Posts by Sarah Castagnetti 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...Records and researchMarkets, London buses and motifs: Untold tales of the Festival of BritainThursday 30 September 2021Seventy years ago today, on 30 September 1951, the Festival of Britain took down...Records and researchHMS Artemis: A real-life submarine drama in two actsMonday 27 September 2021The recent BBC drama ‘Vigil’ was set on a fictional Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarine,...Archives and archivistsThe Archivist’s Guide to Film: Target for TonightSunday 25 July 2021Eighty years ago, on 25 July 1941, the Ministry of Information released a film...Archives and archivistsConnecting collections amid COVID-19Wednesday 23 June 2021Though it was on April Fools’ Day, 75 years ago, that they opened their... 1 2 »
