This section showcases relevant archive collections from both an organisational perspective and a researcher perspective.
We are looking for more case studies. If you are researcher who would like to tell us about a collection you have used, an organisation with a heritage collection or project, or a repository with relevant content do get in touch. You can contact Georgina Brewis (g.brewis@ucl.ac.uk) for more information about how to contribute.
FamilyConnect is a website created and run by the charity Family Action, which provides practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation across the country. In this case study Pete Williams from the UCL MIRRA project interviews Julia Feast about the resource – its beginnings, the different information and support needs of adopted people and care leavers, and whether the site could be used by academic researchers.
Dr George Gosling, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton, tells us about how he has used the Blind Veterans UK archive for his research into charity retail.
Dr Laura Crawford, Senior Research Fellow at Northumbria University, tells us about the Leonard Cheshire Archive Centre in Netherseal, South Derbyshire, UK.
Sally-Anne Shearn, Collections Information Archivist at the Borthwick Institute for Archives, explains the history of the archives of the different Rowntree trusts.
Beth Astridge, Project Archivist at the UK Philanthropy Archive, tells us about this growing archive collection.
Jessica Field, Lecturer in Humanitarian Studies in the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction tells us about accessing the personal papers of businessman-turned-charity founder Cecil Jackson-Cole.