The archives and records of UK charities, voluntary organisations, campaigning bodies and NGOs are at risk. Such records are sources of institutional identity and accountability, can give access to personal and collective memories and preserve the histories of marginalised individuals…
Huge efforts are currently underway by many cultural and heritage institutions across the UK to collect, document and record the extraordinary times we are currently living through. BBC Radio 4 is inviting listeners to describe their experiences of life during…
We are delighted that we have a further five years of support from the British Academy to continue the project’s work until at least 2024 – watch this space for some new developments in 2020, including a podcast series on…
This week’s new that the Black Cultural Archives is to receive £200,000 stop-gap funding from government is a moment to celebrate, although the organisation’s future is far from secure. This results from a wide community campaign of support, including an…
As part of the work of the British Academy Research Project ‘Digitising the Mixed Economy of Welfare in Britain’ we have championed the rich cultural heritage held in voluntary sector archives. However, doing this work made us aware that there is…