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The British Records Association is a UK charity, working for archives since 1932. Please become a member and support our work https://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/
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British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social · Dec 2
Hello Bluesky! 👋
We are the British Records Association, a UK charity which aims to promote the preservation, understanding, accessibility and study of our recorded heritage for the public benefit.
If you love libraries, archives and history then give us a follow!
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The deadline is approaching to apply for a free place to our 2025 conference ‘Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk’
More info and how to apply 👇
www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/category/news/
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October 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Less than a month to go before the British Records Association conference - open to members and non-members 👇🏻 #archives #history #recordsatrisk
britrecs.bsky.social British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social · Oct 6
🎟️ Book your ticket for our conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk' on November 4th in London.
Join us for insights from academics, funders, and representatives from The National Archives and British Council.
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Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk
Join the BRA as we examine past, present and future risk to UK archives and discuss preservation strategies for the 21st century
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October 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
britrecs.bsky.social
🎟️ Book your ticket for our conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk' on November 4th in London.
Join us for insights from academics, funders, and representatives from The National Archives and British Council.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguardi...
Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk
Join the BRA as we examine past, present and future risk to UK archives and discuss preservation strategies for the 21st century
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Pleased to be a part of the Editorial Board for the British Records Association's Archives Journal. Looking forward to working with a Great Team at www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Join us at our annual conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk'.
Tuesday, November 4 10am – 4:30pm GMT at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EL.
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Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk
Join the BRA as we examine past, present and future risk to UK archives and discuss preservation strategies for the 21st century
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Most read in Archives this week 🗃️
‘Preserving South African Community Archives in a Context of Ubuntu’ by Mathodi Freddie Motsamayi
Read it online: bit.ly/ARCHIVES-Motsamayi
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A background of opaque tree rings in lilac with the Archives journal cover in the foreground and the LUP and BRA logos on the other side. The journal comprises a lilac and mid blue cover with faded tree rings in the background, with 'ARCHIVES ' written in mid blue at the top in white sans serif text and the caption, 'The journal of the British Records Association' written in blue underneath.
August 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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It has been great to have the opportunity to share the story of @britrecs.bsky.social with colleagues from the GLAM sector over the past couple of days. Looking forward to Day 3 of #dcdc25 - and a gentle snooze on the train home later! #archives #trustee
July 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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mrsvnorthwood.bsky.social
All set for my poster session at #dcdc25 today. I'll be wearing my #trustee hat and talking about the journey @britrecs.bsky.social has taken over the past 10 years to reframe its charitable objects and become financially sustainable. #archives
July 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Drop by the British Records Association stand at #DCDC25 today and say hello!
mrsvnorthwood.bsky.social Victoria Northwood @mrsvnorthwood.bsky.social · Jul 28
On the train to Durham for #DCDC25 🤩 Looking forward to wearing my #trustee hat and sharing the work of @britrecs.bsky.social at History Day North tomorrow and through our poster presentation on Wednesday #archives #libraries #history #networking
July 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Your reminder that the deadline for this year's Janette Harley Prize is approaching (31st July). The prize is intended to generate interest in archives, and raise awareness of research and achievements in the world of archives.
For how to apply and Terms and Conditions, please see attached image.
The British Records Association is pleased to announce that entry to the 2025 Janette Harley Prize is now open. The prize, awarded in memory of Janette Harley (1951-2015), is intended to generate interest in archives, and raise awareness of research and achievements in the world of archives. Applications should be received by the BRA Secretary secretary(at)britishrecordsassociation.org.uk not later than 31 July 2025. The winning entry will be announced in November. We hope to be able to hold the Harley Prizegiving on the same evening as the BRA’s annual Maurice Bond Memorial Lecture, early in 2026. 1. A prize of £500 will be awarded to individuals or organisations for the best/most original piece of work published in a monograph, journal or magazine, or otherwise made publicly available (such as a website or blog series), which has promoted “the preservation, understanding, accessibility or study of archives”, the aims of the BRA. 2. Applications are welcomed from individuals, on their own behalf or on behalf of others, and from representatives of organisations. The prize will be available to anyone, including archivists, local historians, academics, genealogists and conservators. The judges are keen to receive more applications from conservators and local historians. 3. Applicants must submit for consideration a specific piece of work which has been published or is available in the public domain (such as a website or blog series), during the past three years (i.e. from 2022 onwards). Entries should focus on specific archive sources, and aim to reveal new information about what those sources have to offer; entries on historical subjects which merely cite references to archive sources are unlikely to be successful. 4. There is no application form, but applicants should explain in not more than 750 words why the piece of work being nominated is important, and worthy of the prize. Such supporting material should be submitted electronically. To aid future planning an…
July 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Our Chair Matti Watton and Vice Chair Victoria Northwood are looking forward to meeting sector colleagues at History Day North in Durham next week - do come and say hello!
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History Day
The annual History Day event allows students, researchers and anyone with an interest in history to learn more about history collections.
www.history.ac.uk
July 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Don't forget to get your entries in for the Janette Harley prize!
sshmedicine.bsky.social Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · Jun 13
Entry to the 2025 @britrecs.bsky.social
Janette Harley Prize is now open. £500 prize for the best/most original piece of work published or made publicly available which has promoted the preservation, understanding, accessibility or study of archives
Deadline: 31 July 2025. More details 👇
British Records Association
BRITISH RECORDS ASSOCIATION: JANETTE HARLEY PRIZE The British Records Association is pleased to announce that entry to the 2025 Janette Harley Prize is now open. The prize, awarded in memory of Janet...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Further dates are available for Basic Archive Skills Training Days. Details of those events, and further Training Days as they are announced, may be found on our Eventbrite page www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/archive-sk...
Archive Skills Training (from the BRA)
The British Records Association (BRA) is a charity which aims to promote the preservation, understanding, accessibility and study of our recorded heritage for the public benefit. In early 2025, to fur...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Entry to the 2025 @britrecs.bsky.social Janette Harley Prize is now open. £500 prize for the best/most original piece of work published or made publicly available which has promoted the preservation, understanding, accessibility or study of archives
Deadline: 31 July 2025. More details 👇
#ArchivesWM
British Records Association
BRITISH RECORDS ASSOCIATION: JANETTE HARLEY PRIZE The British Records Association is pleased to announce that entry to the 2025 Janette Harley Prize is now open. The prize, awarded in memory of Janet...
www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk
June 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Still time to sign up to join @carlyannrichardson.bsky.social
& team TOMORROW (11 June, 11am) to learn all about
@jisc.bsky.social Archives Hub

👉 tinyurl.com/5n7rh2ky

@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @britrecs.bsky.social

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A row of old documents stored vertically on shelves behind a metal grid. Each file has a white tag with handwritten text reading '1955' and '333a342'.
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Please do contact us if you are thinking about volunteering or would like to be on our journal's Editorial Board.

We are also open to submissions! If you are prevaricating on a journal article, consider this a sign to get it submitted! 😀
livunipress.bsky.social Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · May 6
ARCHIVES │CALL FOR EDITORIAL BOARD
Do you work in archives and records? Fancy a role with @britrecs.bsky.social on their leading journal? Find out more & how to apply on the blog: bit.ly/BRA-CFEB @mrcwarwick.bsky.social @internetarchiveca.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @humanitiesall.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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The first Pope Leo, known as Leo the Great, who reigned 440-461 & was the first #Pope to be buried in St Peter's Basilica. This copy of his sermons (printed at #Venice in 1482) carries this portrait by the Pico Master, appropriately within an initial L for Laudem. CUL Inc.3.B.3.43[1499]. #popeleo
May 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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We are looking for a new editorial board for our Journal 'ARCHIVES'. We welcome anyone in any stage of their career working with archives and records. More information and how to apply 👇
www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/news/new-edi...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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This evening was the @britrecs.bsky.social annual lecture and prize giving, kindly hosted by @warburginstitute.bsky.social. As usual, a lovely event, full of properly interesting people, and plenty of wine to help the conversations along. 🤗
April 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Delighted to be highly commended by the @britrecs.bsky.social #JanetteHarleyPrize for our article + film 'An Unusual Period of Unspecified Length' published by @uclpress.bsky.social. Have a read yourself! ucldigitalpress.co.uk/BOOC/Article...

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May 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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We're supporting Margaret Crockett and Janet Foster (formerly The Archive-Skills Consultancy Ltd) in the delivery of their long-running Basic Archive Skills Training Day course. The first of the Training Days will take place on Thursday 5th June 2025. See below
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Basic Archive Skills Training Day Online Course
The Basic Archive Skills Training Day is a thorough introduction to managing archives for those working or planning to work in the sector.
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March 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Join us on April 29th at The Warberg Institue, London for the 2025 Maurice Bond lecture by @jfwinters.bsky.social 'Archiving in the digital age: risks, rewards and opportunities'
🎫 Book your ticket www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maurice-bo...
Maurice Bond Lecture and Harley Prize Presentation
Join us for this year's Maurice Bond Lecture “Archiving in the digital age: risks, rewards and opportunities”
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February 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2024 Janette Harley Prize: Dr Eliza Wheaton (editor), Loving and Obedient? Family Correspondence of the Mores of Loseley Park, 1537-1686 (Surrey Record Society vol. XLVIII, 2023) 🥳
www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/news/winner-...
February 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
britrecs.bsky.social
Really good news that the government is no longer going to digitise and destroy original wills. We submitted a response but have been left off the list at the end... However we are proud to have contributed to this!
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January 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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livunipress.bsky.social
The new issue of Archives (@britrecs.bsky.social) is out, with work on audience engagement with a narrative non-fiction podcast series, alongside new perspectives on the brewing industry. @dlprior.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social Browse the issue online: bit.ly/Archives58-2
The new issue of archives with the text 'Issue 58,2' on a background of lilac archive files.
December 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM