There has been a secret treasure trove lurking in the basement of the Institute of Development Studies building, adjoining the University of Sussex Library – secret, until now. We are delighted to be launching publicly the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS) Legacy Collection, a fantastically rich collection of documents tracking the history of 20th centuryContinue reading “Launching the British Library for Development Studies (BLDS) Legacy Collection”
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‘Like a child in a candy store’ Gerardo Serra delves into the BLDS Legacy Collection
Before the spleen of writing, editing (and re-writing and re-editing) sets in, there is a fleeting moment in which the historian is like a child in a candy store, starry-eyed and gleefully lost. I experienced such a moment when, in 2016, I walked into the basement of what was then the British Library for DevelopmentContinue reading “‘Like a child in a candy store’ Gerardo Serra delves into the BLDS Legacy Collection”
The British Library for Development Studies Legacy Collection 