All posts Records and researchSeeking protection from gas warfare in 1915Wednesday 16 September 2015‘Complexion here was an ashed blueish grey, the expression most anxious and distressed with...Behind the scenesSchool days in the bookshopTuesday 15 September 2015It’s early September and I’m still waiting for August to arrive! I have to...Archives and archivistsTransforming Archives: UCL Institute of Education, Newsam Library and ArchiveMonday 14 September 2015Over the last year, I have been part of the National Archives Transforming Archives...Behind the scenesMaking decisions: users influencing strategyFriday 11 September 2015As recruitment for The National Archives’ User Advisory Group (UAG) opens, I wanted to...Records and researchEqual pay for equal work: female munitions workers in the First World WarThursday 10 September 2015In part one of our blog series on female munitions workers, my colleague Vicky detailed...Records and researchThe beginning of the London BlitzMonday 7 September 2015Air raids were one of the main strategies employed during the Second World War...Records and researchThe 1939 Register – when is a ‘census’ not a census?Friday 4 September 2015The declaration of war on Germany in September 1939 came as no great surprise....Archives and archivistsCare and comfort: First World War outreach workshopsWednesday 2 September 2015As part of a programme of outreach on the theme of South Asia and...Behind the scenesTransatlantic journey: transporting the ‘Holland Map’Wednesday 2 September 2015For the first time in 250 years the ‘Holland Map’, Samuel Holland’s map of...Records and research‘A floating Hell’: life on early 19th century convict hulksTuesday 1 September 2015Over the last few months I have introduced some of the convicts we have...Archives and archivistsTransforming Archives: Vivacity Peterborough ArchivesTuesday 1 September 2015I have been based at Peterborough Archives for the past 10 months, and my...Records and researchCarnival: bringing a ‘little bit of heaven’ to Notting HillFriday 28 August 2015The August bank holiday weekend is iconic as the weekend of Notting Hill Carnival... « 1 … 107 108 109 110 111 … 169 »