Category: Records and research Records and researchEdward Carpenter: Free love advocate and LGBTQ+ rights pioneerMonday 29 August 2022Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) was an extraordinary individual for his time. Carpenter was an author,...Records and researchGarveyism: A letter from the black working classThursday 25 August 2022Some years ago a letter in our collection from a group of black working-class...Records and research‘Obtaining state aid for the blind’: The 1920 Blind MarchTuesday 16 August 2022On 5 April 1920, members of the National League of the Blind (NLB) set...Records and researchThe Libyan Arab Force during the Second World WarMonday 15 August 2022The Libyan Arab Force, initially known as the British Arab Force before eventually becoming...Records and researchEarly photography in India: Tracing photographers through copyright recordsFriday 12 August 2022In the second half of the 19th century, photography began to flourish in many...Records and researchResearch Exchange: Letters of No MomentMonday 8 August 2022Named after the term used by previous High Court of Admiralty (HCA) clerks, translators...Records and research‘Bad and Ripe for Mischief’: Events of 1810 as seen by the Home OfficeThursday 4 August 2022The past, they say, is another country and Home Office papers from 1810 reveal...Behind the scenesNew insights into the First World War military nursesTuesday 2 August 2022Since late 2021, an increasingly large group of volunteers has been working its way...Records and research1921: Truth and fictionTuesday 26 July 2022I was pleased to get my first peek into the 1921 Census when it...Records and researchThe Great Smog of 1952Tuesday 19 July 2022This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Great Smog of London, which occurred...Records and researchResearching overseas forces in the Second World War: ‘French Tchad’Wednesday 13 July 2022The National Archives has now released the first (approximately) 150,000 records relating to several...Records and researchChildren of the Ruins: Jill Craigie, documentary maker, and the foundation of UNESCOFriday 8 July 2022In March this year, the British Film Institute issued a DVD compilation of films... « 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 115 »