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Shining a Light on the Photographic Collection of Edward Chambré and Margaret Hardman

This World Photography Day we explore the Edward Chambré Hardman photographic collection. The collection is the output of the lifetime’s work of […]

Nature, beauty and heritage for everyone: The archives of the National Trust for Scotland

To round off July’s Explore Your Archive theme of ‘Nature’, Fiona from the National Trust for Scotland is giving an insight into […]

Putting Egypt on the map: Frederik Ludvig Norden’s Travels in Egypt and Nubia

This month at EYA we are celebrating #Travel. Ruth Gooding, Special Collections Librarian at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David gives […]

Exploring the Atlantic with Frank White

To link to this month’s theme of #EYATravel, Kat from the Bank of England Archive highlights an unusual travel record held in […]

Photographic Collections at the National Fairground and Circus Archive

For May’s theme of Fun and Games we reached out to the National Fairground and Circus Archive for an insight into their […]

Grace McIntosh: The Life of a Victorian Criminal

To round off this month’s theme of #EYAJustice, Phil from Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives takes us on a journey to trace […]

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