As part of the ‘Archiving the Mixed Economy of Welfare in Britain’ project we organise knowledge exchange events and speak at other seminars and conferences. You can join our JISC mail to be informed of future events.
Researching voluntary and community organisations, charities, NGOs and philanthropy using organisational records: An interdisciplinary summer school for doctoral and early career researchers
15 and 16 July 2025, UCL
An interdisciplinary summer school for doctoral and early career researchers at University College London. The workshop will feature a range of workshops, object based learning and a walking tour. All participants will have the opportunity to present their own research, with a focus on sharing and working through the delights and dilemmas of documentary and archival research whilst also receiving feedback from established academics. There will also be a series of workshops on a different aspect of documentary and archival research. Read more and register here.
Preserving and Using the Documentary Heritage of International Associations
22 May 2025, Maison des Associations Internationales, 40 Rue Washington, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
This in-person event will consider the preservation and use of the documentary heritage of international associations and international charities. It is hosted by the Union of International Associations (UIA) in Brussels and supported by the British Academy’s programme on ‘Archiving the Mixed Economy of Welfare’. The workshop will feature contributions from historians, archivists as well as staff members and volunteers of international associations. The format includes a mixture of presentations (mostly revolved around specific case studies) and open discussion.
Attendance is free, but please register by 30 April.
Programme
9:30 Opening
- Georgina Brewis (Professor of Social History, University College London; Director, ‘Archiving the Mixed Economy of Welfare’)
- Daniel Laqua (Associate Professor of European History, Northumbria University; Principal Investigator, ‘Global Governance, Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present’)
9:45 Session A: Internationalism in the archives
- Case studies from Maissan Hassan (Collections Developer, International Collections, International Institute of Social History) on the archives of the Socialist International and Greenpeace
- Case study from Stéphanie Manfroid (Mundaneum) on the records of the Mundaneum in Mons
10:45 Coffee break
11:00 Session B: The Rockefeller Archive Center and international associations
- Case studies on the archives of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) and the Union of International Associations (UIA)
- Contributions from Robert Clark (Director of Archives, Rockefeller Archive Center), Elizabeth Bloodgood (Associate Professor of Political Science, Concordia University / Treasurer, ISTR) and Leslie Selvais (former staff member, UIA)
12:00 Lunch break
13:00 Session C: Archiving the international women’s movement
- Case study from Els Flour (Archivist, AVG-Carhif) on the archives of the International Council of Women and other records at Archive and Research Center on Women’s History, Brussels
- Case study from Anna Cabanel (Research Associate, KU Leuven) on the archives of the International Federation of University Women
14:00 Refreshments
14:15 Session D: Digital strategies
- Presentation by Christophe Verbruggen (Director, Ghent Centre for Digital Humanities) on digital archives and internationalism
- Presentation by Hillel Arnold (Associate Director of Archives & Chief Digital Strategies Officer, Rockefeller Archive Center) on the Rockefeller Archive Center’s digital strategy, acquisitions and records