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Come to our Maurice Bond Lecture and Harley Prize Presentation

The British Record's Association 2023 Maurice Bond lecture will be given at Lambeth Palace Library, London by Dr Andrew Flinn of the Department of Information Studies, University College London on Wednesday May 10th. The lecture will explore the work of community archivists in identifying, preserving and making accessible community generated archives and heritage material. Employing Sven Lindqvist's Dig Where You Stand (1978 & 2023) metaphor and method, the lecture will discuss the motivations and value of such labour, the role for established archive bodies like ...

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Winner of the 2022 Janette Harley Prize announced

The British Records Association is delighted to announce that the joint winners of the 2022 Janette Harley Prize are Dr Janet Weston (Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), and Charlie Barnes (Dead Earnest Theatre) for Power and Protection – the history of the Court of Protection, two short films and a website created as part of ‘Measuring Mental Capacity’, a research study funded by the Wellcome Trust. The films and website can be found at  https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/power-and-protection...

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Visit to Stationers’ Hall

The hall of a livery company, showing flags on poles hung on both sides of a panelled room.
Programme On Wednesday 7th December, we will visit Stationers' Hall, the home of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, hosted by Ruth Frendo, Archivist. The programme is as following: 10.20 -10.30am: Arrival at Stationers' Hall 10.30 - 11.30am: Tour of the Tokefield Centre, the home of the Stationers' Company Archives, and talk on the collections 11.30am - 12pm: Tea & Coffee and a chance to mingle with other attendees 12-1pm - Tour of Stationers' Hall. Tickets Tickets can be booked on Eventbrite here. Access Guide An access ...

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