In the final week of November each year we hold Catalogue Week, a celebration of projects and initiatives currently taking place at The National Archives. You can explore all of our Catalogue Week ...

In this blog, Olivia Gecseg explains the work that a team of volunteers started earlier this year, transcribing records of design copyright registrations for the period 1884–1888, from volumes known ...

This blog is about a recently completed project to catalogue by name all the ships appearing in the series WO 435, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships (DEMS): Ships’ Cards. James Cronan is the ...

A Year in Archives is our annual publication about and for the UK archives sector. It brings together stories and case studies from across the sector, showcasing and celebrating archives and their ...

Catalyst’s team of dedicated volunteers have digitised a collection of over 80,000 records. Their work aimed to mark the upcoming centenary of Imperial Chemical Industry (ICI), the once great global ...

Mould is one of the unspoken challenges that faces all heritage collections and, on occasion, our homes – whether from damp or food overstaying its shelf life. They are a diverse form of life which, ...

The handling and movement of mould-affected material should be minimised to reduce the health risk to staff, and of cross-contamination within your collection. Material displaying inactive mould ...

The annual Accessions to Repositories Survey seeks to provide insights into archival collecting practices across the UK. 245 archive services participated in the 2023 survey, reporting more than ...

Due to age, storage and usage, archive and library collections may be soiled and discoloured, making it difficult to tell the difference between mould growth and historic dirt deposits. As such, ...

A risk assessment will provide a framework to identify hazards, assess associated risks and determine appropriate control measures. When mould is present within a collection and/or its storage space, ...

Suggested inquiry questions: Use these documents to explore the aims and impact of the Cultural Revolution. What do these documents reveal about the role of the Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution?

Mould exists in one of three states – it is actively growing, inactive, or non-viable (dead). While it is understood that active mould is hazardous to both the collection and those accessing it, it is ...