Churchill Archives Centre
Where the modern history of Britain is open to all
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The Churchill Archives Centre is a world-leading collection of 20th Century history.
“Where the modern history of Britain is open to all”
The Archives Centre began by collecting the papers of Winston Churchill and other contemporaries and has grown to become an important resource for the study of modern history from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Our collections encompass the personal papers of individuals who made and remade British domestic politics and international relations, advanced scientific knowledge, and who observed or transformed society, economics and culture. These materials record key events and trends in the history of Britain and beyond. The Centre continues to collect.
The Archives Centre has been awarded Accreditation by The National Archives and the Churchill Papers have been entered on the UNESCO International Register of the Memory of the World.
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80 years since Victory in Europe Day
Marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Deborah Prentice, visited the Churchill Archives Centre to view some of the unique […]
Researching Energy History
By Dr Kathy Davies, Archives By-Fellow, Lent 2025. Until the late 1960s, Britain powered its homes, industries, and empire with coal. Coal consumption reached its peak in the postwar period […]
The Secretaries’ Stories
News to gladden the hearts of you Churchill-hounds out there: we have recently received two small (but exciting) collections which belonged to two more of Churchill’s secretaries: Kathleen Hill and […]