Churchill Archives Centre
@chuarchives.bsky.social
Where the modern history of Britain is open to all. Home to the personal papers of 600 political, military, and scientific figures.
https://archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/
https://archives.chu.cam.ac.uk/
We also participated in the Queer History and Heritage Trail at #histday25. We highlighted some LGBTQ+ historical figures in our archives, using facsimile documents.
The original documents can be requested in the reading room.
The original documents can be requested in the reading room.
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We also participated in the Queer History and Heritage Trail at #histday25. We highlighted some LGBTQ+ historical figures in our archives, using facsimile documents.
The original documents can be requested in the reading room.
The original documents can be requested in the reading room.
It's hard to believe that it's been a month since we were at History Day (#histday25) at @ihr.bsky.social!
For those who don't know, History Day can be a great way to locate primary sources for historical research. This year, 70 archives, libraries, and museums participated.
For those who don't know, History Day can be a great way to locate primary sources for historical research. This year, 70 archives, libraries, and museums participated.
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's hard to believe that it's been a month since we were at History Day (#histday25) at @ihr.bsky.social!
For those who don't know, History Day can be a great way to locate primary sources for historical research. This year, 70 archives, libraries, and museums participated.
For those who don't know, History Day can be a great way to locate primary sources for historical research. This year, 70 archives, libraries, and museums participated.
Our Archive Assistants always love curating an annual Christmas exhibition for the display cases by the College Dining Hall here at Churchill College.
If you haven't seen them yet, here's a sneak peek...
If you haven't seen them yet, here's a sneak peek...
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our Archive Assistants always love curating an annual Christmas exhibition for the display cases by the College Dining Hall here at Churchill College.
If you haven't seen them yet, here's a sneak peek...
If you haven't seen them yet, here's a sneak peek...
We are grateful to Lord Boateng for hosting a wonderful reception in the Churchill Room of the Houses of Parliament to mark this special anniversary. We were thrilled to have Sir John Major and Randolph Churchill as speakers.
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We are grateful to Lord Boateng for hosting a wonderful reception in the Churchill Room of the Houses of Parliament to mark this special anniversary. We were thrilled to have Sir John Major and Randolph Churchill as speakers.
Today marks 151 years since the birth of Winston Churchill.
Appropriately earlier this week, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust (which administers the Churchill Papers collection) in the Churchill Room at the Houses of Parliament.
Appropriately earlier this week, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust (which administers the Churchill Papers collection) in the Churchill Room at the Houses of Parliament.
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Today marks 151 years since the birth of Winston Churchill.
Appropriately earlier this week, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust (which administers the Churchill Papers collection) in the Churchill Room at the Houses of Parliament.
Appropriately earlier this week, we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust (which administers the Churchill Papers collection) in the Churchill Room at the Houses of Parliament.
At a recent conference hosted by the Archives Centre, the Irish Ambassador Martin Fraser, announced on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris TD, the establishment of a permanent Chair of Irish History at @cam.ac.uk.
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
At a recent conference hosted by the Archives Centre, the Irish Ambassador Martin Fraser, announced on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris TD, the establishment of a permanent Chair of Irish History at @cam.ac.uk.
Today marks 80 years since the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials.
At the Archives Centre, we hold the papers of Lord Kilmuir, who as David Maxwell Fyfe, was the British Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
At the Archives Centre, we hold the papers of Lord Kilmuir, who as David Maxwell Fyfe, was the British Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Today marks 80 years since the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials.
At the Archives Centre, we hold the papers of Lord Kilmuir, who as David Maxwell Fyfe, was the British Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
At the Archives Centre, we hold the papers of Lord Kilmuir, who as David Maxwell Fyfe, was the British Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
We loved hosting our annual visit for students studying the Modern British History MPhil here in Cambridge.
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We loved hosting our annual visit for students studying the Modern British History MPhil here in Cambridge.
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
To commemorate Armistice Day, we share this truly historic item: the pen that was used to sign the Armistice, at 5 a.m. on 11 November 1918. It was given to the Churchill family by the nephew of Admiral Wemyss, who as 1st Sea Lord signed the Armistice on behalf of the Government (BRDW V 5/1).
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
To commemorate Armistice Day, we share this truly historic item: the pen that was used to sign the Armistice, at 5 a.m. on 11 November 1918. It was given to the Churchill family by the nephew of Admiral Wemyss, who as 1st Sea Lord signed the Armistice on behalf of the Government (BRDW V 5/1).
🎉 Happy World Digital Preservation Day!
💾 From 3D printing to cleaning, collaborations between the Archives Centre and Churchill College have been vital to rescuing data from the floppy disks we look after in our collections.
🔗 Read more in our new blog: buff.ly/HQ3AOMF
#wdpd2025
💾 From 3D printing to cleaning, collaborations between the Archives Centre and Churchill College have been vital to rescuing data from the floppy disks we look after in our collections.
🔗 Read more in our new blog: buff.ly/HQ3AOMF
#wdpd2025
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🎉 Happy World Digital Preservation Day!
💾 From 3D printing to cleaning, collaborations between the Archives Centre and Churchill College have been vital to rescuing data from the floppy disks we look after in our collections.
🔗 Read more in our new blog: buff.ly/HQ3AOMF
#wdpd2025
💾 From 3D printing to cleaning, collaborations between the Archives Centre and Churchill College have been vital to rescuing data from the floppy disks we look after in our collections.
🔗 Read more in our new blog: buff.ly/HQ3AOMF
#wdpd2025
Join us next week to explore the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement in a two day conference. Click here to get your tickets, view the detailed programme and information about all of our interesting speakers! buff.ly/jv7favU
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Join us next week to explore the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement in a two day conference. Click here to get your tickets, view the detailed programme and information about all of our interesting speakers! buff.ly/jv7favU
🎉 And it’s History Day!
👋 Come and say hello and delve into our rummage box to see some of the items that our team have chosen for the queer history and heritage trail. 🌈
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
👋 Come and say hello and delve into our rummage box to see some of the items that our team have chosen for the queer history and heritage trail. 🌈
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🎉 And it’s History Day!
👋 Come and say hello and delve into our rummage box to see some of the items that our team have chosen for the queer history and heritage trail. 🌈
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
👋 Come and say hello and delve into our rummage box to see some of the items that our team have chosen for the queer history and heritage trail. 🌈
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
🎃 In 1930, the solicitor George Bull received a Halloween invitation from Isla and Edward Mitchell.
👻📜Guests were advised to wear old clothes as 'cats and ghosts get rough'...
George's father William, preserved this invite in a volume which forms a part of a new accession to the Bull papers.
👻📜Guests were advised to wear old clothes as 'cats and ghosts get rough'...
George's father William, preserved this invite in a volume which forms a part of a new accession to the Bull papers.
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🎃 In 1930, the solicitor George Bull received a Halloween invitation from Isla and Edward Mitchell.
👻📜Guests were advised to wear old clothes as 'cats and ghosts get rough'...
George's father William, preserved this invite in a volume which forms a part of a new accession to the Bull papers.
👻📜Guests were advised to wear old clothes as 'cats and ghosts get rough'...
George's father William, preserved this invite in a volume which forms a part of a new accession to the Bull papers.
🎉 We were delighted to hear from @robert-yee.bsky.social who has just published his first book 'The City’s Defense: The Bank of England and the Remaking of Economic Governance' supported by the Jennie Churchill Fund.
🥳 A huge congratulations Robert from the Archives Centre team!
🥳 A huge congratulations Robert from the Archives Centre team!
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🎉 We were delighted to hear from @robert-yee.bsky.social who has just published his first book 'The City’s Defense: The Bank of England and the Remaking of Economic Governance' supported by the Jennie Churchill Fund.
🥳 A huge congratulations Robert from the Archives Centre team!
🥳 A huge congratulations Robert from the Archives Centre team!
We're currently digitising the HMV gramophone records called ‘The Progress of the War’ 1940-43, which contain some of Churchill's most famous speeches.
Here you can see our college’s AV technician carefully placing a cleaned record onto the turntable, ready to capture its sound using a stylus.
Here you can see our college’s AV technician carefully placing a cleaned record onto the turntable, ready to capture its sound using a stylus.
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We're currently digitising the HMV gramophone records called ‘The Progress of the War’ 1940-43, which contain some of Churchill's most famous speeches.
Here you can see our college’s AV technician carefully placing a cleaned record onto the turntable, ready to capture its sound using a stylus.
Here you can see our college’s AV technician carefully placing a cleaned record onto the turntable, ready to capture its sound using a stylus.
📢 NEW exhibition: Snapshots & Scraps: The Evolution of 20th Century Photo & Scrap Albums
🚼 On this day 103 years ago, Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington was born. Our new exhibition uses her collection to explore how photograph & scrap albums evolved.
buff.ly/JHHrzPO
🚼 On this day 103 years ago, Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington was born. Our new exhibition uses her collection to explore how photograph & scrap albums evolved.
buff.ly/JHHrzPO
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📢 NEW exhibition: Snapshots & Scraps: The Evolution of 20th Century Photo & Scrap Albums
🚼 On this day 103 years ago, Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington was born. Our new exhibition uses her collection to explore how photograph & scrap albums evolved.
buff.ly/JHHrzPO
🚼 On this day 103 years ago, Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington was born. Our new exhibition uses her collection to explore how photograph & scrap albums evolved.
buff.ly/JHHrzPO
It's really important to us here at the Archives Centre that our researchers find our reading room an inclusive, friendly space.
Join our Archive Assistants as they show you around...
Music by Bensound, AKU3OS8UCYHVBSU8.
Join our Archive Assistants as they show you around...
Music by Bensound, AKU3OS8UCYHVBSU8.
October 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It's really important to us here at the Archives Centre that our researchers find our reading room an inclusive, friendly space.
Join our Archive Assistants as they show you around...
Music by Bensound, AKU3OS8UCYHVBSU8.
Join our Archive Assistants as they show you around...
Music by Bensound, AKU3OS8UCYHVBSU8.
In 2024, Boni Sones OBE along with Associates Jackie Ashley and Deborah McGurran, interviewed some of Parliament's leading women, including here at the Archives Centre. We now preserve the full set of interviews within our collections.
Find out more about the project here: buff.ly/HTY46rX
Find out more about the project here: buff.ly/HTY46rX
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In 2024, Boni Sones OBE along with Associates Jackie Ashley and Deborah McGurran, interviewed some of Parliament's leading women, including here at the Archives Centre. We now preserve the full set of interviews within our collections.
Find out more about the project here: buff.ly/HTY46rX
Find out more about the project here: buff.ly/HTY46rX
2 new #BDOHP interviews today: Nicholas Westcott, buff.ly/IntZo8s (worth the read just for the story of John Kerr hiding under the table during the Maastricht negotiations) and Japan expert Paul Dimond, buff.ly/7WOJlxQ
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
2 new #BDOHP interviews today: Nicholas Westcott, buff.ly/IntZo8s (worth the read just for the story of John Kerr hiding under the table during the Maastricht negotiations) and Japan expert Paul Dimond, buff.ly/7WOJlxQ
Last week we had an exciting visit...
We introduced the Archives Centre to 10 undergraduates who are beginning their studies in History and HSPS (Human, Social, and Political Sciences) at Churchill College, Cambridge.
We hope you find archives useful in your academic journeys!
We introduced the Archives Centre to 10 undergraduates who are beginning their studies in History and HSPS (Human, Social, and Political Sciences) at Churchill College, Cambridge.
We hope you find archives useful in your academic journeys!
October 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Last week we had an exciting visit...
We introduced the Archives Centre to 10 undergraduates who are beginning their studies in History and HSPS (Human, Social, and Political Sciences) at Churchill College, Cambridge.
We hope you find archives useful in your academic journeys!
We introduced the Archives Centre to 10 undergraduates who are beginning their studies in History and HSPS (Human, Social, and Political Sciences) at Churchill College, Cambridge.
We hope you find archives useful in your academic journeys!
Join us for 'The 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement in historical perspective' a two day conference to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the signing of this momentous document.
🗓️ 13th-14th November
📍 Churchill College
🎫 buff.ly/s3lf071
🗓️ 13th-14th November
📍 Churchill College
🎫 buff.ly/s3lf071
October 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Join us for 'The 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement in historical perspective' a two day conference to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the signing of this momentous document.
🗓️ 13th-14th November
📍 Churchill College
🎫 buff.ly/s3lf071
🗓️ 13th-14th November
📍 Churchill College
🎫 buff.ly/s3lf071
Richard Vinen, Professor of History at King’s College London, will be giving a free lecture at Churchill College on 21st October, titled ‘De Gaulle is France. Not a bastard.’ Churchill in the shadow of de Gaulle. No need to register, the event is free and open to all buff.ly/2gTriyk
October 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Richard Vinen, Professor of History at King’s College London, will be giving a free lecture at Churchill College on 21st October, titled ‘De Gaulle is France. Not a bastard.’ Churchill in the shadow of de Gaulle. No need to register, the event is free and open to all buff.ly/2gTriyk
🎉 It's one month until we'll be hosting our stall at History Day!
📅 Tuesday 4th November
🕰️ Drop in between 11:00-16:00
📍 Senate House, London
🎟️ Book your free place here: buff.ly/fBb8TJR
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
📅 Tuesday 4th November
🕰️ Drop in between 11:00-16:00
📍 Senate House, London
🎟️ Book your free place here: buff.ly/fBb8TJR
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🎉 It's one month until we'll be hosting our stall at History Day!
📅 Tuesday 4th November
🕰️ Drop in between 11:00-16:00
📍 Senate House, London
🎟️ Book your free place here: buff.ly/fBb8TJR
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
📅 Tuesday 4th November
🕰️ Drop in between 11:00-16:00
📍 Senate House, London
🎟️ Book your free place here: buff.ly/fBb8TJR
@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
#HistDay25
📰 As well as this publication, we also look after a collection of newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Labour Party Black Sections, which includes articles from the Caribbean Times and photographs of members of the National Executive.
#blackhistorymonth #archives #history #Labour
#blackhistorymonth #archives #history #Labour
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📰 As well as this publication, we also look after a collection of newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Labour Party Black Sections, which includes articles from the Caribbean Times and photographs of members of the National Executive.
#blackhistorymonth #archives #history #Labour
#blackhistorymonth #archives #history #Labour
The publication was dedicated to:
'the 500 Black pioneers who sailed to England aboard the Empire Windrush 40 years ago. They launched the final conquest of racism and colonialism in Britain. The Black Agenda belongs to them.'
'the 500 Black pioneers who sailed to England aboard the Empire Windrush 40 years ago. They launched the final conquest of racism and colonialism in Britain. The Black Agenda belongs to them.'
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The publication was dedicated to:
'the 500 Black pioneers who sailed to England aboard the Empire Windrush 40 years ago. They launched the final conquest of racism and colonialism in Britain. The Black Agenda belongs to them.'
'the 500 Black pioneers who sailed to England aboard the Empire Windrush 40 years ago. They launched the final conquest of racism and colonialism in Britain. The Black Agenda belongs to them.'