All posts Behind the scenesAwakening the giantTuesday 21 July 2020In early April, we published a blog about ‘sending the giant to sleep’, which...Records and researchThe Royal Naval inspiration behind Jane Austen’s workSaturday 18 July 2020Leading up to the 203rd anniversary of Jane Austen’s death in 1817, I have...Behind the scenesCOVID-19 and the challenge it presents to volunteeringFriday 17 July 2020The closure of the Kew site has affected us all since 20 March 2020,...Archives and archivistsQuantifying digital preservation risks using statisticsFriday 17 July 2020The National Archives has been working with statisticians from the University of Warwick and...Records and researchReclaiming the records: Sex work and the stateThursday 16 July 2020The state has had a long, complex and largely negative relationship with sex workers...Managing informationThe National Bibliographic KnowledgebaseWednesday 15 July 2020The National Bibliographic Knowledgebase (NBK) is a search site that allows for searching for...Archives and archivistsThe Archivists’ Guide to Film: The Great EscapeMonday 29 June 2020The Archivists’ Guide to Film is a blog series in which staff at The...Records and researchIn Their Own Write: Three million words!Friday 26 June 2020In Their Own Write is an ambitious research project which is uncovering the voice...Records and researchDigitising little treasures – Part 2: The Edouard LineThursday 25 June 2020Following a 1,500km bicycle journey and two weeks at sea, Egbert was finally back...Records and researchBefore Glastonbury there was … Hyde ParkThursday 25 June 2020This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Glastonbury Festival. Music has brought comfort...Records and researchDigitising little treasures – Part 1: Egbert Rizzo and the making of an SOE AgentWednesday 24 June 2020As a Project Conservator in the Digitisation Team, I am used to hundreds of...Records and research‘The Devil among The Antiquaries’: Archivists and arguments at the Tower of LondonTuesday 23 June 2020We like to think of archivists as not just incredibly knowledgeable, resourceful and hard-working... « 1 … 39 40 41 42 43 … 168 »