Tag: Conservation Behind the scenesLetters Unread: Opening closed letters in the Prize Papers projectMonday 20 November 2023Conservator Camilla Camus-Doughan showcases how she opened envelopes that had been sealed for centuries....Behind the scenesLost in the gutter: mitigating text loss for digitisation projectsWednesday 12 July 2023How our digitisation conservators solved a problem to reveal hidden text....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....Behind the scenesIntroduction to conservation for digitisationWednesday 22 February 2023The National Archives digitises over 40,000 records every year. Who prepares them?...Archives and archivistsRecovering the record: Beyond 2022 at The National ArchivesThursday 26 May 2022A momentous anniversary is approaching. 30 June 2022 marks the centenary of the destruction...Archives and archivistsConservation volunteers rehouse over 5,000 films and negativesWednesday 2 February 2022The team of well-established volunteers in the Collection Care department has successfully completed a...Archives and archivistsDegradation of film negatives research: Approaches to treatment and unsolved issuesThursday 9 September 2021Working from home is not the natural habitat of a conservator. Like many in...Archives and archivistsThe removal and/or care of pressure-sensitive tape from paperTuesday 7 September 2021At the end of the 1920s, pressure-sensitive tapes (PSTs) were extensively adopted in museums,...Archives and archivistsA quick guide to microfading: How, what and why?Saturday 13 March 2021The loans and exhibitions team in our Collection Care department spends a lot of...Archives and archivistsGalling ink! How The National Archives preserves millions of documents written in iron gall inkSunday 7 March 2021Iron gall ink was first mentioned by Pliny the Elder in AD23 and was...Archives and archivistsHello British Science Week!Friday 5 March 2021When people think about science, GLAM institutions (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) are probably...Records and researchLetters of Note: Preparing the Prize Papers for digitisationThursday 30 April 2020Digitisation improves access to The National Archives’ rich collections. It is vital for opening... 1 2 3 … 5 »
