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.
Blogs at The National Archives - posts from May 2026
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
Most recent posts
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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.
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Outreach blog
Using our records to connect through nature
In this blog post, Sara Griffiths discusses our learnings from recent outreach sessions to mark Dementia Action Week.
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News
The National Archives wins Museums + Heritage Award
MI5: Official Secrets, The National Archives exhibition co-curated with MI5, won the Museums + Heritage Award in the category, Temporary or Touring Exhibition.
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Our research blog
The Many Lives of Cardboard
In this blog, Lucy Razzall explores how The Many Lives of Cardboard project uses documents from our collection to trace the histories of this everyday material.
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Podcast
On the Record: The People’s Charter
In this episode of On the Record, we explore Chartism, Britain’s first mass political movement, driven by the working classes.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing British Army officer service records
Find out how our volunteers have improved catalogue descriptions for 19th-century military service records.
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Podcast
Trailer – On the Record: The People’s Charter
In our next episode, we explore the rise of Chartism, the 19th-century working-class mass movement that shook Britain’s political establishment.
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Our research blog
The architectural history of postcolonial West African universities
In this blog, PhD student Adefola Toye considers how she has used colonial records to research West Africa's architectural history as part of her PhD.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing the BT 51 and BT 50 registered designs
Explore how a team of volunteers have transcribed The National Archives’ records of registered designs from 1885–1888.
