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Write for our journal ‘Archives’
Have you recently completed a project using archives? We are looking for submissions to our journal 'Archives' (which is also a perk of being a member of the BRA!).
'Archives' provides accessible and engaging articles that increase understanding of the whereabouts, interpretation and historical significance of archival material of all historical periods. It provides a platform for historians and archivists to share their discoveries and information about the sources they have used for research. We particularly welcome contributions from those at an early stage of ...
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 ...
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...