This is a brief guide to researching records of UFOs. The surviving records consist mainly of documents relating to official policy, Parliamentary business (including responses to Parliamentary ...

Tagged files are typically comprised of paper, but may also contain other materials and formats, such as photographs, booklets, folded maps or loose objects. They have a protective cover and are ...

More than 81% of The National Archives’ collections are made from paper. This includes tagged files, flat maps and plans, rolls, bundles, volumes and artworks. During manufacture, wood or other ...

In the final week of November each year we hold Catalogue Week, a celebration of projects and initiatives currently taking place at The National Archives. You can explore all of our Catalogue Week ...

Imaging of documents using a hand-held camera, smartphone, tablet, or laptop is permitted in the reading rooms. It is important to remember that when imaging documents, good handling takes priority, ...

The size, weight and condition of rolled parchment documents can present some handling challenges. Rolled parchment documents may be made of several membranes sewn end-to-end or sewn together at the ...

Parchment bundles come in a variety of sizes and weights, some of which may present handling issues. They can be made from single membranes sewn together at the head, or an assortment of different ...

Volumes – or books – are composite objects that can come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, weights and materials. While binding styles may have changed over the centuries, the component parts of a ...

The outermost layer of a roll or bundle is vulnerable to abrasion and damage when removed from or returned to its housing. The edges of rolls and bundles can be at risk of tearing and cracking through ...

Large-format documents include maps, plans and artworks. They may be flat or folded and can be made of a variety of materials and media. Large documents are vulnerable to tears and losses around their ...

In this blog, Olivia Gecseg explains the work that a team of volunteers started earlier this year, transcribing records of design copyright registrations for the period 1884–1888, from volumes known ...

The Inter-Aid Committee for Children, 20 Gordon Square, London, W.C.1, a voluntary organisation which originated out of The Save The Children Fund, is arranging to bring large numbers of refugee ...