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2 Jan 2024: Latest news. Email us:. archives@chu.cam.ac.uk.

30 Jan 2024: Discover our collections which comprise a wide-range of documents by more than 570 key political, military and scientific figures.

16 May 2024: A practical guide to visiting and using the Archives Centre, including opening hours, services, access guidelines and rules.

31 Jul 2023: Churchill Archives Centre relies on the support and generosity of trusts and individuals, find out about ways to get involved.

3 Oct 2023: Links to our digitised collections, sound archive, online exhibitions, podcasts, image gallery, films of our past events and other videos.

26 Jul 2023: Timeline for Churchill Archives Centre, from 1961-2019

30 Apr 2024: How to get in touch with Churchill Archives Centre, and more information about our staff.

9 Jun 2023: Our collections are a valuable resource for students at all levels. We are happy to receive school groups, individual students and teachers.

10 Jan 2024: A guide to our remote services, including research and publication copies of our collections, and remote research.

7 Nov 2023: Policy for the provision of services to university, school and other educational groups, and to establish requirements and standards.

24 Aug 2023: The answers to frequently asked questions about visiting the Archives Centre, searching our collections and obtaining copies.

11 Dec 2023: A short black and white film used to promote the opening of Churchill Archives Centre in July 1973.

3 May 2024: The Churchill papers are a collection of Winston Churchill's writings throughout his lifetime, comprising more than a million documents.

31 Jul 2023: The Archives Centre offers volunteer placements for those aged 18+ and interested in a career in archives, records management or conservation.

30 Jan 2024: Links to some useful educational resources for schools and history students, on a wide range of subjects including Winston Churchill.

7 Nov 2023: A summary of the strategy of Churchill Archives Centre including our core objectives and strategic priorities.

12 Oct 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Recent events: video. Recent events: video. A selection of recent events which were recorded and are now available online. All these videos and more are available on

18 Jul 2023: It has been constructed to an extremely high specification, designed to meet the relevant British Standard and to accord with the latest guidelines from the Historical Manuscripts Commission.

5 Mar 2024: Guide to the papers of John Burns Hynd, and how new additions to the collection were packaged by our conservators

7 Nov 2023: This policy states and communicates the principles that guide collection description and the creation and publication of finding aids.

18 Jul 2023: The opening was performed by the United States Ambassador, Walter Annenberg, on 26 July 1973 in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh and Lady Spencer-Churchill. As Michael Hoskin recalls, “It was a memorable day, not least because Mr Annenber

29 Feb 2024: An introduction to Julian Amery, politician, and his archive. Written on completion of cataloguing the c.700 box collection.

7 Nov 2023: This policy aims to establish consistent principles for the management of all material held in digital formats at Churchill Archives Centre.

8 Feb 2024: Recorded videos of talks from Churchill Archives Centre's 50th anniversary conference, September 2023, Celebrating Preservation and Access

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Microfilming of the Churchill papers begins. 2000. Microfilming of the Churchill papers begins. Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and photo. Your

29 Feb 2024: An article about Ralph Alger Bagnold, early pioneer of desert exploration by motor car and founder of the Long Range Desert Group.

7 Nov 2023: Film crews must be off site by 5.00pm at the latest.

18 Jul 2023: The Churchill Archive supports teaching, study and research, providing an invaluable resource for a wide range of courses. It includes more than 800,000 pages of original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965. Documents range from Churchill’s

29 Feb 2024: A catalogue of the papers of Sarah Churchill, the third child of Winston and Sarah Churchill, nicknamed 'Mule' for her stubborn nature.

2 Nov 2023: Past By-Fellowship reports can be found by searching this site for ‘By-Fellowship report’, where they will appear in our news archives.

17 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Alan Kucia, archivist (1991-2000). 1991. Appointment of Alan Kucia, archivist (1991-2000). Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and photo.

29 Feb 2024: Sir William Bull MP (1863-1931) kept an unusual diary covering virtually every day of his life from age 13 to a few weeks before his death.

7 Nov 2023: Churchill Archives Centre is keen to promote and facilitate access to information and welcomes enquiries about the Centre and its collections.

27 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Marion Stewart, archivist (1978-1987). 1978. Appointment of Marion Stewart, archivist (1978-1987). Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories

29 Feb 2024: Hankey diary entries for April 1915, HNKY 1/1. April 18:. News of loss of submarine in Dardanelles.

7 Nov 2023: The Centre has its own social media accounts and regularly promotes “news posts”, research guides and visual research stories on its collection and other developments.

18 Jul 2023: (Georgina Elizabeth) Angela Raspin (1938-2013) joined the College as archivist in 1973. She was born in Keighley, brought up in Boston Spa in West Yorkshire, and studied modern history at Durham University.

5 Mar 2024: Guide to the papers of Sir Kenneth Hutchison, one of the figures credited with changing the fortunes of the British gas industry.

18 Jul 2023: Piers Brendon succeeded Bill Barnett as Keeper from 1995-2001 and was involved in concluding the long negotiations for the Churchill Papers. In April 1995, grants from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the John Paul Getty Foundation enabled

7 Nov 2023: The aim of this policy is to produce an integrated policy for the governance and management of the Churchill Archives Centre.

5 Mar 2024: An introduction to the papers of the Eurosceptic Labour MP Nigel Spearing

5 Mar 2024: Guide to the papers of Stephen Roskill, who played a key role in the early development of the Archives Centre, bringing many important collections of military and naval papers to Cambridge.

27 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Patricia Bradford, archivist (1974-1978). 1974. Appointment of Patricia Bradford, archivist (1974-1978). Share your memories of this year. Add your own

3 Oct 2023: Dr Brendon and the Archives Centre were suddenly front page news:. ... It has been constructed to an extremely high specification, designed to meet the relevant British Standard and to accord with the latest guidelines from the Historical Manuscripts

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Elizabeth Bennett, archivist (1987-1990). 1987. Appointment of Elizabeth Bennett, archivist (1987-1990). Share your memories of this year. Add your own

5 Mar 2024: 2nd Subaltern Churchill watches a demonstration of the latest methods of infantry training, Dec 1942.

29 Feb 2024: An introduction to the papers of Mark Abrams, pioneer of market research and opinion polling.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Strongroom and archivist office added to the library. Strongroom and archivist office added to the library. Share your memories of this year. Add your own stories and

29 Feb 2024: Some time ago we had a very exciting addition to the papers of Lady Diana Cooper, the beautiful (and rather eccentric) socialite, writer, actress and political hostess.

18 Jul 2023: You can read an article by Edwin Welch, written for the archives journal Archivaria, in which he reflects on the new Archives Centre building.