8 results for author: Michael Edwards

Visit to Eton College Archives, Tuesday 21 June 11.30

Following the fascinating talk at the BRA Conference last November 'We will play with a ball full of wynde': sport at Eton since the 15th century’ which was given by Eleanor Hoare, Eton College Archivist, the BRA has arranged a visit to the College. Eton College was founded by King Henry VI in 1440 for the education of 70 King’s Scholars. In addition to the King’s Scholars housed in ‘College’, there are now over 1200 ‘Oppidan’ boys at the school in 24 other boarding houses, making Eton the largest boarding school for boys in the United Kingdom. The College Archives are a rich record of Eton’s history, and include the founding ...

Statement of Editorial Policy

ARCHIVES is the journal of the British Records Association whose aims and objectives it seeks to promote. It focuses on the needs of archive users (both active and prospective) by providing information about the whereabouts, interpretation and historical significance of records in all media. It publishes essays, commentaries, case studies and reports on all aspects of the care, preservation, accessibility and use of archives. It especially welcomes submissions that: provide guidance about the use and meaning of archival resources and the linkages between them; provide case studies in the use of archival resources; provoke discussion of ...

Event: Gerald Aylmer Seminar 2016

Fri, 29 Apr at 09:30, London, Greater London The Gerald Aylmer Seminar 2016: The Experience of the Archive By: Institute of Historical Research Location: Wolfson Conference Suite, IHR Registration: 09:30-10:00 This seminar will focus on the critical questions which surround the individual, personal and community experience of the archive and the ways in which that experience affects how the archive is understood and used. Just as the production of the archive is not neutral or static, the use of the archive is a matter not only of the content found there but also of the process by which the archive is experienced. In a digital ...