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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.

16 Feb 2022: For the latest announcements and press releases from the Churchill Archives Centre visit our news pages.

12 Jun 2024: In the meantime, watch some of our latest stories below – and if there’s a story you’d like to tell about one of our collections, then get in touch.

18 Jun 2024: Due to the Archives Centre's continuing cataloguing programme, we are making more material available to researchers all the time. 

22 Apr 2022: Churchill Archives Centre exists to preserve and make available the raw material of our recent past. We are open to everyone.

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.

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: 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

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

26 Jan 2022: The Centre exists to preserve our unique collections and make the materials available to a wide range of audiences.

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

26 Jan 2022: I have no news to tell you but one request to make that is will you kindly favor me with a few lines.

3 May 2023: Our work would not be possible without the support the Archives Centre receives from philanthropic trusts and individuals.

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

26 Jan 2022: Churchill Archive Centre actively conserves and preserves the documents, papers and artefacts that compose a rich, historic collection.

6 Mar 2023: An exhibition in the foyer of the Wolfson Hall about the story of the foundation of Churchill College

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

11 Feb 2022: These exercises are specially designed to enable teachers and students to make use of archive material in the classroom.

9 Feb 2022: We welcome submissions from researchers who have found something in our collections which you think our blog readers should know about.

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

2 Mar 2022: The Archives Centre welcomes the opportunity to share its collections with a wider audience through loans to temporary exhibitions.

28 Jan 2022: Margaret Thatcher’s archive, containing over 1 million documents, captures one of the most significant eras in 20th century politics.

22 Feb 2022: A symposium, held in Jan 2019, celebrating Lise Meitner, the pioneering female scientist who helped to discover nuclear fission.

11 Feb 2022: The Churchill Era, by Churchill Archives Centre, is designed to enable teachers and students to make use of archive material in the classroom.

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

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

11 Feb 2022: To what extent was Churchill to blame for the failure of the Dardanelles campaign, also known as Gallipoli, during the First World War?

22 Feb 2022: A display from a lecture by Cherish Watton, based on her MPhil research about women’s scrapbooks on political and diplomatic activity.

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.

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.

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

11 Feb 2022: This enquiry considers the issue of whether it is right to view Churchill as a lone voice of reason in his opposition to appeasement.

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.

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

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

21 Dec 2022: In 2018 we curated a display that illustrated Margaret MacMillan’s discussion of how the First World War is reflected on today.

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.

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

26 Jan 2022: Follow the links to documents relating to the Dardanelles campaign, then return to this page for our question section.

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

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

25 Jan 2022: Churchill's reply to Richard Acland, a leading Liberal politician, who had asked about military strength compared to Germany, 9 October 1938.

11 Feb 2022: Exercise in interpreting the data on the outcome of the naval race between Britain and Germany leading up to the First World War.

18 Jul 2023: The papers consist of original documents accumulated by Sir Winston Churchill throughout his life (1874-1965). They have been divided into two sections: the Chartwell Papers (CHAR) and the Churchill Papers (CHUR).

18 Jul 2023: Winston Churchill’s archive was added to UNESCO’s International Memory of the World Register. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) established the Memory of the World Project in 1992 as an international

14 Feb 2022: A D Lindsay's election address, October 1938, for the Oxford City by-election. Focusing on appeasement, peace, and the League of Nations.

22 Feb 2024: The papers of female non-fiction writers, actresses, playwrights, and photographers can be found at the Archives Centre.

21 Dec 2022: An introduction to the papers of Sir Winston Churchill, including a complete list of classes and custodial history.