Library News
VOLUNTEERS FOR LIBRARY ASSISTANCE
Our appeal for volunteers to work in the Library has not fallen on deaf ears. We have enlisted a sufficient number of willing members to make a start on the work that needs to be done to improve the service which the Library offers to members. Among the areas on which work has started or is continuing are:
cataloguing the Hussey collection of files of Kentish genealogy and family history interest
cataloguing of visual records and assessing the quantity and diversity of different types of visual records in order to draw up plans and costs for their conservation
assisting in editorial preparation of articles for posting on the website kentarchaeology.ac
cleaning and organisation of books on shelves, and identifying items needing refurbishment
My thanks are due to those members doing this work. However, there is room for more volunteers on these and other tasks. A pressing need is for someone with knowledge of Brass Rubbings. The library has a collection of rubbings in need of cataloguing and assessing for conservation and storage. Potential volunteers for this and other work please contact the Hon. Librarian: Dr F Panton. Grove End, Tunstall, Sittingbourne ME9 8DY
Two Guide Folders are now in the Library to assist users. The Book Guide will help to locate books in the library rooms or stores, and the Safety Guide gives guidance on health and safety aspects of the use of the Library.
A carefully researched and well written account of an area of Kent's history that is not otherwise well supported by published material.
NEW ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY
913. Pearson, Andrew The Roman Shore Forts: coastal defences of Southern Britain Stroud, Tempus Publishing Ltd 2002
0 7524 1948 8
illus., plates, maps, biblio.
A brisk but adequate survey of the Roman forts, including those in Kent. Good illustrations, informative text and a useful bibliography.
301.4K. O’Hara, Diana Courtship and Constraint: rethinking the making of marriage in Tudor England Manchester, Manchester University Press 2000
0 7190 5074 X
diagrams, biblio.
A scholarly account of Tudor marriage customs, of particular use to KAS members, since it draws heavily upon church, and other, court records in Kent.
942K. Black, Shirley Burgoyne Local Government, Law and Order in a Pre-reform English Parish, 1790-1834 Lampeter, Mellen Research University Press 1992
0 7734 9239 9
maps, biblio.
Detailed research into the parish of Farningham. A valuable addition to the Library.
301.424K. Joyce, Brian The Chatham Scandal: a history of Medway’s prostitution in the late 18th century Rochester, Baggins Book Bazaar 1999
1 901625 04 4
biblio.
A well written account of policing in Kent. It contains good illustrations and would be a useful source of information for anyone commencing a deeper study in this, or related fields.
725. Johnson, Matthew Behind the Castle Gate London, Routledge 2002
0 415 26100 7
illus., diagrams., biblio.
A lively but scholarly reappraisal of castle design and building. Life in castles was not so grim as we might expect, and careful examination of sites and plans can show how castle builders were careful to site and build these structures with regard not only to defence, but to the quality of life that they could sustain. An intriguing book, with much relevance and reference to Kent.
942K. Lyle, Marjorie Canterbury: 2000 years of history Stroud, Tempus Publishing 2002
0 7524 1948 X
illus., plates (col), diagrams, biblio.
A useful, modern account of Canterbury’s history, with some good illustrations and an intelligent text.
913. Crainge, Gerald The Roman Channel Crossing of AD43: the constraints of Claudius’s naval strategy; Oxford, Archaeopress 2002
1 84171 2973
maps, diagrams, biblio.
BAR British Series 2973
352.2K. Ingleton, Roy Policing Kent: Guarding the garden of England, 1800-2000 Chichester, Phillimore & Co Ltd 2002
1 86077 2331
front., illus., biblio.
A well written account of policing in Kent. It contains good illustrations and would be a useful source of information for anyone commencing a deeper study in this, or related fields.