News
Our news feed contains information about new resources, newly catalogued or acquired archive collections, current and upcoming projects and events, and service developments.
Information about past work at the Modern Records Centre is included in our annual reports and information bulletins (available online from 1996/7 to 2016/7). Recordings of several past events are also available - the student-led Open Education Series, 2014-2016, and the schools project Archives Alive, 2016.
Closure over Christmas and New Year
The Modern Records Centre will be closed to researchers from Friday 24 December 2021 until Tuesday 4 January 2022, and we will be unable to respond to enquiries over that period.
Given the current Covid situation, please check the website for updates over the closure period, in case we are not able to re-open to researchers as planned on 4 January. In line with our current guidance, the MRC is open only by prior appointment, due to restricted capacity in the searchroom.
We wish all our researchers a very Merry Christmas and look forward to welcoming you back in 2022!
Finding archives elsewhere
Interested in using archives for your research but unsure where relevant sources might be? Our new guide on 'Finding archives elsewhere' can help! The guide includes sections about different types of archive repositories, finding out where archives are held, locating documents on key themes, and finding online advice about using primary sources.
New guide to LGBTQUA+ sources
A new online guide highlights sources about LGBTQUA+ history in the MRC's archive collections, including material relating to the campaign for the legalisation of male homosexuality, the Gay Liberation movement and LGBTQUA+ experiences at the University of Warwick.
