Posts by Lisa Berry-Waite Records and researchEmpire Windrush passengers accommodated at the Clapham South deep shelterTuesday 27 June 2023It was in Clapham where some of Empire Windrush passengers stayed immediately after arriving...Records and researchWomen on board the Empire WindrushWednesday 14 June 2023The stories of the women on board the Empire Windrush are often not discussed...Records and researchAn iconic and treasured record: The Empire Windrush passenger listTuesday 6 June 2023What is the Windrush passenger list? What can we learn from it? And why...Records and researchPolicing migration: researching the lives of foreign nationals in a government archiveTuesday 30 May 2023We trace the stories of three people who migrated to Britain during the 1920s...Records and researchEna Clare Sullivan: A Jamaican nurse aboard the Empire WindrushWednesday 29 March 2023Records we hold provide a unique insight into Sullivan’s story after she disembarked at...Records and researchPolitical pioneers: The first 20 women in CabinetWednesday 22 March 2023Find out more about the first 20 female Cabinet ministers and their journeys into government....Records and researchConstance Markievicz and the 1918 General ElectionWednesday 14 December 2022The 1918 General Election saw 17 women across the political spectrum stand for Parliament...Records and researchWinston Churchill’s hearing lossWednesday 30 November 2022Winston Churchill experienced ill health throughout his life; he caught pneumonia multiple times, sustained...Records and researchWomen, Parliament and Political SpaceMonday 21 November 2022How did women’s admission to the House of Commons impact the masculine structure of...Records and researchMary Hare’s Pioneering Establishment: The Dene Hollow Oral School for the DeafWednesday 16 November 2022This blog post looks at the Dene Hollow Oral School for the Deaf, which...Records and research‘Obtaining state aid for the blind’: The 1920 Blind MarchTuesday 16 August 2022On 5 April 1920, members of the National League of the Blind (NLB) set...Records and researchA ground-breaking ceremony: The Coronation of Elizabeth IIWednesday 1 June 2022This year Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum... 1 2 »
