An Archivist’s View of 490 Years of Cambridge University Press

Speaker: Dr Rosalind Grooms, Cambridge University Press Archivist.

Synopsis: In 1534, Henry VIII granted Letters Patent to Cambridge University authorising the printing of ‘all manner of books’, marking the beginning of Cambridge University Press. Celebrating the 490th anniversary of the world’s oldest university press, Rosalind Grooms will give an illustrated talk presenting the archival documents which bring to life the history of the people, the publishing landmarks and the changing technologies of Cambridge University Press.

Dr Rosalind Grooms is the Cambridge University Press Archivist. She is based in Cambridge University Library where the archive is held.

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