Posts by Jenni Orme Archives and archivistsDr Guttmann and the origins of the Paralympic GamesWednesday 1 September 2021Until the middle of the 20th century experiencing an injury to your spine was...Archives and archivistsWhat’s on? Plenty!Friday 17 July 2015Here at The National Archives we’ve been working hard on an overhaul of our...Records and researchFiles on film: Petitions for equalityThursday 4 December 2014Have you ever imagined where Siegfried Sassoon was sitting while writing his poems? Or...Records and researchIsland of hope and tearsWednesday 12 November 2014On this day 50 years ago, Ellis Island, the famous immigration point for many...Records and researchNelson Mandela: life imprisonment 12 June 1964Thursday 12 June 2014Today is the 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela being sentenced to life imprisonment. At...Records and researchOfficial discourses and personal sources: Women’s History Month, part 2Thursday 27 March 2014This is the second in a two part series marking Women’s History Month. To...Records and researchPoems for a princessMonday 24 February 2014This year marks 100 years since the birth of Noor Inayat Kahn, known in...Behind the scenesDiversity Week: celebration and commemorationMonday 27 January 2014I’m particularly looking forward to the range of external talks we have organised this...Records and researchLife or death by chocolate?Friday 18 October 2013‘Anything is good if it’s made of chocolate’ Jo Brand is quoted as saying....Records and research‘Therapeutic theories of segregation and classification’Wednesday 18 September 2013With one week to go until ‘Files on film’ closes, this is my final...Records and researchA chance of greater safety and health?Wednesday 28 August 2013Less than one month to go until ‘Files on film’ closes! In case you’ve...Records and research‘Unknown and darkest England’Friday 26 July 2013‘… we have attempted to give the visitor from the West Indies a fair... 1 2 3 »