Meet the Head of Special Collections, Daryl Green.

VOiCE volunteer, Lily Mellon, sat down in conversation with Daryl in October 2021. They discuss Daryl's career path and the last 18 months at the Centre for Research Collections. Their chat includes objects in the Collections; recent Exhibitions; intern opportunities and the start of a Virtual Reading Room.

Daryl began his role at the CRC two weeks before the first UK (COVID-19) lockdown in March 2020.

After completing his studies in the USA, Daryl's undergraduate supervisor encouraged him to study abroad. He gained a Masters at the University of York, England in Medieval Studies before returning to the US to complete his post doc. Daryl took a post as a rare book cataloguer at the University of St Andrews and later became the rare book librarian there. In 2016, Daryl moved to Oxford but ultimately his love for the east coast of Scotland drew him back up north.

The Centre for Research Collections is based on the sixth floor of the main library at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.