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.
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“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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Research stories: Admiral James Somerville and a cable that he received from Winston Churchill 80 years ago
By Bill Whiteside, researcher at the Archives Centre in 2012, written on 2 July 2020. I’m writing to share a story about Admiral James Somerville and a cable that he […]
Interviews with Boni Sones OBE in the Centenary Year of Women’s Suffrage
A focus on MPs who champion public policy reforms in Westminster One of our Archives Assistants has been cataloguing audio podcasts which make up a new collection: SOBA. The collection […]
Archives Centre newsletter – June 2020
Latest news from the Archives Centre.
The results are in! Our diary competition winners are here
The Archives Centre is delighted to announce the winners of its diary competition capturing life in lockdown.
VE Day and the Churchill Archives Centre
The Archives Centre and its staff have been supporting various events and initiatives to mark VE Day on 8 May.