Tag: 1920s Records and researchJazz, the Charleston and moral panic: Music and dance in 1920s BritainFriday 13 May 2022At midnight on Saturday 17 December 1927 an undercover police officer, Frederick Broomfield,...Records and researchThe emergence of jazz in the 1921 CensusTuesday 10 May 2022There can be no doubt that the 1921 Census has a lot to offer...Records and researchTracing the Deaf community in the 1921 CensusThursday 5 May 2022The release of a census always provides a wealth of research potential, and the...Records and research‘Experimental in every sense’: The Metropolitan Police Women PatrolsThursday 28 April 2022The records of the Metropolitan Police and Home Office, held at The National Archives,...Records and researchJix’s ‘war on night club evils’Wednesday 20 April 2022After the strains of the First World War, the nation craved entertainment and throughout...Records and research1920s fashion and design in The National Archives’ visual collectionsTuesday 12 April 2022The registered design collection at The National Archives offers us a unique insight into...Records and researchImproving the nation’s stock for ‘Great and Greater Britain’: Eugenics in the 1920sWednesday 30 March 2022The practice of eugenics - that is, selectively encouraging people with what are perceived...Records and researchFamily planning in the 1920s: Marie Stopes and the ‘wise precaution of delay’Tuesday 29 March 2022was published. Aimed at married couples, it became an instant bestseller and went through...Records and researchThe 1922 Wilmcote railway accident: 100 years onThursday 24 March 2022You probably won’t have heard of Edward Sherwood, Lewis Washburn, George Booker or William...Records and researchLGBTQ+ lives through the censusMonday 28 February 2022Families come in all shapes and sizes. Same-sex couples now have the right to...Records and research‘A vast window display’: The British Empire Exhibition of 1924-5Tuesday 22 February 2022In 1924 an exhibition was held at Wembley Park in London, which aimed to...Records and researchImagining Empire in the 1920s: Posters of the Empire Marketing BoardTuesday 15 February 2022If you found yourself walking on Charing Cross Road on New Year’s Day in... « 1 2 3 »