Mikael Alm, Professor of History, Project Manager Volume F. 413 in the Gustavian Collection holds a collection of documents by Gustav III’s hand regarding various ceremonial and festive occasions, ranging from his coronation and royal weddings to tournaments and everyday court etiquette. Among these documents are three lists of Christmas presents for the royal family and…

The note is one of the smallest but also one of the more symbolically condensed items in the Gustavian collection. As King Gustav III prepared to leave for the Russian front in June 1788, he made all necessary arrangements.

“Building Research Infrastructure: Digitisation, Digital Enhancement, and Dissemination of the Gustavian Collection”: Project participants Mikael Alm, Sebastian Cöllen, and Johan Sjöberg present the project at the recently started Seminar for Digital History (Digitalhistoriska seminariet), Tuesday 25 April, 1-3 pm. Online (see News–>Programme for zoom link).