The MRC Blog: Archives Uncovered
Based at the University of Warwick, the Modern Records Centre holds a rich variety of archive collections. This blog will highlight some of these incredible documents and the stories behind them, as well as the work the Archives team are doing behind the scenes to future-proof and share the history stored in the archives.
A Day in the Archives: India Under the British Empire
Year 11 student Sera shares her experience of visiting the archives as part of a work experience placement at the University of Warwick Library, as well as some of the knowledge she gained about India and the British Empire.
War and Peace
Rachel MacGregor, Digital Preservation Officer at the MRC, shares her recent discovery of the papers of Rowland Barrett and their varied and striking contents.
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A glimpse at the future of the past
Last week Digital Preservation Officer Rachel MacGregor was invited to speak at a seminar organised by the University of Sussex looking at Digital Forensics and the Born Digital. Here she explains what it was all about and how it relates to the collections at the Modern Records Centre.
Working from home
As part of the project: The 'Sweated Trades': Working life in the early 20th century', Liz Wood uncovers some of the early examples of working from home in late 19th and early 20th century Britain.
From papyrus to pixels
Digital Preservation Officer Rachel MacGregor explains the challenges faced by archivists as documents and records move from paper to the digital form.