Letters from the archives
In WWII enemy aliens were kept in internment camps. Newly married Ida writes to her husband Ernst who is in camp 009.
Tag: History
The fascinating history of a little book of alphabet rhymes published in 1667
The history of ‘A Guide for the Childe and Youth’ unearthed by Archive Work Placement at Keele University Library.
Archive in Focus: The Cuala Press: a female led industry
For this month’s blog, Ciara Daly, from Trinity College, Dublin, discusses the Cuala Press Collection. The Cuala Press Project has been contributing to the […]
Accidental Travel
In the UK, before Covid-19 many of us travelled with relatively little thought – whether by private or individual means, or public […]
Wellbeing and Archives: Sustained Engagement with the Past is Good for You.
In May, History Begins at Home was launched. This national public-facing campaign delivered via social media – Facebook @historybeginsathome and Twitter @beginshistory […]
With Love from Dunkirk
A few months ago, through a series of coincidences, staff at Suffolk Archives discovered something remarkable. Amongst the records we hold for […]
The Royal Asiatic Society was set to improve European knowledge of Asia
A treasure of artworks from Asia still promoting its cultural history to this day.