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1 Mar 2023: KGB files from the famous Mitrokhin Archive are now open for consultation at the Churchill Archives Centre.

11 Feb 2022: Analyse extracts from the text of Churchill's speech on resigning from the Government, House of Commons, 15 November 1915.

18 Jul 2023: In June 2019, the archive of Professor Sir Robert Edwards (IVF pioneer) was opened for research following an 18 month project to catalogue and conserve the papers. The project was generously funded by the Wellcome Trust. The Edwards papers were

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.

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

2 Feb 2022: How serious was the German naval threat to Great Britain before 1914? Look at the data given in the tables to answer this question.

18 Jul 2023: Allen Packwood BA, MPhil (Cantab), FRHistS, OBE, is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge, and the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre. He is a qualified archivist and has worked at the Centre since September 1995, succeeding Dr Piers

29 Mar 2022: Collecting Policy for the archive of Churchill College itself, expanding on the main Churchill Archives Centre collecting policy.

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

14 Feb 2022: Appeasement and public opinion. This part of unit two looks at how historians can work out what people in Britain thought of appeasement.

18 Jul 2023: Vic Brown, known as the Conservationist at the time, took up his position in a large second floor room which is still today the Conservation studio. Vic’s career illustrates the route of many people (almost exclusively men) at that time into the

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.

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: Yet directly underneath this is a shorter article from the Evening News in May 1918.

14 Feb 2022: How fairly was Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig judged by contemporaries? Take a look through key First World War events.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Margaret Tong, first archives assistant (1974 – 1978). Appointment of Margaret Tong, first archives assistant (1974 – 1978). Share your memories of this

21 Dec 2022: The aim of this policy is to state and communicate the principles that guide the preservation activities of the Archives Centre.

5 Mar 2024: Research guide about the diaries of Gabriele Rabel, as preparation for the conference ‘Keeping and Making Diaries’, March 2022

11 Feb 2022: What does this extract from the journals of Lord Esher reveal about General Haig and the Battle of the Somme?

18 Jul 2023: Accredited Archive Services ensure the long-term collection, preservation and accessibility of our archive heritage. Accreditation is the UK quality standard and achieving accredited status demonstrates that Churchill Archives Centre has met clearly

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

29 Feb 2024: An introduction to the papers of Lord Duncan-Sandys and his work with the Civic Trust, combating 'national eyesores'

14 Feb 2022: In the absence of regular opinion polls (and those are by no means always reliable) historians often look to newspapers. 

18 Jul 2023: Michael Hoskin came to the College in 1969 on his appointment as Librarian (with responsibility for the Archives). Prior to coming to Churchill he read mathematics at London University and took a PhD in algebraic geometry at Peterhouse before

8 Mar 2022: This policy states and communicates the principles that guide collection development and acquisition activities.

5 Mar 2024: Guide to a series of audio podcasts made to celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Work begins on College Archive by Lesley James, Archives Assistant. Work begins on College Archive by Lesley James, Archives Assistant. Share your memories of this year.

14 Feb 2022: Follow the links to documents relating to Churchill, rearmament and appeasement, then return to this page to complete the tasks.

5 Mar 2024: At one point in the recordings, Phyll indicates that they had each tried to recall where they were when they heard the news of the declaration of war in 1939 (YUNG

7 Mar 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Churchill College Archive Access Policy. Churchill College Archive Access Policy. The Churchill College archive is stored in the Churchill Archives Centre and covered by

14 Feb 2022: It all seems rather topical, with radio signals from space once again appearing in the news.

Data on the building of British and German battleships and battlecruisers in the years leading up to the First World War

18 Jul 2023: In April 1995, grants from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the John Paul Getty Foundation enabled the Chartwell Papers to be bought from the Chartwell Trust and consolidated the ownership of all the Papers in a charitable trust, the Sir

11 Feb 2022: Note from Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty) to Admiral Fisher (First Sea Lord), 8 April 1915.

22 Feb 2024: Guide to the main photographic collections featuring Winston Churchill and his family at Churchill Archives Centre

21 Dec 2022: Please see our data protection privacy statement for further information. We would like to keep you informed of Archives Centre news and events. ... Please let us know if we may contact you with news.

11 Feb 2022: Extracts from text of Winston Churchill's speech on resigning from the Government, House of Commons, 15 November 1915.

10 Feb 2022: Guide to the papers of the First World War propaganda Chief and first Foreign Office historian Sir James Headlam-Morley.

18 Jul 2023: Quick Links. Back. Back. Back. Back. Back. Search our website. You are here:. Appointment of Joan Bullock-Anderson, first dedicated College Archivist (1992-2003). Appointment of Joan Bullock-Anderson, first dedicated College Archivist (1992-2003).

14 Feb 2022: Follow the links to documents relating to appeasement and public opinion, and use the documents to complete the tasks on this page.

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.