All posts Archives and archivists120 days in an archiveWednesday 26 May 2021My secondment to the archive of Amnesty International’s International Secretariat (AI) has been my...Records and researchThe Lion and Unicorn Pavilion: Legacies of the 1951 Festival of BritainTuesday 25 May 2021If you had taken a walk along the south bank of London’s River Thames...Records and researchFrom Yemen to Yorkshire: Using mixed methods to investigate migrationFriday 21 May 2021The Yemeni community forms a small but important part of Sheffield’s population, with most...Records and researchAfter Troyes: Privy seal clerks in France and a letter for Thomas HoccleveFriday 21 May 2021When Henry V’s war machine trundled through France it was accompanied by a highly...Archives and archivistsConnecting through Collections: Dementia activists meet the new generationWednesday 19 May 2021Dementia, which affects many of us during our lifetime, is a subject clouded by...Behind the scenesPrime Ministers, scandals and mysteries of No. 10 Downing StreetTuesday 18 May 2021Within the walls of No. 10 there have been some hardy, ambitious characters that...Records and researchHigh morals and low lifes: British cinema and the government after World War TwoTuesday 18 May 2021From papers and photographs to posters and maps, The National Archives’ collection contains over...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 2)Friday 14 May 2021So far (in my previous post), we have seen the influence of scientific reforms...Records and researchCounting the people: The census through timeThursday 13 May 2021This year, when you completed your 2021 census, you were participating in an ambitious,...Records and researchScientific professionals within the Royal Naval Service (part 1)Thursday 13 May 2021In the first half of 19th century, science was mostly about observing and collecting....Records and researchEthel Gordon Fenwick: The story of the first State Registered NurseWednesday 12 May 2021On 23 December 1919, after decades of campaigning, the Nurses Registration Act was passed,...Records and research5 May 1821: ‘Napoleon is no more’Wednesday 5 May 2021200 years ago, on 5 May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, former Emperor of the French,... « 1 … 31 32 33 34 35 … 169 »