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29 Feb 2024: When the science of arranging personal archives becomes a fine art.

19 Jul 2023: In a recent episode of our podcast, our Senior Conservator, Sarah Lewery, reflects on how she has been preserving the collections for more than 20 years. Sarah talks about how she started her career in conservation, what are the challenges of today,

2 Feb 2022: Information about the ownership of the Thatcher Papers, releases of documents to the public, and contact details for more information.

11 Feb 2022: Letter from Churchill to Bonar Law (leader of the Conservative Party), 21 May 1915, justifying his role as First Lord of the Admiralty.

17 Jul 2023: The post of Keeper was formally separated from that of Librarian, and the first holder of the new office was the military and industrial historian Correlli Barnett. He took up his responsibilities on New Year’s Day 1977, little knowing that he

11 Feb 2022: Memorandum for Cabinet by Winston Churchill defending his Dardanelles policy, 15 August 1915. From the Churchill Papers.

18 Apr 2023: Research guide to the papers of the international lawyer Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, at Churchill Archives Centre

18 Jul 2023: The daughter of a headmaster, Helen Cam graduated from Royal Holloway College, University of London, with a BA in 1902. After a period as a schoolmistress, she returned to Royal Holloway as a lecturer in History. She moved to Girton College,

14 Feb 2022: Extract from the Daily Mail, 29 Oct 1938, “Oxford crystallises the true sentiments of the British people” about the Oxford City by-election.

29 Feb 2024: There are plenty of letters, video clips of news stories, cuttings from newspapers, drafts of articles and conference papers relating to these issues.

18 Jul 2023: Lise Meitner was born in Austria on 7 November 1878, the daughter of the Viennese lawyer, Phillip Meitner. In 1901 she entered the University of Vienna, becoming Doctor of Philosophy in 1906. In the following year Meitner left Austria and went to

14 Feb 2022: Reply from Quintin Hogg to Elizabeth Whitley, Oct 1938, responding to her letter about his election address and support for Chamberlain.

29 Feb 2024: He met privately with Ian Jacob on most weekday mornings, and was party to discussions surrounding the introduction of photography into news reporting, policies and procedures concerning the broadcast of religious ... Cadogan Papers, ACAD 2/8.

11 Feb 2022: Letter from Admiral Fisher (First Sea Lord) to Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty), 5 April 1915, relating to the Dardanelles campaign.

22 Feb 2024: Research guide to our collections, listing some of those which relate to Irish history before 1921.

11 Feb 2022: April 18. News of loss of submarine in Dardanelles. This reminds me that Lord Fisher told me he had protested against sending our new submarines to Dardanelles.

2 Feb 2022: View a chronological summary of Sir Winston Churchill's personal, military, parliamentary and ministerial life.

14 Feb 2022: It made headline news at the time: Churchill called the vote “abject, squalid, shameless” and “nauseating”, and it is even said to have misled Hitler into thinking the British had lost

21 Jun 2024: Guide to using some of the diaries at Churchill Archives Centre, focusing on formats, the naming and process of diary-keeping, as well as our published and unpublished diaries.

14 Feb 2022: Quintin Hogg's election address, October 1938 (with his own crossings-out) for the Oxford City by-election.