Tag: Collection care Behind the scenesDigitising and conserving black cultural historyMonday 13 February 2017I prepared and conserved the Adamah Family Collection before digitisation - a challenging project...Behind the scenesA stitch in time…Wednesday 14 October 2015A stitch in time saves nine: an apt phrase that sums up one of...Behind the scenesTransatlantic journey: transporting the ‘Holland Map’Wednesday 2 September 2015For the first time in 250 years the ‘Holland Map’, Samuel Holland’s map of...Behind the scenesCombatting dust in our collectionFriday 15 May 2015Spring. A time for new beginnings and, dare I say it, spring cleaning! With...Behind the scenesShip shape: conserving the Regent’s Canal Company’s minute booksThursday 26 February 20152012 marked the bicentenary of construction starting on London’s famous Regent’s Canal. The Regent’s...Behind the scenesKeeping FO 371 accessibleWednesday 28 January 2015Among the vast collections held here at The National Archives, FO 371 is one of...Behind the scenesProtecting our (and your!) collectionTuesday 20 January 2015Polyester or polyethylene envelopes, rather than other plastics such as polyvinylchloride (PVC), are used...Behind the scenesSeeing the invisible – striking images of dust!Thursday 18 December 2014Scanning electron microscopy has revealed striking images of dust particles found in The National Archives’...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: Prize PapersTuesday 28 October 2014Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display related to the High Court of Admiralty Prize...Behind the scenesReflections on glossFriday 3 October 2014Our project on dust is now approaching the half-way point. The project, which started...Behind the scenesGathering dustMonday 30 June 2014Unsurprisingly, we have dust at The National Archives! I never imagined that dust would...Behind the scenesTo display or not to display – that is the question…Thursday 17 April 2014Faded book spines, curtain backs, and tapestries; we’ve all witnessed the irreversible damage that... « 1 2 3 4 5 »
