Posts by Sarah VanSnick Archives and archivistsResearch Exchange: Preservation in digital researchMonday 18 October 2021Our Research Exchange series features interviews with researchers across The National Archives in which...Behind the scenesIntroducing The Keeper’s GalleryWednesday 12 December 2012Those blog readers who’ve been to Kew recently will have noticed we’ve carried out...Behind the scenesPest monitoring in the archivesWednesday 12 September 2012I’m going to start this post off by saying I really don’t like bugs!...Behind the scenesUnderstanding our archive storage environmentMonday 20 August 2012Every morning when I turn on my computer, one of the first things I...Behind the scenesMapping our collectionWednesday 11 July 2012Collection Care is often about finding solutions to difficult problems and I addressed this...Behind the scenesA challenge and a solutionMonday 18 June 2012As a conservator, my favourite archival material has always been photographs. There’s just something...Behind the scenesThe laboratory in the archivesWednesday 23 May 2012Did you know there are beakers and high-tech equipment for scientific analysis here at...Behind the scenesThe Good, the Bad and the Unfit for ProductionWednesday 25 April 2012On your visit to The National Archives, you get your reader’s ticket to order...Behind the scenesThinking about the boxFriday 23 March 2012Think for a minute about your last visit to a museum. Now, can you...Behind the scenesLet there be lighting policyMonday 5 March 2012Perhaps, like me, you are enjoying the return of light to your life as Spring...Behind the scenesLooking closerWednesday 22 February 2012As the blog has been pointing out, we have a wonderful assortment of treasures...