All posts Archives and archivistsPreserving digital records for the future at the LSE LibraryTuesday 19 April 2022In January 2021, I became one of eight successful candidates accepted onto the Bridging...Archives and archivistsArchives supporting environmental sustainabilityMonday 18 April 2022On 8 and 10 November, The National Archives held an event focused on the...Records and research1920s fashion and design in The National Archives’ visual collectionsTuesday 12 April 2022The registered design collection at The National Archives offers us a unique insight into...Records and researchMirabel Topham, saviour of the Grand NationalFriday 8 April 2022The Grand National has always had a difficult history. In the three decades after...Records and researchOne positive outcome from a terrible disasterThursday 7 April 2022This is the latest in a series of blogs to promote the work of...Archives and archivistsThe challenges of working on the Operation War Diary recordsWednesday 6 April 2022Operation War Diary was a five-year collaboration between Zooniverse, Imperial War Museums and The...Records and researchThe Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and Sir Rex HuntSaturday 2 April 2022For Sir Rex Hunt, Governor of the Falkland Islands, Thursday 1 April 1982 ‘began...Records and researchThe Falklands Conflict 40th anniversary: Researching Operation CorporateFriday 1 April 2022As the official archive for the UK Government, it is perhaps unsurprising that The...Behind the scenesThe secrets of a manuscriptThursday 31 March 2022Over the many thousands of years on this planet, we have looked to unravel...Records and researchImproving the nation’s stock for ‘Great and Greater Britain’: Eugenics in the 1920sWednesday 30 March 2022The practice of eugenics - that is, selectively encouraging people with what are perceived...Records and researchLepers of Maiden Bradley: Tracing the lives of women in medieval leper hospitalsTuesday 29 March 2022The leper hospital of Maiden Bradley was founded prior to 1164 by Manasser Biset,...Records and researchFamily planning in the 1920s: Marie Stopes and the ‘wise precaution of delay’Tuesday 29 March 2022was published. Aimed at married couples, it became an instant bestseller and went through... « 1 … 21 22 23 24 25 … 169 »