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Provides general advice on the care of mixed collections. See Section 5.9 for hazards, and p,79 for general information on mould. The Enemy in Archives : Managing Mould, Catherine Firth – 2021 A short ...

We have become a founding member of EHRI-UK – the national body representing Holocaust-related collections in the United Kingdom. The other founding members are the Wiener Holocaust Library, the ...

Extract from the Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776. Catalogue ref: EXT 9/76 On the 4 July 1776, the American colonies issued a joint Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson.

Extract from ‘In Provincial Congress, Exeter, New Hampshire, 6 June 1775’ by Matthew Thornton, President. Catalogue ref: CO 5/939 f.164 These resolutions were passed by the provincial congress of New ...

Extract from an eight-page inventory of lost and damaged property from the house of Thomas Hutchinson. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Bay, 26 August 1765. Catalogue ref: CO 5/755 f.373 ...

Extract from The New Hampshire Gazette, entitled ‘Continental Congress to People of Great Britain’, 2 December 1774. Catalogue ref: CO 5/939 (2 of 4) ...

Captain-General, Governor and Commander in Chief OF His Majesty’s Province of GEORGIA, Chancellor, Vice-Admiral, and Ordinary, of the same, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS I have received Information, That, ...

Extract from the ‘Proceedings of the Grand Continental Congress’, 5 September 1774. Catalogue Ref: CO 5/939 (3 of 4) We His Majesty’s most loyal Subjects and Delegates of the several Colonies of ...

Cartoon engraving entitled ‘The Political Cartoon for the year 1774’ from the ‘Westminster Magazine’. Artist unknown. The ‘Westminster Magazine’ was printed in London, England by T. Wright, Essex ...

Suggested inquiry questions: How do these documents help us understand the context of the political thought behind the American revolution? What do these documents reveal about the rights and ...

We offer training to develop skills, knowledge and understanding within the archives sector. Our training sessions are relevant from both an organisational and individual perspective. Please email us ...