Posts by Sarah Castagnetti Behind the scenesResearching the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster Tuesday 29 October 2024'I often watch, read, or hear about historical events or figures and wonder if...Records and researchStudying away from home: British Council scholarship students 1937–1948Wednesday 31 July 2024What did people who came to the UK from across the world experience?...Records and researchOrgan Box: A campaign to promote organ donation in South Asian communitiesMonday 10 July 2023‘The message is the same to all – carry a donor card and tell...Records and researchPatently obvious: Tracing the inventions of William Henry Fox Talbot, photography pioneerThursday 1 June 2023We demonstrate how you can look at historical inventions recorded in documents at The...Records and researchWhat links Dracula and Tess of the d’Urbervilles?Tuesday 9 May 2023The answer is hidden in our collection of copyright registration forms...Records and researchOgu Umunwanyi, Ekong Iban, Women’s War: A story of protest by Nigerian womenThursday 30 March 2023Why did thousands of Nigerian women begin a series of protests in 1929 and...Archives and archivistsDigital by design: 20th century design data extracted from the Patents JournalMonday 21 November 2022The National Archives has a vast and rich collection of designs that were registered...Records and researchChildren of the Ruins: Jill Craigie, documentary maker, and the foundation of UNESCOFriday 8 July 2022In March this year, the British Film Institute issued a DVD compilation of films...Records and researchThat’s a wrap! Celebrating a six-month collaboration with government film archivesWednesday 29 December 2021Ten years ago on 31 December 2011 the Central Office of Information (COI) declared...Records and researchKicking the habit: Government’s first anti-smoking campaignsWednesday 27 October 2021This month is Stoptober – an annual media campaign started by Public Health England...Records and researchHome truths: Improving community relations by funding trips to Commonwealth countriesFriday 22 October 2021In 1969 the Central Office of Information (COI) made a film about a scheme...Archives and archivistsResearch Exchange: Presentation in digital researchThursday 21 October 2021This blog focuses on the theme of Presentation, discussing how we work with digital... 1 2 3 »