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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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Conservation work on the Headlam-Morley papers

Conservation work on the Headlam-Morley papers

Mar 7, 2022 3 min read

Our archivist, Katharine Thomson, has just catalogued this collection.  As soon as she had completed the listing of section 6, I was able to start the process of conserving the […]

The diaries of Gabriele Rabel

The diaries of Gabriele Rabel

Mar 4, 2022 7 min read

Recently the archives team have been taking a closer look at some of the diaries in our collections. Gabriele Rabel (1880-1963) kept diaries from the age of 13, when she was first […]

Opening of the Headlam-Morley Papers

Opening of the Headlam-Morley Papers

Jan 4, 2022 6 min read

Sir James Headlam-Morley, HDLM 7. The papers of the historian and First World War propagandist Sir James Headlam-Morley are (or rather were) one of those collections which you know ought […]

Researching Britain’s ‘Mr X’

Researching Britain’s ‘Mr X’

Dec 13, 2021 3 min read

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

Emma Barrett, John Antcliffe By-Fellowship

Nov 26, 2021 2 min read

A thank you from one of our (sadly remote) Archives by-fellows.