An eleven-year-old errand boy as an invisible actor
Find of the month: September 2026 by Eline Elmiger On 13 August 1866, an eleven-year-old errand boy named Michael Donovan was sent across London with proof sheets […]
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16.09.2026
08.09.2026
Schweden in der Zeit der Cholera
Riksarkivet in Göteborg veröffentlicht transkribierte Liste von Cholera-Patient*innen, die während der Epidemie 1834 im lokalen Sahlgrenska-Krankenhaus behandelt wurden.
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01.06.2026
The saga author and his book
Find of the month: June 2026 by Lukas Rösli With regard to pre-modern Old Norse-Icelandic literary production, little has come down to us concerning when and […]
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01.04.2026
The Ideologist and His Helpers: Cultivating the ‘Artistic Scholar’ Through the Archive
Find of the month: April 2026 by Tim Lüthi Have you ever wondered why quite a few of our Finds of the Month begin with […]
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02.02.2026
The ultima thule of dress reform
Find of the month: February 2026 by Eline Elmiger For readers with a background in Scandinavian studies, Ultima Thule evokes the northern edge of the […]
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15.12.2025
The Sammelmappe You’ve Never Heard Of: Eiríkur Magnússon’s Forgotten Invention
Find of the month: August 2025 by Eline Elmiger Why do some inventions make history while others disappear? In the case of Eiríkur Magnússon, only […]
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