Reflections on History and Practice 2025: Working with Memory
We look back at this year's History and Archives in Practice event, held on Wednesday 5 March at Senate House, London.
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The pannotype mystery: cracking the code of a forgotten photographic process
We delve into the fascinating research recently undertaken into a number of Victorian records in our collection featuring rare examples of early photography.
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The history of ‘indecent advertisements’ in public toilets
Collaborative doctoral student Jessica Gregory shares her research using records held at The National Archives.
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Narrating ephemeral archival presence: LGBTQ+ histories and Colonial Office records
PhD student Garfield Campbell took on the challenge of scoping LGBTQ+ lives in colonial records. Here, he reflects on his findings.
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Using archives to examine the BSE epidemic
Student Isobel Newby reflects on the research process of undertaking a PhD during a global pandemic.
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