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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Researching Britain’s ‘Mr X’
We hear from one of this term’s by-fellows, Dr Jonathan Colman, about his research into Sir Frank Roberts.
Emma Barrett, John Antcliffe By-Fellowship
A thank you from one of our (sadly remote) Archives by-fellows.
What would Winston Churchill have thought of COP26?
Director of the Archives Centre, Allen Packwood, considers how Churchill would have approached climate crisis meetings
Perils and pitfalls in Digital Archiving
A blog from our Digital Archivist on some problems encountered when trying to retrieve data from older digital carriers.
Mary Churchill’s War
The wartime diaries of Churchill’s youngest daughter: out now!