All posts Records and researchJust a pill: 60 years of the contraceptive pill on the NHSSaturday 4 December 2021On 20 January 1961 Searle & Co wrote to the Chief Medical Officer of...Records and researchRoyal Patriotic School: Interrogation of civilians arriving in UK from abroadFriday 3 December 2021From May 1940 British officials started interviewing foreign nationals or refugees arriving at British...Records and researchResearching lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Scarlets and Blues project (Part 2)Thursday 2 December 2021In this second blog exploring what kind of research might be undertaken using the...Records and researchPessaries to French letters: Contraceptives before the pillWednesday 1 December 2021On 4 December 1961, the contraceptive pill was introduced on the NHS in the...Archives and archivistsCatching up with two former Bridging the Digital Gap traineesWednesday 1 December 2021Since 2018, The National Archives’ Bridging the Digital Gap programme has created 24 technical...Records and researchResearching lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Scarlets and Blues project (Part 1)Tuesday 30 November 2021This month, The National Archives launched the Scarlets and Blues project, which is now...Records and researchThe land of milk and honey?Monday 29 November 2021In the late 1940s many West Indians travelled to Britain seeking employment. This diaspora,...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2021: Day FiveFriday 26 November 2021The final day of Catalogue Week 2021 sees three presentations including a study of...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2021: Day FourThursday 25 November 2021On day four of Catalogue Week 2021 the focus is on the First and...Records and researchAbbreviation and identification: Cataloguing war diaries 1939-46Thursday 25 November 2021Several years ago, a project began to improve the listing of the war diaries,...Archives and archivistsRewarding gallantry on the Home Front: Civilian honours in the Second World WarThursday 25 November 2021To coincide with Catalogue Week at The National Archives, I would like to share...Archives and archivistsCatalogue Week 2021: Day ThreeWednesday 24 November 2021There are four contributions on day three of Catalogue Week 2021. Philippa Hellawell discusses... « 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 168 »