Collection blog
Finding a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence
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In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.
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News
Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence discovered at The National Archives
NewA rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered at The National Archives.
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Outreach blog
Unheard Voices: Encountering difficult histories with the Sri Lankan Tamil community
NewIn this blog, Hari Chandrapal explains how she explored unsettling histories with members of the Sri Lankan community using records at The National Archives.
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Outreach blog
Where Paper Remembers: South Asian Stories – A model for regional engagement
Iqbal Singh and Dr Shaniece Martin recently co‑led a workshop in Coventry inspired by the exhibition Stories That Made Us – Roots, Resilience, Representation.
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Collection blog
The day a missile struck The National Archives' site
When Chris Ransted learned that during the Second World War, a V1 flying bomb hit the site where The National Archives now stands, he chose to investigate.
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Collection blog
Researching LGBTQ+ histories in the archives of government
In this blog post Vicky Iglikowski-Broad explains how you can get started in researching LGBTQ+ histories through government records.
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Our research blog
Recovering histories of Scandinavian seafarers in the Prize Papers
On a three-month placement at the National Archives, Kaia Sollie explored records about Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian seafaring in the seventeenth century.
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Collection blog
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2026
To celebrate Volunteers' week, The National Archives’ Keith Mitchell reflects on the achievements of our volunteers and their projects.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing the copyright collection
In this blog post, Katherine Howells explores how our volunteers have catalogued copyright records and highlights the stories they can tell us.
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News
Caribbean and West African scholars to lead new research into transatlantic slavery
New funding to preserve historical records related to transatlantic slavery.
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Collection blog
The A–Z of the Royal Navy Captains' letters project – 'N' to 'Z'
Bruno Pappalardo reports on the final findings of the volunteer Royal Navy Captains’ letters project.
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News
200th UK archive awarded accredited status
The UK's 200th archive has been awarded accredited status.
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Our research blog
Exploring archival value: Does the ‘perfect parchment’ exist?
Olivia Page looks back on a recent conservation workshop that explored the sensory and physical qualities of historical materials.
