Tag: Collection care 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...Behind the scenesLearning through doing in collection careWednesday 19 March 2014I started off 2014 with a three month internship with the Collections Care department...Behind the scenesTransparent papers thank you! (keep up the good work)Thursday 28 November 2013Transparent papers, such as tracing paper and vegetable parchment, are a valuable yet fragile...Behind the scenesSave the plot, don’t lose it!Thursday 24 October 2013An invitation for hands-on volunteering for map preservation (You don’t have to be a...Behind the scenesThe gloves are offSunday 1 September 2013How many of us have thought that white cotton gloves are a must for... « 1 2 3 4 5 6 »