All posts Records and researchA century of British film censorshipMonday 31 December 2012The British Board of Film Censors was established 100 years ago, on 1 January...Records and researchFiles from 1982 – Renewing the Values of SocietyFriday 28 December 2012Today, previously secret government files have been released and are now available to be...Behind the scenesDeer in Mo-Ho-Ho-tionFriday 21 December 2012The blog will be taking a break over Christmas and New Year (but look...Records and researchA sticky situation: The Christmas pudding palaver of 1952Thursday 20 December 2012With an array of different Christmas puddings now available, you probably didn’t have any...Behind the scenesFinding Archives: what’s next?Wednesday 19 December 2012What is the Finding Archives project? For the last 18 months we have been...Archives and archivistsTrainee Tuesday: Unknown storiesTuesday 18 December 2012In my last post (Watch out Aliens!) I discussed the records I had based...Technology and innovationChristmas in the UK Government Web ArchiveMonday 17 December 2012A sign in the supermarket yesterday advised me that there were only eight sleeps until...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Thomas Cross, merchant seamanFriday 14 December 2012My First World War Tommy was not in the army, or any of the...Records and research‘Come, friendly bombs’Thursday 13 December 2012The title of today’s blog post comes from the first stanza of the poem...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...Records and researchTrainee Tuesday: Make-do and MendTuesday 11 December 2012When thinking of war posters, the slogans ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ or ‘Make-do...Records and researchA seasonal discovery in conscription appealsMonday 10 December 2012As we are nearing the end of preparing the Middlesex County Appeal tribunal papers... « 1 … 151 152 153 154 155 … 168 »