Working in Archives

by | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

In this post, Dr Mary Morrissey, Associate Professor in Early Modern English Literature at the University of Reading, offers advice to those who are beginning to work with historical archives. Mary explains how to locate archival information, understanding how...

Historical Societies and Related Organisations in the United Kingdom

by | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal

This is a wide-ranging list of historical societies and related organisations that exist primarily across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, but which also includes global history organisations which support the study of history. The list is divided into...

From Cold-War Bunker to Art Fund Museum of the Year: Transforming Gairloch Museum

by | 16 Nov 2020 | Guest Posts

On 12 October, during BBC’s UK-wide #MuseumPassion week, Gairloch Museum was announced as a winner of the highly prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year 2020. Recognition of the success of an eight-year £2.4M project was a huge accolade for a small, volunteer-run,...

LGBT+ Archives, Networks and Heritage

by | 28 Sep 2020 | LGBT+ Project: Resources

This page lists some academic and professional groups and networks for LGBT+ historians, and histories, museums, archives and major collections of LGBT+ history. These range from small community projects to large national institutions. If you would like to recommend...

Bringing Archives to Early Career Historians: A New Partnership with Adam Matthew Digital

by | 07 May 2020 | RHS Work

Each year, the Royal Historical Society aims to support around 200 UK-based early career researchers (of any nationality) with grant awards totalling just over £60,000. COVID-19 is having a major impact on the scholars we would normally fund. Here, RHS President...