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Blog Find out how our conservators are protecting the delicate archive records for future generations. Read more

Conservation before and after – petition letters

23rd July 2021
Blog Discover what one busy conservator is up to in the archives. Read more

Conserving the apprenticeship register

2nd February 2021
Blog Find out how Rosemary Coppell conserves delicate documents and how their moving content affects her. Read more

Conserving petition letters

2nd February 2021 Children's rights
Blog Reena Syed wrote an open letter to the chief social worker for children about her... Read more

A letter to… the Chief Social Worker for Children

1st July 2020 Identity
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Conserving ballots for admitting children

10th August 2021
Blog Go behind the scenes in our archive, and find out about a letter left with a baby on a doorstep. Read more

Archive snapshot: The story of a child left on a door-step

23rd July 2021
Blog Read Nkechi’s letter from lockdown. Read more

Nkechi’s letter from lockdown

22nd July 2020