Tag: Collection care Behind the scenesTransparent papers need you!Friday 5 April 2013For the past six months I have been working on a challenging yet fascinating...Behind the scenesThe conservation of MH 47: Preparing military tribunal records for digitisationThursday 8 November 2012The conservation of MH 47 in preparation for digitisation has been an intriguing and...Behind the scenesWhat’s in the box?Wednesday 17 October 2012It’s been a good few weeks for news of new developments for archive services...Behind the scenesPest monitoring in the archivesWednesday 12 September 2012I’m going to start this post off by saying I really don’t like bugs!...Behind the scenesUnderstanding our archive storage environmentMonday 20 August 2012Every morning when I turn on my computer, one of the first things I...Behind the scenesMapping our collectionWednesday 11 July 2012Collection Care is often about finding solutions to difficult problems and I addressed this...Behind the scenesA challenge and a solutionMonday 18 June 2012As a conservator, my favourite archival material has always been photographs. There’s just something...Behind the scenesHow a conservator helped uncover Jubilee recordsThursday 31 May 2012Following the launch of The National Archives’ new online exhibition ‘To Her Most Excellent...Behind the scenesThe laboratory in the archivesWednesday 23 May 2012Did you know there are beakers and high-tech equipment for scientific analysis here at...Behind the scenesThe Good, the Bad and the Unfit for ProductionWednesday 25 April 2012On your visit to The National Archives, you get your reader’s ticket to order...Behind the scenesA really useful environmental standardWednesday 11 April 2012There are few topics likely to induce an eyes-glazed-over response more quickly than the...Behind the scenesThinking about the boxFriday 23 March 2012Think for a minute about your last visit to a museum. Now, can you... « 1 … 3 4 5 6 »