75 years at the IHR
In 2008 the VCH celebrates 75 years of being housed at the Institute of Historical Research.
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The festivities will comprise:
A special seminar series
The inaugural seminar, on 22 January, will be given by the director of the VCH, Professor John Beckett. The second will be given by Dr Carenza Lewis from Channel 4's Time Team, the third by Professor Chris Dyer of the Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester, and the final seminar will be given by Professor Tom Williamson, from the University of East Anglia.
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The Little Big Red Book
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This commemorative publication celebrates 75 years of the association between the Victoria County History and the Institute of Historical Research. The current director of the VCH, Professor John Beckett, looks back at the origins of the organisation, the events that led to it being taken on by the IHR, the developments that have taken it into the 21st century, and at what the future might hold. Lavishly illustrated with images from VCH volumes, the book contains information on the counties covered by the project and a list of general editors, directors, deputy editors and architectural editors past and present. As a complement to the General Introduction to the VCH (1970) and its supplement (1990) it provides an update on the contents of the volumes, as well as a list of those who contributed to them. This is rounded off with a light-hearted delve into the fascinating archives of the VCH itself, making the Little Big Red Book a must-have for anyone interested in local history.
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Specially commissioned photographs
A set of specially commissioned photographs celebrating the VCH and the IHR are now available to view on this website. Please click on the following link: http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/NationalSite/News/TheGallery
(Photographer Carlos Lopez Galvis)
