Past Events
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 ...
Visit to Stationers’ Hall
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 ...
Creative Encounters: Art in the Archives Conference Review
by Jessye Persse, Library, Information and Archive Assistant, Stockport Council
Photographs by BRA Secretary Amanda Engineer
As an artist and graduate of an Illustration degree - who is also currently undertaking an apprenticeship in Library, Information and Archive Services at Stockport Local Heritage Library – I was immediately drawn to the Creative Encounters conference as it combined both of my worlds. I was fortunate enough to attend after submitting a written application for a free place from the British Records Association, organisers of the conference.
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