Tag: Research Archives and archivistsWhat’s new in UK archives?Wednesday 11 July 2018Whether it be a gigabyte of data, a single file or 230 boxes of...Records and researchWhy can’t I find what I’m looking for?Monday 9 July 2018Some people contact The National Archives with an unspoken hope that we hold all...Records and researchThe NHS at 70, part 2: publicising national healthFriday 6 July 2018Welcome back to this, the second of my short series of blogs celebrating the...Records and researchAuthors in the archivesTuesday 27 February 2018Following the success of our ‘Behind the Scenes’ repository tours we are currently running...Records and researchDeath, the doctor and the detective writerThursday 18 January 2018Recently, while researching documents to use as part of a document display, I chanced...Archives and archivistsBanishing the bulk! Conserving a 17th century volumeWednesday 18 October 2017Of more than 11 million documents in The National Archives’ collection, approximately 5,700 have...Archives and archivistsStep into The National Archives’ libraryFriday 6 October 2017Twenty years ago, we first opened our research library to the public. This anniversary seemed...Archives and archivists1967 Sexual Offences Act: 50 years onWednesday 19 July 2017This Act of Parliament decriminalised homosexual acts between two men over the age of...Archives and archivistsStrongroom to Seminar: archives and teaching in higher educationMonday 24 April 2017Integrating document-based learning into higher education teaching is an excellent way to bring any...Records and researchWhat’s in a place?Tuesday 18 April 2017I feel comfortable with the idea of pointing to London on a map. I...Records and researchThe Glubb Pasha papers: a precarious existenceTuesday 4 April 2017Historical documents are precious, but their existence can be precarious. This was emphasised when...Records and researchTracing the political history of Cairo’s coffeehousesThursday 23 March 2017Tracing the history of Cairo’s coffeehouses can offer invaluable insights into Egypt’s social, cultural,... « 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 11 »