaps not be expected to feature in a history of Oxford University, but whose stories are preserved forever in its magnificent archives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Blackford Millea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851245715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851245710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.93w x 0.94d","brand":"Alice Blackford Millea","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074031841535,"sku":"9781851245710","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff4f712b-b61c-4dd4-bec6-f0b709426f36.jpg?v=1685451370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oxford-university-alice-blackford-millea-9781851245710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}