Category: Behind the scenes Archives and archivistsDigital archiving is a risky businessMonday 3 June 2019This blog is published as part of International Archives Week, which explores the theme...Behind the scenesTracing your house historyWednesday 1 May 2019The dwelling that you call home will always hold a unique treasure trove of...Behind the scenesMeet the new research staff in Collections CareMonday 15 April 2019This spring, several new research staff have joined our Collection Care Department. Our Collection...Archives and archivistsCreating our Cold War exhibitionFriday 12 April 2019When Steve Burgess and Juliette Johnstone from our events and exhibitions team first approached...Archives and archivistsVikings, squirrels and viral social media: my professional placementThursday 28 March 2019I blogged back in November with the other 2018-19 fellows as we started out...Behind the scenesThe saviour of the sewersWednesday 27 March 2019Thursday 28 March marks the bicentenary of the birth of Joseph Bazalgette – one of...Behind the scenesMeet our new Collection Care research staffMonday 25 March 2019This spring, several new research staff have joined our Collection Care Department. Our Collection...Archives and archivistsWax seal moulds – from drawer to DiscoveryMonday 18 March 2019PRO 23 is an historic collection of moulds taken from wax seals held by The...Archives and archivistsWhat’s life like as a Bridging the Digital Gap trainee?Thursday 7 March 2019Greetings and salutations. I’m Jim and I’m a trainee digital archivist. ‘What’s that?’ I...Behind the scenesDelivering our first researcher development programmeWednesday 6 March 2019Many people are aware that The National Archives provides researchers with access to its...Behind the scenesReading about the Great EscapeTuesday 26 February 2019During the Second World War, more than 100,000 British servicemen were captured by the Germans –...Behind the scenesQueens on film and in printTuesday 29 January 2019When you were little did you play at being a princess? I did and I... « 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 … 38 »