Talking to a potential client about their archives. Always exciting! #archivistforhire

We're seeking new members of our editorial board with expertise in periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (modern specialism). More info available here. 23 Dec deadline for expressions of interest. Please repost.

Announcing two upcoming events exploring the vast collections and archival material related to the HIV & AIDS epidemic, including our own collection. 2 & 3 December: a digital humanities workshop & an online symposium. More details in the thread below ⬇️

Cathy King, contemporary printmaker from the UK #WomdnsArt

Can we take a moment to admire the extraordinary attention to detail in the costuming for #WolfHall from the incredible designer Joanna Eatwell? A flawless interpretation of Jane Seymour’s bonnet and gown from the Whitehall Mural 🙌

So pleased to see this!

Newly published: @boorman_francis's review of 'St Giles-in-the-Fields: The History of a London Parish', by @rebeccaxpreston and Andrew Saint.

We are seeking new members of our editorial board, with expertise in the periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (specialising in the modern period). More information is available here. All reposts much appreciated.

If I had to distill the top 3 myths being aired again & again to block a conversation on reparations it would be these: Myth 1: That Britain abolished slavery around the world. Fact: Britain’s limited abolition was accompanied by the continued coercion of Black & Brown people to

Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub

Lovely to see museums getting on board with allowing direct access to their entire collections. Hoping they've looked for best practice in how archive services have done this for decades....

Intrigued to learn more? 👀 Join our guided tour with @TheLdnArchives to discover recently-uncovered stories of African and Asian foundlings through personal items, physical artefacts, works of art and archival documents. Book your tickets:

New #OnHistory blog post. The authors of IHR Shorts @UoLPress title Becoming a Historian https://t.co/JOsqD3T1is answer questions about just that! https://t.co/r5mOgEM35E

one for you @FulhamMissy

'Thistle Grove, South Kensington' (from 'My Recollections and Reflections', 1913) by Yoshio Markino

Do you work with online volunteers or are you looking to recruit them? Join our course this October to learn more about where to start and how to maintain a volunteer programme, whilst embedding inclusive practice. Sign-up: https://t.co/TvopvgyjsR Dates below 👇 (1/2)

I’ve always loved this mysterious picture attributed to Cornelis Bisschop. An open door, a woman’s discarded jacket and shoes, and a painting-within-a-painting make up the suggestive elements of the scene, like a genre picture evacuated of its protagonists.

Looking forward to this next session at #ARA2024 - how climate scientists and archivists are working together to understand how climate is changing. We only know about this change, demonstrably, through reliable records.

Grenfell: Building a Disaster is out now on BBC Sounds & will be on R4 @ 1.45 daily Each ep is 15 mins, so if you have a moment to hear about the missed opportunities & unheeded warnings which led to a fire which killed 72 people, please give it a listen https://t.co/NsCbEbGUEq

'Station Food and Wine', Hackney Wick (2024) by Lawrence Brand https://t.co/HEbaPH3CK6