"archives" blog posts

Careers - “What are you going to do with a degree in history?”Archivists looking at records

Careers - “What are you going to do with a degree in history?”

We found out how history graduate Lindsey Sutton turned her degrees in history and archive management into a career.

Posted on: 19 March 2018

Victorian vagrants - researching female criminals from the Victorian eraHistoric records.

Victorian vagrants - researching female criminals from the Victorian era

One of the most fascinating aspects of my research is going beyond the stats and the figures and constructing biographies of the women I’m researching. In order to do this I’ve been utilising material held in local archives, such as newspapers held on microfilm, but I’ve also been making extensive use of digital sources.

Posted on: 5 October 2017

Libraries and life in Washington DC - building the foundations of my PhD thesisLibrary of Congress, Washington.

Libraries and life in Washington DC - building the foundations of my PhD thesis

I was lucky enough to move to Washington D.C. from September 2016 until February this year, to undertake a British Research Council Fellowship at the John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress.

Posted on: 5 April 2017

Using our archives - hidden stories from LGBT historyHeadshot of April Ashley

Using our archives - hidden stories from LGBT history

Masters student and archivist, Emma Cummings, reflects on how archives and collections can act as an important part of highlighting hidden stories from LGBT history.

Posted on: 29 March 2017