Category: Records and research Behind the scenesTransparent papers need you!Friday 5 April 2013For the past six months I have been working on a challenging yet fascinating...Records and researchFriendly aliens in our fighting forcesWednesday 3 April 2013In October 1917 Russia withdrew from the First World War. One consequence of this...Records and researchThrough a lens: Malta – the George Cross IslandThursday 28 March 2013The Colonial Office library photographic collection contains 12 Malta albums with photographs ranging from...Records and researchThrough a lens: views of Tel Aviv 1909-1934Thursday 28 March 2013These photographs come from one of a number of albums covering the Middle East in the Colonial Office library...Behind the scenesMarvellous March Mash-up!Wednesday 27 March 2013“Come Mek Wi Dig Out Dem Roots!” was the enthusiastic cry as Sharon Tomlin,...Behind the scenesWriter of the Month: Antony BeevorMonday 25 March 2013For me, archival treasure does not mean the great historical scoop, although it is...Records and researchCyprus through a lens: A woman’s work …..Thursday 21 March 2013The latest batch of Colonial Office photographs from the Through a Lens series have been...Records and research‘The Spirit of ’45’ or ‘a natural development from the past’?Wednesday 20 March 2013On Monday I visited the beautiful Phoenix cinema and saw the new Ken Loach...Archives and archivistsTrainee Tuesday: Richard III… from the horse’s mouthTuesday 19 March 2013I am very privileged to be blogging to you today from a place to...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Ernest ButterworthMonday 18 March 2013Ernest Butterworth was my maternal great-grandfather, born in 1877, the son of John Butterworth...Records and researchImpressions of St Helena – the early 19th centuryFriday 15 March 2013As early as the 17th century, St Helena’s position in the South Atlantic made it...Records and researchA stamp for the Ladies or the Gentleman?Thursday 14 March 2013The latest release of pictures from Through a Lens have been made available on... « 1 … 101 102 103 104 105 … 114 »