Search results found for: health Behind the scenesHandling historic collections: The gloves are still offWednesday 31 May 2023The use of gloves in handling historic collections is a question that arises frequently....Records and researchPolicing migration: researching the lives of foreign nationals in a government archiveTuesday 30 May 2023We trace the stories of three people who migrated to Britain during the 1920s...Archives and archivistsDementia Action Week 2023: Disabled nurses of the First World WarThursday 18 May 2023Two years ago, while still in lockdown, we ran an online creative project with...Records and researchSyrups and ships: Early sugar consumption in EnglandTuesday 16 May 2023What can a recipe teach us about the role of sugar in English society...Records and researchGreasy poles, jam tarts and music hall songs: Celebrating the Coronation of Edward VIITuesday 18 April 2023Copyright records can show us how Edward VII's coronation was celebrated locally....Records and research‘Wicked and seditious writings’ – Thomas Paine, Rights of Man and treasonWednesday 5 April 2023What happened when the radical writer was taken to court, accused of sedition?...Records and researchEna Clare Sullivan: A Jamaican nurse aboard the Empire WindrushWednesday 29 March 2023Records we hold provide a unique insight into Sullivan’s story after she disembarked at...Records and researchExamining the Foreign Office’s ‘Slave Trade Department’ recordsFriday 24 March 2023This blog examines what these records can tell us about the experiences of the...Records and researchHow Florence Nightingale David saved lives during the Blitz – with statisticsFriday 3 March 2023We explore the wartime work carried out by this pioneering statistician...Records and researchThe Royal Vauxhall Tavern: RaidedTuesday 24 January 2023In January 1987 the iconic LGBTQ+ bar and drag venue, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern...Records and researchHidden in plain sight: Finding working-class women in The National ArchivesWednesday 21 December 2022Archival records are a window to the past quite unlike any other. Their ability...Archives and archivistsExploring archives and emotions through applied psychology and arts practiceTuesday 13 December 2022This blog is the culmination of a number of years of work which started... « 1 2 3 4 5 … 22 »