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Pollution in the Archive
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In this blog, Heather Craddock and Giorgia Tolfo reflect on the 2025 ‘Talking records: Pollution in the Archive’ symposium held at The National Archives.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
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Research projects
Archive Rambler: from Westward Ho! to Bideford
NewGiorgia Tolfo continues her trip along the South West Coast Path, exploring the rewards of combining archival research and walking.
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Research projects
Archive Rambler: from Hartland to Clovelly
NewHow can archival research deepen the experience of hiking, and vice versa? Giorgia Tolfo finds out on a trip down the South West Coast Path.
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Community outreach
(In)visible Ink: Uncovering the life of a spy through playwriting
Writer in Residence, Rupert Shirley, reflects on writing an original play based on our records.
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Community outreach
Unlocking stories through cataloguing collections: Archives Revealed
Jessica Hogg explores how Archives Revealed projects are connecting communities and celebrating diversity and identity.
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The collection
From curiosity to career: my first year in archives
Over the last year, Liv Page has been working at The National Archives as a Level 7 Archivist and Records Manager apprentice.
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The collection
Catalogue Week 2025
Archivist Jane Langford introduces our annual celebration of cataloguing projects at The National Archives.
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The collection
Cataloguing transatlantic slavery records: an archival history
Cataloguer Adrian Browne traces the custodial history of the Detached Papers, investigating the legacies of Victorian-era recordkeeping.
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The collection
Cataloguing West African records
Our volunteers have finished cataloguing Colonial Office correspondence from Cameroons and Togoland, explore these records here.
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The collection
Tracing medical records from the First World War
Explore how we are preserving medical records from the First World War and how you can access them.
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Digital
Welcome to the new National Archives online catalogue!
We want to bring the archives to everyone, and as the first step towards that goal we’ve worked on making the online catalogue more accessible and inviting.
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Digital
Celebrating digital records
Learn more about The National Archives' digital preservation work and how you can preserve records that matter to you.
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The collection
The A–Z of the Royal Navy Captains' letters project – 'D' to 'M'
Bruno Pappalardo reveals the latest findings of the volunteer Royal Navy Captains’ letters project.
